Kathleen Dooley - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Let's see - started piano lessons at 8, public performances at 10 (recitals, all important recorder solo for sister's 5th grade class), voice lessons at 11 (those didn't last though - I wanted to be Donna Summer, she wanted me to be Little Orphan Annie), and children's shows and theater for as long as I can remember, high school plays and muscials, ballet, jazz, etc. I met my two band buddies Jack and Sherry in 1989 at the Riverfront playhouse. We started performing together after acting in a skit as the back up band to a blues triangle player. Our harmonies fell into place right away and we have been performing as Acoustic Alternatives ever since. Basically, the back up band for the Triangle Blues Man has lasted for about 15 years. Maybe someday he'll play with us again :::sigh::: In the meantime, I've written or cowritten music for a ton of theater productions (list in the blog). A few years ago, I ran into an old college classmate who (as it turns out) is a country music recording artist who was starting to work on her second album. Tracylyn Lendi and I started collaborating and have cranked out some songs for that album. She's also had me come into the studio to provide keyboards and back up vocals a few times. (What a blast!) Currently, I'm diving pretty heavily in the composing part of my life, and performing with Acoustic Alternatives. You can catch the band most weekends around the Chicagoland area. Stop by if you want to have some fun and add the fourth voice to the harmonies.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/04/2006
Band Members: Piano, keyboards, vocals, guitar, & conga drums - Kathleen; Occasional squeak in the background - Fred the cat
Influences: Everyone
Sounds Like: Hard to say - it depends on the need. The four pieces on the site are from shows, vocal demos, and stuff I just like that I wrote. What you might not hear are the industrial video pieces, country pieces, musical pieces, etc. The industrial stuff is very functional, but just that, industrial. The theater stuff has been compared in reviews to a cross between Pink Floyd, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and George Winston. The pop stuff - I just don't know. The country stuff seems to be leaning more towards a Carole King feel. I'll find an identity in there somewhere...
Record Label: Triclops Visions, Loudmouse Music, Inc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Come Join us for the Pink Acoustic Jam

My family has been involved in the Y-Me Walk for Breast Cancer Mothers Day Event since 2004 by raising funds and participating in the 5k walk/run. The cause is very important to me because as many of...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:35:00 GMT

Support those touched by breast cancer through Y-Me

Hey there, everyone!! I have once again signed up to walk in Y-ME's Race to Empower on Mother's Day this year. My goal is to raise at least $500 to help Y-ME continue providing its indisp...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:15:00 GMT

John Fogerty

I am JACKED! I just saw John Fogerty in a private concert - front row even! He played everything from "Bad Moon Rising," to "Proud Mary" to "Who'll Stop the Rain". One of the coolest...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:37:00 GMT

The Y-Me foundation needs your support

As you may know, my sister and I are participating again in the Y-Me Race for Breast Cancer on Mother's Day in Chicago, IL. Thanks to efforts by foundations such as Y-Me, people like our mother, aunt,...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:39:00 GMT

Some of my Music Credits

Here are some of my original things - I took them off of the profile because they seem to be clogging the front page. There's certainly more than those listed, but I just tried to hit the highli...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:42:00 GMT

William Shatner

Okay, so I was nosing around some profiles, and I came across, of all people, William Shatner. THE William Shatner! Well, this was cool, I thought. I am a huge Star Trek Fan, and of course enjoy him i...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:18:00 GMT

James Brown, 1933 - 2006

For my younger myspace friends, here are a few notes of the Godfather of Soul of which you may not be aware. If you thought he was just a drug using screaming side show of a performer,...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:39:00 GMT

Rockin' 'til the knees come off...

Okay, I'll finally admit it. I have been hobbling since our last Acoustic Alternatives gig on 11/16. I've ignored it, laughed it off, and done everything I could to find an excuse for the ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:34:00 GMT

While You Were Out CD's for sale!!!!

They're here!!! The WHILE YOU WERE OUT CD's are on sale today! The cast took the time out of their busy performance schedules to record all of the songs from the musical currently in...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:06:00 GMT