Over a Pint: Katie Pederson
Schedule
Sat Aug 27 2022 at 07:00 pm
Location
McFleshman's Brewing Co. | Appleton, WI
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McFleshman’s Saturday Summer Music Series, Over a Pint, brings you and the artists into beer garden to enjoy the warmth of their music and hear the stories behind the songs. We encourage a listening room where attendees can enjoy an intimate listening experience with each musician.This week: Katie Pederson
Katie is a Nashville based singer and songwriter from Ann Arbor, MI. Surrounded by melodies played on her grandfather's Steinway and harmonies sung by her mom, Katie found a love for song at a very young age. Inspired by artists such as Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds, and Elton John, she began writing music in high school, combining raw, vulnerable lyricism with catchy melodies and pop-piano sounds.
In collaboration with producer Dave Douglas of Danger House Studios and Relient K, Katie brought her first project, “Happimess,” to life in 2013. Proving to be just the beginning of her songwriting career, the debut EP was followed by the full length album, "Loose Ends.” With a full band and a full house, the debut album was released at the Indianapolis Arts Garden as the first show of it's kind to be held in the space. Her song, “Different Couches,” earned her the title of “Song of the Summer,” by Indy’s “Do-it Indy Radio Hour,” in 2016 and fueled the “Different Couches Tour,” that followed. Katie’s collection of heartfelt tunes have provided opportunities for shows across the country with artists such as Mason Jennings, Will Dailey, Andy Suzuki and the Method, and Matt Giraud and earned her songwriting showcases at reputable venues such as “The Ark,” in Ann Arbor, and festivals such as “Mile of Music,” in Appleton, WI. Katie released her anticipated followup EP, "The Landing," in November of 2018, chronicling her struggle with always being pulled between making music and a more traditional career. Produced by Jake Rye of Social Recording Company and Sanctus Real, the title track was recognized amongst 19,000 submissions as the first place winner in the Country Category of the International Songwriting Competition of 2018.
As part of the winnings for this accomplishment, Katie was awarded a recording package at The Tracking Room Studio in Nashville, TN. After a full day of recording with grammy winning recording engineer Matt Leigh, Katie had a new set of songs to share: “The Tracking Room Sessions.” Highlighting "soaring melodies," and "songs of heartbreak and hope," as reviewed by the Stratton Setlist this project eventually was the catalyst for moving to Nashville, TN to further pursue her career goals as a songwriter in 2019.
Since the pandemic began, Katie has spent many weeks and months in her Nashville apartment writing songs for her next project to be released in early 2022. The full length album “Limitless,” tells stories of heartbreak and healing, with themes taken directly from her own battle with mental health, heartbreak and loss, driving across the continent to find herself again, to eventually end up in music city. Her song, “One Before the One,” was recognized as a semi-finalist in the Unsigned Only songwriting competition for 2021, and several of the songs on the record landed Katie on the, “Ones to Watch,” lists with the Nashville Songwriting Association when submitted for feedback during the writing process.
In keeping with her commitment to being authentic in her songwriting, she admits, “sometimes honesty is sad, but it’s worth it.” The lyrics weave stories that take us through the mountains of Western Canada, all the way through the forests and plains of the Northwest United States, resolving finally home, at the shores of Lake Michigan where she connected with producer Jake Rye, of Social Recording Company to record her new album, Limitless, set to be released in the spring of 2022.
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Where is it happening?
McFleshman's Brewing Co., 115 S State St, Appleton, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
