Under the Radar: Kate e Lake

Kate e Lake has had an interesting musical journey, one which has taken her from wanting to be Elastica’s frontwoman Justine Frischmann to travelling to Dublin and Paris to study classical piano and then a stint singing jazz standards upon her return to Glasgow. However, it was when she discovered a love for singing folk songs at parties that she decided to strike out as a recording artist in her own right.

Citing influences including Agnes Obel, Nils Frahm, Julia Houlter, Eric Whitacre and Debussy, her quality compositions have a strong cinematic appeal, but could also slot seamlessly into a Celtic Connections bill. She recently self-released her debut EP ROAMS, which saw her working with fellow Royal Conservatoire alumnus Gus Stirrat.

Details of her forthcoming activities can be found on her website www.kateelake.com. And in the meantime, you can check out her latest video for the song Sparks at https://bit.ly/KELSparks

Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run the Born To Be Wide music industry seminar and social events. For more information visit, www.borntobewide.co.uk

The Academy of Music & Sound was founded in 1994, and has welcomed over 5,000 students into courses in popular music, production and music business over the years. The academy has launched a NEW Rap/Hip-Hop course and continues to provide full time courses, HND, BA(hons) and MMus in Music, see http://www.academyofmusic.ac.uk

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