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Katie Mack

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About Me

Raised in the quaint home town of Salisbury, Maryland, Katie Mack grew up fast. She began taking piano lessons at the ripe old age of three and began to sing in her church choir at age five. “Music and creative expression were always very important to my parents and I effortlessly adopted their mindset.”As early as eight years old, Katie began to express herself through writing and began to develop several songs. "I listened to Madonna, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany a lot growing up. I couldn’t seem to get enough of their tapes. I was always writing poetry and songs and choreographing dances in my parent’s living room. I’ve always had a love for feel good pop music; it has been a beautiful escape for me in good times and bad. Music is a friend that won’t betray and it’s helped me to express my passion, pain and growth through some difficult relationships.” As she grew artistically, Katie finally sprung out of her small hometown when it became clear that her creative needs were not being met. Headstrong, she says, “I realized I needed to head to L.A. where I could do this for real.” Over the next few years she began to hone her craft, experimenting, in an attempt to find what worked the best with her vocal styling, arrangement and lyrical content. After all of the hard work she then began to come into her own, realizing that after trying out r & b, ska, rock and even punk she has a pure pop voice. Combining poetry and song, she created the innovative, sultry and emotionally charged song lyrics and melodies you will find in her music today."So reliant on the rest/ I neglect what I attest/ Look within to heal without/ I’ll find the source within the drought/ If I’m harvesting now I’ll reap later/ I’ve got to lick my own wounds to be greater/ I can’t ask you to fix what you did not break/ A lifetime of men won’t heal a soul ache."She quickly found herself working with such a heavy hitters as Damon Elliot (Pink, Destiny's Child, Jessica Simpson), Dave Dunn (Infectious Grooves), Javier Mosley (Felicity, Proper Grounds with Maverick Records) and Barrett Yeretsian (Aviatic) on tracks and innovative beats, which added the additional musical element she was looking for; a unique sound that must be heard! Overall Katie Mack has written, arranged and recorded over 30 songs and is currently working on a much anticipated new album. Her biggest influences today are Nelly Furtado, Fergie, Gwen Stefani as well as Fiona Apple and many more. “While I love pop and know that my voice caters well to it, I have such eclectic taste, on any given day you will find Outkast, The Cure, Nirvana or Amerie in my CD Player, all depending on my mood. I like to think that each one in its own way has been an influence on my music.”I made this myspace background at Dolla Dame
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Member Since: 12/17/2004
Band Website: katiemack.com -but under construction-sorry :(
Band Members: Katie Mack- lyrics, arrangement and vocals, Barrett Yeretsian-Production and Music Pimp My Profile Pimp: My: Profile:
Influences: There really are too many to name, but I drew great inspiration from these few off the top of my head: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, Fiona Apple, Res, Sarah Mclachlin, Nirvana, Jewel, Ani, Jeff Buckley, Sade, Nelly Furtado, Fergie, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, RHCP, Prince, Bob Marley, SWV, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Smashing Pumpkins, Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah, Oasis, 311, Tom Petty, TLC
Sounds Like: Me, Myself and I
Type of Label: None

My Blog

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME TODAY SO I CAN MAKE IT TO THE FINALS !!!! :)

I entered "FAME GAMES" which is an ABC radio network internet international competition.  I'm currently in 3rd place for the semi finals and voting for the finals takes place today-I need your he...
Posted by Katie Mack on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:15:00 PST

One of the BEST days of my life

Today was DEFINITELY one of the BEST days of my life.  As I mentioned in an earlier blog I went to a charity event this afternoon and got to meet Perez.  Then, tonight I went to ANOTHER char...
Posted by Katie Mack on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:24:00 PST

The Queen and I

Today I got to meet the one and only Queen of Media himself, Perez Hilton.  I was at a Charity Event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, which happened to be a star studded event,...
Posted by Katie Mack on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:41:00 PST

Donkey Dance

Check out the video I just added to my profile ( I have a lil cameo on the bronco you'll see and also there are a lot of shots of my ass shakin around lol)  anyway, it's a fun ass video of the Do...
Posted by Katie Mack on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST

New Album

So I’m 6 songs deep into my new album with Barrett.  It’s going to be a somewhat eclectic group of songs (like my taste ;)  ranging from ska, to r&b, to rock and maybe even a...
Posted by Katie Mack on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:59:00 PST