Biography
For more than 25 years, Kit has played in studios and on stages as a musician and vocalist for original rock, country, R&B, folk/Americana and jazz groups. In late 2001, she moved to Austin Texas to focus on songwriting/composing and promoting her brand of intelligent, upbeat music.
Influenced by such writers and performers as Joni Mitchell, George Gershwin, Sting, Annie Lennox, Carly Simon, Steven Sondheim, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt and Patti Labelle, Kit's music features intelligent, clever and often humorous lyrics and lush, intricate harmonies over smooth, powerful piano chops.
Kit entered her first songwriting contest in 2004 and came away a finalist with her song, "Take Me Back". In 2005, Kit garnered a 3rd place award for "All I Know", and another finalist bid for the instrumental "Swing Set". In late 2006, Kit was again a songwriting contest finalist with "Headed West". 2007 brought a third place award for "Its a New Day" and a finalist nod for "Fishin', Baseball, Boats and Beer".
All three of Kit's CDs were written, performed and produced entirely by Kit in her home studio. Every voice and instrument, every lyric and arrangement was created by the extraordinary talents of Kit Holmes. Kit is currently in pre-production for a new studio CD of original songs.
Instrumentation
Kit Holmes: Piano/keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming, percussion.
Kit also plays local live shows with full band (guitar, bass, drums and the occasional guest saxophonist or other lead instrumentalist)
Discography
"Its a New Day" (9 tracks) self-released, September 2007; "All I Know", (6 tracks) self-released July 2004; "Bearden Creek Meditation", single, self-released January 2004; "Big Red Cadillac", single (on multi-artist compilation album) released October 1995; Musician and vocal session credits on more than 30 independent album projects from 1994 to the present. Mastering/engineering and/or producing credits on more than 200 independent recording projects from 1990 to the present.
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