20-year-old singer/songwriter Kat McGivern is truly a product of everything she hears. Her compositions are a fusion of folk, rock, jazz, Irish, and pop. With a voice that is as crisp and clear as the cold air over her native Boston streets, Kat weaves together her influences with a style that is unique and captivating to audiences. Under the spell of a stage presence that is at once commanding and personable, listeners feel that they are being conversed with rather than sung to. While innocently melodic, her lyrics and soul command the experience of a woman well beyond her years. At once Kat is ancient and new. Under the influence of her talent, a lyrical Irish melody will quickly become a catchy, unique pop rock song. Kat truly is the voice of the next generation, and a representative of the art of American music. She is able to haunt listeners with both her words and her voice, which carries traces of a distant place, yet vibrates with tones of intimate familiarity.

Bio

n her 21 years of life, Kat McGivern has learned that life is quite simply a series of stories; stories that teach you about the world, stories that haunt you, and stories that make you fall in love. This passionate singer-songwriter tells these stories through an infectious blend of electronic rock and ethereal vocals.

Kat began her career in the coffee-house circuit in 2004. In the fall of that year, she released the self-produced album "Armor." "Buttons and Zippers," a track off of "Armor," landed Kat several awards from Garageband.com, including Track of the Day, Best Female Vocals, Best Guitars, Best Lyrics, Most Original, Best Melody, and Best Bitter Break-up Song.

In January 2005 Kat began working on her upcoming EP "Alice Lost." It is the story of a young woman's odyssey into the adult world, with all of its realities, illusions, and inevitable heartbreaks, and it reflects Kat's belief in the importance of stories in our lives. The music is both lyrically compelling and musically haunting, with a powerful blend of rock ballads and electronic beats, at once both silky soft and razor-sharp.