Kaki King
Kaki King ( born August 24, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia; bourgeois: Katherine Elizabeth King ) is an American musician from New York.
Biography
Born and raised in Atlanta, she turned very early to the music, but initially preferred the drums. Inspired by trying out the guitars her father, who let her take guitar lessons from five years, and by artists such as The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac, the guitar took on an increasingly important role. After she moved to New York to study at New York University, she played a lot of guitar and performed in public. During this time she realized her lesbian predisposition. She goes since so very open to and committed themselves in public. After September 11, 2001, she played in the subway of New York to " cheer up " the people. After she was asked frequently by CDs, they began recording demos. The recordings came in a roundabout way into the hands of Jeff Krasno of Velour Records. Here her debut album " Everybody Loves You" was released in April 2003. With this album they aroused in the ranks of fans of acoustic guitar music, a lot of attention, she appeared in television shows and inspired the audience with her teen - deprecating nature and their percussive Tonlawinen on to rapturous applause. The next year, she signed a contract with the American record label Epic Records, which released their second album " Legs To Make Us Longer " was released. King toured tirelessly and was very successful in comparison to other fingerstyle guitarists. In various trade magazines enthusiastic articles published about them.
The third album " ... Until We Felt Red" King produced at its own expense at Soma Studios in Chicago. It was released in August 2006, returned to their original label, Velour Records, after they had solved the contract with Epic Records. She began to deal with film music and experimenting with different expressions and unusual ideas. Their fourth CD "Dreaming of Revenge " was released in March 2008.
King is touring the world, between the tours she lives in New York.
Music style
On their first releases her style was characterized particularly by the use of the guitar as a percussion instrument. So they used, for example, the body of the guitar as a drum and used pop and slap techniques. Furthermore, they are often used dissonant chords and complex solos in their songs. Your playing style recalls in this phase of her career very attached to her role model Preston Reed.
On the 2008 album the acoustic guitar occurs far into the background. King has produced vocal pieces especially the style of their music shifted its focus from acoustic instrumental music increasingly towards pop and alternative. On the CD " ... Until We Felt Red", she plays mostly electric and lap steel guitar, almost all pieces are produced with a larger ensemble.
Discography
- Everybody Loves You (2003 Velour Records)
- ... Until We Felt Red ( Velour Records 2006 )
- Dreaming of Revenge (2008 Velour Records)
- Junior (2010 Cooking Vinyl / Indigo )
- Glow (2012 Velour Recordings)