Under the Radar: Katie Gregson-MacLeod

We first encountered 19-year-old singer songwriter Katie Gregson-MacLeod last year, performing via youth music project Musicplus+ at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. Hailing from Inverness, the young artist released her self-produced (something she taught herself to do during lockdown) debut single Still A Sad Song last month.

It’s a promising calling card, and she also filmed an accompanying lockdown music video - the only person in the film, she plays all the instruments https://youtu.be/m17LgaF4FcY. There has been no shortage of support either, with airplay from Roddy Hart on BBC Radio Scotland, Vic Galloway for BBC Introducing and Rachel Kennedy via BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal.

Jim Gellatly played her single on Amazing Radio and excellent Highlands blog, podcast and promotions outlet NetSounds premiered the video. We predict a bright future https://www.facebook.com/katiegregsonmacleodmusic

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

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

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