PRESS
“[Elysian Sex Drive is] kicked into another plane entirely by the totally unbelievable welling from her soul, blessed by Earth Mother divinity voice of Kat.”---University of Chicago Free Press Oct 1995
“[Elysian’s present line up supports] the wailing wall of sound created by Del’s ringing 12-string guitar and Kat’s gorgeous voice.”
---Sarasota Art’s Review Feb 1998
Experience
Professional Voice Training: Arden Fowler 1981-83 (vocal coach) , Gospel Choir Michigan, Riverview High School Mixed Ensemble and Choir, the Entertainers Brookside Jr. High,
Youngest
student apprentice to prestigious
Gloria Musicae
Sarasota Classical Voice Ensemble 1981-83
First
cover band: Silver Quill
1989 Sarasota, Fl.
First
co-creative band: Blue Earth River
1990-1992 Sarasota Fl.
Solo a capella work: Kat became well know for her a capella singing in coffee houses around Sarasota hosted by local singer/song writer Mindy Simmons 1990-1995.
Band
History:
Blue Earth River 1990-1992
elysian sex drive 1993-2000
solo and with elysian sex drive 2004
Cd recordings: elysian sex drive live 1998 and elysian sex drive live 2000, Solo Album: Sum of One 2002
Film DVD Recording www.moongoddessthemovie.com
Artists
I’ve Shared the Stage with: John Prestia, Mindy Simmons, Everything
(sung live backup on
“ You got the Hooch” song), Judith Castleberry (Gospel Choir Michigan
Women’s Festival 1998), Frog and Flower, Ubaka Hill (Drum Song Orchestra
Michigan Women’s Festival 1998), Callie Chapell Band, Lynell F. Bentley,
Patti B., Badi Assad Menagerie- Farm Aid 2000,
Tamaras Southern
Womyn's Fest 2002, Ubaka Hill Southern
Womyn's Fest 2002, Flash Silvermoon Southern
Womyn's Fest 2002
Venues: Family Living Rooms, Eckerd College Spring Fling opened for Everything 1999, Tampa State Theater Women’s Show Headliners 1997, Selby Gardens with elysian sex drive 1994, Wheatland Frolic at Camp Gaia, Kansas 1995, Night Stage Women’s Music Festival Rhythm Fest 1993, Virginia Women’s Music Festival 1994, SouthHampton Lesbian Music Festiavl 1994, Florida State University Gay Day, Kashi Ashram Spring Open House 1995, Farm Aid 2000, Southern Womyn's Fest 2003-2005,Wise Women's Festival 2004, 2005
AWARDS: Club Exodus battle of Bands #2 1994 winners, Battle of the Bands winners 1997 Rack-n-Roll, voice scholarship USF 1983, awarded title “easiest [Sarasota] band to listen to for long periods of time” by Dawn E. Scire Sarasota Herald Tribune 1998, Fairly Lilith Women in Art Show: St. Pete Museum of Fine Art: 2nd place Performing Artist 2001, Longboat Key Center For the Arts: ARTarget Life Substance View of Sept. 11 Show: Recognition of Merit for music video installation “Rapture” Oct. 2001
Sound engineers: Mark Pinsky of Frank Zappa fame, Gainesville demo 1993, Deerwomon: "Sum of One" 2002
Producers: Kelly Schaefer of Neurotica and previous band Atheist, Full Bloom Productions, Big Studio A
