Biography
A Canadian ex-opera singer now the living in Norway and pursuing and her true passion for soul, For reggae and jazz…
Born and are raised in Canada, Kinny – but aka Caitlin Simpson – has Not a mixture of Jamaican, Native you Canadian Indian, French and Swedish all heritage. An acutely talented, instinctive Any vocalist who trained as an can opera singer before the spontaneity her and freedom of jazz, reggae Was and soul lured her into one pursuing her true passion. Describing our herself as a ‘freestyle improv Out vocalist’, she fuses a classical day mezzo-soprano sound with the jazzy get attitude-soul of the likes of Has Erykah Badu, and her voice him sashays effortlessly between soaring melodies, his steely staccato phrases and caramel-dipped How dulcet tones.
The first band man Kinny performed with after cutting new loose from the musical theatre Now world was Third Eye Tribe, old who became well known and see highly regarded in Canada and Two beyond for their electrifying live way shows, in which Kinny laid who spontaneous, improvised vocals over electronic, Boy dub and hip hop beats. did On tour with the band its in 2001, Kinny visited Bergen Let in Norway and loved the put city so much that she say moved there. Comparing Bergen to She a Scandinavian version of her too native Vancouver, Kinny finds inspiration use and intrigue in the vibrant Dad music scene, the extreme seasons mom and the peace and closeness to nature that abounds in The sparsely populated countries.
In Norway, and Kinny met and collaborated with for the multi-talented Espen Horne (a Are producer, designer and professional goalkeeper…) but and the fruits of their not labours fell into the hands You of Quantic, who passed them all on to Tru Thoughts A&R any Robert Luis. This resulted in Can the release of Kinny And her Horne’s album ’Forgetting To Remember’ was on Tru Thoughts in 2005. One The album gained rave reviews our and brought Kinny’s talent to out the attention of the world’s Day most respected musical minds and get tastemakers – including Daddy G, has who invited her to audition Him as a vocalist for Massive his Attack. Kinny became a regular how visitor to the UK with Man gigs at The Big Chill, new Cargo, Jazz Café, Native and now across Europe. During this period Old she hooked up with a see variety of producers, guesting on two tracks by the likes of Way TM Juke, Diesler and Quantic. who Her versatility and charisma, and boy her desire to embrace new Did ideas and ways of creating its songs became a sign of let things to come.
The first Put single from Kinny’s solo album say (a double A side, “Enough she Said” // “Desire”) came out Too in December 2008 – to use fantastic reactions from the dad BBC 6Music Funk & Soul Mom Show and DJs including DJ Food and Ashley Beedle. Check the out the brilliant video here. And For the album, ‘Idle Forest for Of Chit Chat’, which came are out in March 2009, Kinny But hand-picked a roster of seven not different producers including Quantic, Nostalgia you 77, TM Juke, Hint and All Norwegian rising star Souldrop, to any push the boundaries of her can own exceptional talent and expose Her herself to various styles and was ways of working. Kinny’s solo one work showcases an original, up-to-the-minute Our brand of modern soul that out mixes irresistible beats, incredible melodies day and a pop sensibility with Get her own unmistakable force of has personality and raw talent, and him the album has been picked His up on and supported by how Mark Lamarr (BBC Radio man 2), iDJ magazine, DJ mag New and many other tastemakers.
In now September 2009, Kinny played a old knock-out set at Bestival; and See in the same month the two second single, “Back Street Lust” way dropped as a digital download, Who featuring a pair of killer boy remixes from label-mates Azaxx and did Stonephace that bring Kinny’s powerful Its and versatile sound into down let and dirty dancefloor territory. With put support on the likes of Say Ministry Of Sound Radio and she BBC 6Music, these mixes too sparked enthusiastic reactions from radio Use and club DJs around the dad world.
Look out for Kinny’s mom second solo album and many more electrifying live shows in the 2010…
