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 Katie Skilling's Profile |
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I Gave To Him My Eyes |
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| Location: | Bristol/Leicester, Southwest |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | May 21, 2008 (591 days back) |
About Me |
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!-END Block to Place Custom Banner top of navigationBar -! "She has 10 times more energy than everyone else on the London scene." "We think she has what it takes to be a very successful artist." - BEDSPRINGS MUSIC PROMOTERS"KATIE HAS ENERGY TO IMPRESS!" - LEICESTER MERCURY "Probably one of the best unsigned artists I have ever seen" "Amazing voice, great songs and another fabulous performer. If she doesn't make it big it will be a crime." - ARTICLE BY CRAIG EVANS Help Promote Katie Skilling: Biography: Katie skilling: "Her Kind" written by James E Davey Rehearsing new songs to a live audience is daunting at the best of times, but upstairs at Tommy Flynn's Katie Skilling is about to walk that tightrope to a modest crowd clearly bored by the two lackluster opening acts Lithe, confident, and with eyes akin to an Egyptian cat, she saunters onto the stage immediately commanding more attention with one subtle flick of her wrist, than the rest of tonight's acts put together. Beating a red tambourine against a graspable waist, her voice flows between the acoustic guitar and piano that bookend her on the stage, captivating the room with an underlying sense of discovery. She doesn't just sound better than everyone else, she looks better too. Dressed in a sleeveless black mini-dress and high heels that she pounds against the floorboards, she's every inch the rock and roll siren; suffering, defiant, and seductive. With 11 years of song writing under her belt, the 21-year-old chanteuse has developed a sincere and emotional range to her writing that allows her to be both English rose and vaudeville dame, with songs like 'Girl Like Me' and 'In a Violent Way'. She has previously worked with producer Stephen Lironi (Happy Monadys, Bon Jovi) and is preparing to enter the studio with Gary Bromham (Sheryl Crow, Bjork). The plan this time round is to capture a sound with more depth and variety to couple with Katie's increasing maturity as a song-writer. "I'm getting more interested in sounds. Hopefully I can get more people involved than with the last E.P. The more ideas that come in the better. Gary is more of a 'listener', so we'll be trying to find the right sound for me. I also want to use more instruments; guitar was the instrument that was put in my hand, now I'd love to start discovering different ones. I'm curious to see what will happen." Katie was born in Thurcaston; a quaint village in Leicestershire. An imaginative child, she could see the candlesticks in the rapeseed fields, hear the applause in the rain, see the nerve-ending in the bare tree at the end of her garden. Words fell from her surroundings. After being introduced to Kate Bush by a friend, she quickly developed a love of compassionate musicians such as Radiohead and Stevie Wonder. It was Bjork however, who inspired her to create and perform. "She was a big challenge for me at first, but she trained my ear, and helped my singing so much. Sometimes you can't just naturally fall on the notes she falls on…you have to train your ears. She uses different scales to other singers. The more I listen to Bjork, the more I'm encouraged to improvise, and am not afraid to land where I want. I remember watching a documentary about her…she was in the studio recording, thrashing around in front of the mic…she has no 'microphone technique', and she uses that. That's inspiring. She works with absolutely everything. Katie is a performer of immediacy and movement. Tonight she shimmers between changing emotions effortlessly like an impressionist painting. Defiant one moment, fragile the next. Her songs are never overwrought, and she's brave enough not to write in riddles. Half way through the set she produces a melodica and performs new song 'Had You Fooled', part a-capella. She actually goes slightly wrong at one stage, but the fact that she's brave enough to perform a new song with an instrument she is still learning to play, is what impresses most. It's this song that rightfully earns the biggest applause of the night. A harpsichord progression spreads out beneath the applause of the crowd, and then through it, as Katie goes into a cover of Bjork b-side 'Scary'. Reinterpreting a song by someone whose vocals and compositional style are so distinctive is a tough trick, but she manages to pull it off. It's a testament to how emotionally versatile her voice is. It also gives us a clue to how much she empathises with Bjork. In future, Katie's natural androgyny should allow her to develop into a true visual artist - which is the mark of all great pop stars. Away from the stage, however - minus her high heels and kabuki eye make-up - she is surprisingly shy. She only opens up when talking about her music, and love of live performance. "I'm always trying new things with outfits. I know that when I'm on stage I'm playing a role, and that can actually be wonderfully liberating. When I first started performing, I was just a timid young girl with a big voice. In many ways I still am, but I've grown so much as well. When I'm on stage now, dressed up and singing my songs, I feel strong enough to meet the audience's gaze head on. It really is like stepping into another character's skin. In that sense, I'm both at the heart of the action, and an observer. It's like in that Anne Sexton poem "Her Kind", where she presents herself as both 'I' and 'eye'. Both victim and witness to her own suffering. Only I'm witness to my own performance. Until very recently I suffered terribly with nerves, but now, on the good nights at least, when I go on stage I'm presenting a different side to my character." katie & joe Add to My Profile | More Videos Katie Skilling in the Bugg Superstar Video |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 7/5/2005Band Members: Katie Skilling - Vocals, Guitar, Melodica, Tambourine, glockenspiel The Boys, when live: Howie - Piano/Keys Dave - Guitar/Noises/Poses Management Diane Young @ DAYTime Entertainment; diane@daytime-ent.com Official Live Photographer & Singer-alonger - Shirin Weerasinghe Sounds Like:Check out some inspiring artists: Scroll here for some songs you might not of heard before! Now playing: Katie Skilling Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Experimental / Pop) |
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My Blog |
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The Kensal Room - Photos, London & the Bugg Video! |
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| Another successful trip, New song written and debuted at the last gig. The more we play, the more we progress. This is what i feel. The last gig was very, very fun. The new song is upbeat and certainl... Posted by Katie Skilling on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:45:00 PST |
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The Phibbers Gig Photographs & this weeks events! |
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| Deffinetly an artist week for Katie Skilling. After an interesting batch of writers blocks i seem to have overcome my frustration and spent a lot of my time travelling and filling up my song book with... Posted by Katie Skilling on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:36:00 PST |
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Leicester Mercury News Paper Article - Katie has energy to Impress! |
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| SINGER KATIE HAS ENERGY TO IMPRESSBe the first reader to comment on this story10:30 - 07 April 2008An up-and-coming singer has reached the final of a national music competition.Katie Skilling, 23, of ... Posted by Katie Skilling on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:16:00 PST |
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Katie a finalist @ This years INDY MUSIC AWARDS! |
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| Good News!The Final and top voted artists have been selected to attend the Indy Awards ceremony on April the 25th and i am in the top 4 finalists!It was announced this morning on the Indy Award... Posted by Katie Skilling on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST |
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KATIE SKILLING - Indy Music Awards Showcase @ The White Hart |
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| Well, i have arrived home after a long drive from london. Cobs, ham & Matt in the back of the car. It was a good gig, and a learning curve too! As many of you now know, i have been nominated... Posted by Katie Skilling on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:15:00 PST |
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Happy Birthday |
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| 23. Although i don’t feel any older than i was when i was 21.Maybe we all somehow feel 21 for the rest of our lives and we never let go of it. After visiting a windy leicester i returned feeling... Posted by Katie Skilling on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:22:00 PST |
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Katie nominated - INDY AWARDS 2008 |
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| Katie has been nominated for an award at the 2008 INDY AWARDSEverybodies vote counts towards Katie being short listed for the top 4 nominees & will be asked to attend the awards ceremony where the awa... Posted by Katie Skilling on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:35:00 PST |
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Happy Valentines Day! - back in the studio, gigs & photos from last week |
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| What an experience last week was! After leaving home for the first time i had become a little nervous about venturing out by myself so last week was somehow a challenge for me. Going to different pla... Posted by Katie Skilling on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:01:00 PST |
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Photo Shoot Documentary |
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| The long awaited photographs will be on their way very shortly!The photo shoot took place yesterday with young photographer Georgina Robinson (linked on my page - the vintage closet) It was a great se... Posted by Katie Skilling on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:18:00 PST |
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Big Noisey Aeroplanes |
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| yesterday was great.I really enjoyed it. After taking in such a massive move in my life i've found a whole new selection of emotions picking away at me. Things i've never felt before. The feeling you ... Posted by Katie Skilling on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:20:00 PST |
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Bugg Superstar, Howard J Pearse, Dave Matthews, Bed Springs(Music Promoters) Bands & Acoustic Acts, shirin, Georgina Robinson photography, JSP!, Björk, Efterklang, Access To Music, Hanson, Karen Louise, barefootUK, violet violet, Craig, Luke Palmer - Beautiful Catalyst - 30th April, Ryan McCarthy, Michele Millet NEW SONG!, Money Up Records ... Stress Free, Cineversity TV, Monique, MusiKreativ.com, oDeLiA hAvE u SeEn HiM, Zeromacon, RIZO BALIC NON-PERFORMING SONGWRITER, BackStage Hotel Amsterdam, Inger Hansen, E. Stephen, GEORGiE, Amanda Johnston, Dance Paris Dance (LOOKING FOR A NEW DRUMMER!), Per, Crystina Maez, OFFICINA MULTIMEDIALE, Selfservice, Randi, 100trips, Mr. Wheelen, tania, Keiko, Joe Cortex, Dina Dj, FLIPRON, Adam, eduardo cientos, Kernel Drop, ♥aLyAa ♥ {damsel.in.dresses}, Andrew Austin, Garth Ploog, Marla Sgro acoustic kitchen, The Fran and Dave Experiment, David Lenders, Joys Tedeschi, Juan, Pianorama, kozo chiba, ck photographer 2.0, Daniele Sanfilippo, woodburner, Thierry D, ROYBOY PROMOTIONS, Ånkhvenaris
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