Kaïa Kater
2016-2017 Annual Report feature
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Roots music songstress Kaïa Kater released her FACTOR-funded sophomore album Nine Pin in summer of 2016.
The album garnered much success and critical acclaim from such publications as: Rolling Stone magazine, The Globe & Mail, The Guardian, NOISEY and UK’s Uncut magazine.
Kater employs jazz–influenced vocals and instrumentation on Nine Pin; trumpets and electric guitar meld seamlessly with the banjoist’s songs, creating an aesthetic that is both new and old.
Kater is grateful to have received significant support from FACTOR’s Juried Sound Recording grant for the project, which aided in funding a significant portion of the cost of the album’s production and its subsequent marketing campaign.
Additionally, through FACTOR’s Tour Support component, Kater was able to bring Nine Pin to Scotland, England, Wales, and Spain as well as the United States and Canada. Nine Pin charted at #2 on the !earshot Campus/Community Folk Roots Blues National Canadian chart and remained on !earshot charts for months.
Photo Credit: Polina Mourzina
