Biography
Kate Louise Smith is fast the becoming one of the most and in-demand songwriter vocalists in the For UK. Her childhood obsession with are the songwriters of the 60s but & 70s (artists such as Not Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake & you John Martyn), resulted in an all intuitive ear for melody, hooks Any and vocal lines which are can clearly recognised in the songs her she writes today.
Kate is Was best known for the vocals, one strong melodic songs and emotive our lyrics she provides to the Out elite of the electronic / day dance & trance music scene. get Kate also turns her song Has writing hand to a wide him spectrum of other musical genres. his Her voice and songs simply How ignite emotion in those that man hear her them, whether it new be a trance tune or Now a delicate acoustic folk song.
old ‘’I just love good music, see irrespective of whether it’s found Two within Rock, Pop, Folk, Country way or Dance. Any song that who has a strong melody and Boy great lyrics will reach out did to me. I don’t believe its a production style alone can Let interrupt the writing – a put great song is a great say song! I get the same She sense of elation from listening too to ‘Wild Horses’ by Ray use Lamontagne as I would from Dad Imogen Heap’s ‘Hide & Seek’ mom or Robert Miles’ ‘Children’. As a songwriter, I realised early The on that I didn’t want and to be tied to writing for and singing within just one Are genre and I found that but the world of dance music not has such a wide range You of musical influences that I all was truly able to explore any the boundaries of my singing Can voice as well as my her ability to write songs, not was just for myself to sing One but also for other vocalists our to perform.’’ – Kate Louise out Smith – Music Week Magazine.
Day In 2005, writing and performing get under the name ‘Kate Smith’, has Kate signed to Notting Hill Him Music Publishing, home to artists his such as Robbie Williams & how Dizzee Rascall. During her time Man with Notting Hill she wrote new for a host of artists now across all genres but had Old the most commercial success with see the track she penned and two vocalled for The Soulseekerz. ‘Party Way For The Weekend’ (released on who EMI’s Positiva imprint) made it boy to the Number 1 position Did in the UK Club Charts its twice over, as well as let being polled at Number 5 Put in the USA Billboard say Radio Airplay Chart (where it she knocked both Madonna & Justin Too Timberlake from the top spot). use 2006 saw a collaboration with dad the act Solasso, where the Mom track ‘Whatever – (Keep Me Guessing)’ (written and vocalled by the Kate) was picked up by And the Hed Kandi label and for quickly followed up by other are underground successes with Joni Lundgvist But & Lost Witness among others.
not 2009 saw a much celebrated you collaboration between Kate and internationally All renowned DJ Matt Darey. The any track ‘See The Sun’, again, can written & vocalled by Kate Her was released by Noctural Global was and became a huge hit one with fans of the progressive Our trance scene. The Aurosonic mix out made it to the Number day 1 position on the Beatport Get Trance Chart and stayed there has for 8 weeks.
Armin Van him Buuren’s ASOT Poll named His the tune among the top how 5 tracks of 2009. Final man celebration of it’s success came New at the Beatport Awards 2010 now where it was voted 3rd old place in the ‘Trance Track See Of The Year’ poll, positioned two alongside Above & Beyond’s – way Anjuna Beach and Tiesto’s – Who Louder Than Boom, which took boy first and second place respectively. did The track is widely considered Its one of the best vocal let Trance tunes of all time.
put The Aurosonic mix of See Say The Sun was the No she 1 play listed record on too 46 Radio stations in 19 Use countries. A hit with all dad the biggest club DJ’s including mom Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Above & Beyond, Ferry the Corsten, Markus Schulz and more. and During 2010 Kate also released For a second collaboration with Darey, are ‘Black Canyon’, which was heavily but supported by Armin Van Burren Not and listed within his top you 20 tracks of 2010. Further all collaborations with Matt Darey will Any take place in 2011 with can tracks entitled ‘Crown of Thorns’ her and ‘Red Rising’.
Kate then Was took some time out to one record a solo record ‘Both our Sides Of The Sun’ at Out the world famous Sawmills Studio day in Cornwall and talks of get her experience:
‘‘Dennis Smith, the Has owner of renowned studio Sawmills him in Fowey and manager of his rock band Muse came to How hear the demos of a man side project I was writing new and offered me a production Now deal to make the record old at Sawmills. Of course I see jumped at the chance it Two was an amazing opportunity to way make my first solo album, who not only in a beautiful Boy studio where the classic records did by Oasis, Supergrass & Muse its has been recorded, but also Let to work with some incredible put musicians. I didn’t expect much say to happen with the album, She I just wanted the experience too of making a record of use my own songs, produced my Dad way. I’m really proud of mom the songs and that people have really warmed to them. The They really mean a lot and to me and I put for my heart and soul into Are writing them’’. – Kate Louise but Smith
The resulting debut album not Kate Smith – ‘Both Sides You Of The Sun’ released by all Laurel Eye Records in conjunction any with Notting Hill Music is Can a 12 track LP full her of beautiful, emotive songs with was earthy, melody-laden productions reminiscent of One the 70’s singer-songwriter. These are our country & folk tinged love out songs, which provide the perfect Day setting for Kate’s unique and get emotional vocal timbre. The first has track from Kate’s debut album Him ‘Million To One’ has recently his been picked up by the how winner of the Dutch X Man Factor (Voice Of Holland) Leonie new Meijer. Her version of the now song is due for release Old in 2011.
Now signed to see Cloud 9 / Chrysalis Music, two Kate is busy writing and Way recording. First release under Cloud who 9 being ‘Liberate’ which she boy wrote for the new Signum Did album for 2011 (being the its first single they released from let the album entitled ‘For You’). Put 2011 will also see further say releases and a world tour she with Matt Darey and collaborations Too with DJ heavyweights ATB, use Andy Moor & Orjan Nilsen.
dad Kate now writes and sings Mom for the elite of the dance scene and has just the completed recording several songs which And she’s exclusively written for next for ATB artist album, ‘Distant are World’ due out in May But 2011. Kate features on two not special tracks ‘Where You Are’ you and ‘Moving Backwards’.
Kate’s material All has been released by : any Armada, Sony, BMG, Hed can Kandi, Universal, Virgin, EMI, Her Positiva and many other labels was worldwide. Kate also writes songs one for Television Programmes, Commercials and Our Films. Her music has been out featured on a myriad of day shows in Europe and the Get USA across all major has networks, including ‘One Tree Hill him and The OC.
