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| Diary of a Milkmaid Genius | FREE the TREE
Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Hi Friends,
Some of you guys already have my new record “Apple Tree.” And some of you don’t…YET. This announcement applies to both of you. I have decided to make this record FREE for anyone who would like to download it. Not only that, but the download has two exclusive BONUS TRACKS. Why, you ask?
Some friends of mine here in Nashville have started something called Noise Trade (www.noisetrade.com), which provides a way for me to give away my record to people who might want it, in exchange for A) Telling three friends about it or B) Paying whatever price you decide is fair (much like Radiohead did).
Most of the music I’ve found and loved was recommended to me by my friends. Word of mouth is a very powerful thing. Also, as an independent artist, I rely heavily on my mailing list to keep in touch with you guys. It's perhaps one of the most valuable things I have because it connects me directly to you.
Since I started giving away this record a couple days ago, hundreds of people have downloaded it in exchange for their email and telling their friends about it. It's pretty amazing. If you dig music I make, this is the perfect way for you to share it with any and everyone you know who you think also might like it!
***Click on this widget to download my music -- ***
**And if you’re feeling extra pumped -- share it with your friends by posting it on your facebook/blog/myspace or even import emails from hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc. And if you go to www.noisetrade.com you will find some other fabulous records that artists are giving away. With more to come.
Tell me what you think!
Pay it forward and enjoy…
Love, Katie
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PASTE and Billboard.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Hey all of you readers out there.
I would like to both announce and thank two very awesome publications for writing about and featuring my music. Billboard Magazine did a nice little feature on me two weeks ago. I think it's off the stands now, so this is useless if you wanted to see it. Though I'm sure if you got creative you could find one.
But also PASTE Magazine has my song "Hologram" on their music sampler this month along with some other great artists. So pick up a copy if you can.
I'm happy to report my allergies are also gone. And my eyes are still in my head.
I gotta go and learn an Andy Davis and Sam and Ruby Song. We're playing a cover show this this Thursday at 12th in Porter in Nashville. Features Tyler James, Sam and Ruby, Jeremy Lister, Andy Davis and Michael Logan. Should rule.
Peace and shameless promo.
katie
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Diary of a girl who itched her eye balls out
Mon, May 26, 2008 at 12:14 am
I mean, what is the alloted number of times we are given to itch our eyes before our eyeballs fall out? I think i may be reaching that number. I was doing an interview the other day and i brought up the fact that i was itching my eyeball out while talking to her. She recalled a quote (possibly from Dennis Miller?) that said, "Isn't it mean that God made it feel so good when we rub our eyes?" Or something like that. Wasn't it Sheryl Crow who said, "If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad. If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?" That's how I feel when I ruby my allergy eyeballs.
Well okay, enough about those.
In today's REAL KH NEWS, my song "I Will Follow," is featured on this month's ITUNES Singer Songwriter Indie Spohtlight. It's basically a mix of songs from Independent artists that have just released a new record. It's got some great songs on it; new stuff from The Weapies and Jesca Hoop to name two. If you wanna check it out, click on this link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=129411333&id=1
hugs and itches,
kt
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Listen to Interview about new record
Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:18 am
Hey guys, check out www.intothehill.com to hear a phone interview that Into the Hill did with me. It's pretty cool. They asked some good questions. Anyhow, i hope you enjoy. I had just woken up in the morning so that's why my voice sounds extra deep.
kathy lee
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Giving Birth
Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:44 pm
My mom says that releasing a cd is like giving birth. Somehow I think it's pretty different, but i guess, if you're into metaphors it is. I don't know who the dad is but oh well. Today I became the single mother of "Apple Tree." If you wanna know more about this record you can read my new bio. It explains a lot. But mostly i just want you to hear it!! So get it today on ITUNES or RIGHT HERE on my web site. If you order it on my web site my dad will mail it to you very shortly!! He has nice handwriting too.
Also, i have a new web site if you didn't notice. We're still honing it in trying to make it as user friendly as possible. Soon there will be a message board too. Let us know if you have suggestions.
Well I seriously need to sleep. I am on tour with Julie Lee and Steven Deloupolos for a couple weeks. We are in Pittsburgh. It rained today. It's been cold, but i only brought a jean jacket. brrrr.
I think I will write more soon.
love, katie
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The Bodyguard
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I watched that last night when i should have been sleeping. But man. I LOVED that movie when it came out. I have to say i think I still do. Those songs. I still have a memory of being in the shower in my teenage years belting out “And Ieeeeiiii will always love you….” Whitney Houston…. where is she now? She is amazing. Not the best singer in the world, like Celine, but pretty much yeah.
Today we’re trying to finish mixing, and I think we will!!!
We’re making all the last changes. I get nervous during this part because you just hope that the last few choices you make you will be happy with. I think i will be. Because i’m starting to obsess about the smallest things and i’m sure if i stepped away from it I would hardly tell a difference. But at this point I can. I am ready to step away from this one…. to let it go and be what it is…. just say i’ve done the best i can with what i had kind of thing.
Yesterday did photoshoot for new record and website and press stuff. Oooooh La La. Photog Caleb Chancey and stylist Celine Chenoweth. They’re so talented an so delightful.
Today is also my sisters birthday. Happy birthday heidi!!!!! i LOVE you.
Well i’m gonna get back to it.
Ieeeeeeeiiii Will Always Love you…….
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Apple Tree
Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 2:08 pm
It is the winner of my months of trying to think of an album title. apple tree!!! I think i thought about it for way too long and too hard. but i kind of do those things a lot. think about them and then decide something and then regret it and then change my mind. apple tree is the first one i didn’t change my mind about. anyway, it’s cool. it’s all coming together. annie and brandi’s cd design is rocking. doing photo shoot tomorrow in birmingham. i will wear a white dress. once you hear the album all these things will make sense to you. apple trees are mentioned 3 times.
i watched message in a bottle last night and then goonies was on tv. i keep drawing pictures of boats and ships lately. then when i saw those movies i was thinking that’s crazy. kindo of like when oprah decided to think of bubbles and then they appeared on her desk.
this week we’ll try to finish this album. brandon and i worked on mixing for hours and hours last week. each song is sounding more and more like a nice little package. next step is getting the album to sound like a nice little package. the kind you can sit down and listen through and think, this is a nice little package.
oh! also, everyone in nashville is sick lately and i decided i wasn’t going to be. so i’ve been walking around with a bag of suppliments. the miracle ones are called “Quick defense.” seriously recommend if you need to keep the health alive!!!
i would like to write more but it’s just time to sleeeeep.
mkay, bye.
kt
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title diary
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:55 pm
what should i name my new record?
cardboard waves?
shovel?
hologram?
pilgrim?
bird on a string?
falcon warrior?
maybe if i watch the movie nanny diaries, i’ll figure it out.
kt
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Iguazu
Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 7:09 pm
It’s the name of a song that I recently discovered. It apparently is also the name of some insane waterfalls in Brazil. Check out these pictures! Holy nation, I need to go there someday. I have a thing with water, be it big waves or raging rivers, it’s exciting and terrifying to me at once.
I first heard the song on Babel. Then I heard it on NBC’s Friday Night Lights. I had to find it. Now I have it on my Itunes for those moments when I need to stir up the feeling like something big is happening. I feel it in my chest, it gets tighter. I even think it makes my abs tighter. What a nice work out.
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Note From the Author
Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 10:12 am
My friend Tim convinced me this was a great idea. That there was large massive communities of bloggers out there who care what i may have to say, even if it’s nothing more than a weather update or how much I paid for stamps that day. Well today the weather was crisp and sunny. I love when the seasons change. And I don’t think I have to go to the post office today, thanks to my dad, who mails out all my CD orders.
So, I’m not sure if i’m going to write about my days as a milkmaid genius or what, i’ve got ideas. I took a personality test this past summer and it said, not surprisingly, that I am a highly private person. Well at least I was on the day I took the test. Apparently today I’m not as private because i’m diving into the era of blogging. My friend Daniel Tashian has a blog where he writes almost every day, everything he has done that day. I wrote with him the other day so I made it into his blog. I also noticed that Imogen Heap has a video blog on her myspace where she simply reads off a list of what she has been doing, lately it has to do with house remodeling, which I now have a huge appreciation for. I also appreciate her music and her accent. She says she has an artist in residence living in her backyard. Yes please.
Today i recorded. It’s a brand new song that doesn’t have a name yet. Maybe i’ll call it “Pilgrim” because it’s kind of about a pilgrim, and I don’t have any songs with that title yet. The first half of the day i was thinking, i should just trash what i’d started yesterday and start over. But then the afternoon came and my friend Cason came over and he made it better. He helped me to lock it in. I think sometimes where two heads are better than one is making sure we don’t get lazy. I love thinking of production ideas and trying them out, but sometimes i’m too lazy to fully execute them…. you know, playing every note right on time with the click.
So why is this blog called “diary of a milkmaid genius?” Because I am neither, and i am a highly private person who needs some form of alias.
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