Annie & Kate

Since starting out as a music duet, fraternal twin musicians Annie & Kate have barely stopped to catch their breath. These singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists are from the live music capital of the world of Austin, TX. With their strong instrumentation, songwriting abilities and signature harmonic blend, Annie & Kate have been on the rise in the Central Texas music scene.

BACKGROUND: Annie & Kate have been in music for most of their lives.  They started piano lessons at age six with private instructors, and within a few more years, they added several more instruments. Between the two of them, they each sing, write music, play piano, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, percussion, ukulele, flute, clarinet and harmonica. Starting at age 10 and for several years, the girls were a part of three different teen bands, performing vocals, electric guitar, piano, bass and drums, In August 2011, they decided to start out as a music duet.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Over the course of three and a half years, Annie & Kate have been performing steadily in Texas.  Their musical resume includes performances at venues such as the Austin airport, the Austin Rodeo, Nutty Brown Cafe, the House of Blues - Dallas, House of Blues - Houston, The Salt Lick, the San Antonio River Walk, the Houston Toyota Center and several unofficial SXSW events. They have been requested by many organizations to sing the National Anthem at local events, and in January 2013, had the opportunity to sing at a Houston Rockets game. At the end of that year, Annie & Kate won first place in a national teen band competition hosted by the International House of Blues Foundation, placing them among six winning bands across the United States.

Annie has twice had the honor of performing with Daughtry live in the Austin area. Annie & Kate have been featured in the Austin American Statesman, The Round Rock Leader, KDRP Radio, BalconyTV Austin, The Deli Magazine, WebRadio San Antonio KXEV Stone City Radio, Random Radio Podcast, UpLate Austin, and KGSR Austin. They have performed for several local charity events, and for charitable organizations such as The Fender Music Foundation and Tunes for Tots. Both in 2013 and 2014, they were voted into the top five Under 18 Bands in the Austin Music Awards, and currently hold the #3 spot.  Annie & Kate were also named into the Asterope Young Artist Program as representatives for Central Texas.  They are both ASCAP members and are voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.  On March 12, 2015, they received an "Annie & Kate Day" proclamation from the City of Austin. They also received a second proclamation from the City of Round Rock on July 9, 2015.  

MUSIC: Annie & Kate have two self-released recording works.  Their first EP, Lost and Found, was released in September 2012, and features five original tunes. Their first full length, 8 song CD, Running Out Of Time, was released in February 2014. Both projects were produced by Omar Vallejo (from the popular Austin band VALLEJO and 512 Studios), with music participation from Haydn Vitera (VITERA) and Kevin Abbenante (DISTANT LIGHTS). They are currently working on new singles to be recorded in late summer 2015. 

THE ROAD AHEAD: Annie & Kate's music schedule continues to grow in Central Texas and beyond with new shows being added. Watch for music updates here on the website, Facebook, Twitter and Reverbnation.