Kate Klim
Kate Klim
Collingswood, NJ
Pop / Folk / Singer/Songwriter
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Kate Klim was five years old when her family inherited a piano, 9 years old when she received her first lesson, and 11 years old when an unsuccessful audition for the film "Life with Mikey" caused her to rethink her career as a movie star. This was fortunate, because the singer/songwriter Club Passim has since called a "local rising star" then turned to music.
With roots in Palatine, Illinois and Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Kate was raised on a steady diet of Carole King , Paul Simon, Billy Joel and John Lennon. Later on, her influences grew to include Patty Griffin, Jonatha Brooke, and Chris Trapper.
Kate's musical success in her hometown led her to Berklee College of Music in Boston. It was here that Kate worked on her skills as a writer and performer, and became involved with the music community that had produced icons like Bob Dylan years before, and Tracy Chapman and Patty Griffin in the recent past. Soon enough her song "Heaven Help Me" led off the 2003 "Best of Boston" singer-songwriter compilation CD, and her audience began to grow.
Her folk/pop style is making a name for her in the singer-songwriter community. She can often be found on the stages of Club Passim, the Tin Angel, Tupelo Music Hall and other notable listening rooms. Recent accomplishments include opening slots for Shawn Colvin, Richard Shindell, Ollabelle and a performance at Philadelphia's Electric Factory as part of the Philly Music Awards.
In addition, the past few years have brought recognition from several of the major song contests: Mountain Stage Newsong Contest, the Kerrville New Folk competition, and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, as well as an emerging artist award from Cornell University.
Kate has just released her first fully produced and distributed album with renowned producer Crit Harmon (Martin Sexton, Susan Werner, Lori McKenna), which features New England's best talent: Dave Mattacks (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Fairport Convention), Richard Gates (Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole) and Duke Levine (Jonatha Brooke, Mary Chapin Carpenter). The momentum of this release has brought her back to her hometown of Philadelphia to pursue music full time.
With roots in Palatine, Illinois and Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Kate was raised on a steady diet of Carole King , Paul Simon, Billy Joel and John Lennon. Later on, her influences grew to include Patty Griffin, Jonatha Brooke, and Chris Trapper.
Kate's musical success in her hometown led her to Berklee College of Music in Boston. It was here that Kate worked on her skills as a writer and performer, and became involved with the music community that had produced icons like Bob Dylan years before, and Tracy Chapman and Patty Griffin in the recent past. Soon enough her song "Heaven Help Me" led off the 2003 "Best of Boston" singer-songwriter compilation CD, and her audience began to grow.
Her folk/pop style is making a name for her in the singer-songwriter community. She can often be found on the stages of Club Passim, the Tin Angel, Tupelo Music Hall and other notable listening rooms. Recent accomplishments include opening slots for Shawn Colvin, Richard Shindell, Ollabelle and a performance at Philadelphia's Electric Factory as part of the Philly Music Awards.
In addition, the past few years have brought recognition from several of the major song contests: Mountain Stage Newsong Contest, the Kerrville New Folk competition, and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, as well as an emerging artist award from Cornell University.
Kate has just released her first fully produced and distributed album with renowned producer Crit Harmon (Martin Sexton, Susan Werner, Lori McKenna), which features New England's best talent: Dave Mattacks (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Fairport Convention), Richard Gates (Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole) and Duke Levine (Jonatha Brooke, Mary Chapin Carpenter). The momentum of this release has brought her back to her hometown of Philadelphia to pursue music full time.
