10.04.05
*NEW - WEBSITE REVAMP*
PLEASE KEEP CHECKING BACK. We are working away and there are new designs being worked on. Fraction are currently working on the new designs with Katie. The website will feature - Biography, Tour dates, Journal, Forums, Gallery, and music. The website will feature the photographs, taken by Clare Grogan, recently. Designs should be completed by the end of April and the website will be finalised then and shortly launched.
Other news.... make sure you catch Katie performing at the Musician on Clyde Street in Leicester for a half hour set of new songs! It will be a blast from the past as Katie returns to her roots.
03.03.05
BAFTA PHOTOS
Katie Skilling and Sir George Martin
Katie on stage with guitarist Paul Gibbs
Katie was awarded the National Music Award by Beatles Producer, Sir George Martin for the song that was co- written with guitarist Paul Gibbs, 'Goodbye Now' from the National compilation CD.
- New photos have been taken and there is a lot of action going on behind the scenes so please keep watching for more updates coming soon and a new layout! Please bare with us but enjoy these photos for now.
16.12.04
ATM BAFTA National Music Award Goes to...
Pictures and a write up on the awards last week shall be up soon so keep checking back! Katie and Paul were awarded the National Music award, by Sir George Martin, for the track on the ATM national compilation CD, 'Goodbye Now'. To find out how Katie felt about the award go to the sounds page to find an interview with BBC Radio Leicester.
2.12.04
ATM awards @ BAFTA, London & Leicester Mercury
Katie Skilling & composer/guitarist Paul Gibbs will be performing at the ATM awards held at the Baftas next tuesday 7th December aswell as collecting awards for completing the Artist Development programme run by ATM. Audience members will include a wide selection of successful musicians Martin Rossiter (Gene), John Hart (Edward 11) and also Sir George Martin.
Katie will also be doing some press interviews for local press in the Leicester area including - BBC Radio Leicester (104.9fm) on wednesday 8th december at 3.10pm (tune in!) and also There will be an interview with Leicester Sound (105.4fm) on the tuesday/wednesday (more details on this soon!). There will also be a press release in the Leicester mercury so keep watching for more details.
24.11.04
National Compilation CD
The track 'Goodbye Now' written by Katie Skilling/ Paul Gibbs has been selected to be on the Access to Music National compilation CD here in the UK and has been released at an industry convention where over 1000 copies of the CD were given out. The CD features up and coming artists in the UK such as Acosta, The Whelk Attachment, Iman and Emily Levy. For more information on this CD and how to get hold of a copy you can either email us at -
katieskillingmusic@hotmail.com
or you can email the project management (John Hart) -
john.hart@access-to-music.co.uk
20.10.04
New gigs!
Make sure you check the gig page for gigs coming up at the Cobden Club in London and the Birmingham NEC.
26.09.04
Photo shoot & Website revamp
Last thursday Katie had some new photos taken for promo and website use etc. We will shortly be revamping the website so keep checking back for new pics, news and other stuff! Any volunteers for helping out with the revamp please email here - katieskillingmusic@hotmail.com
Thanks x
21.08.04
SUMMER SUNDAE Photographs
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[L-R - 1. Katie 2. Katie & Paul 3. Katie & Paul 4. Katie Skilling pulling a face with local artist Laura Musgrave]
07.08.04
SUMMER SUNDAE - August 14th
Remember - Katie Skilling will be playing at De montfort hall in Leicester at the cities biggest music festival, accompanied by composer/guitarist Paul Gibbs. Tickets can be purchased at the following site- www.demontforthall.co.uk. There will also be a BBC Radio six coverage of the festival which can be heard on the BBC website.
24.06.04
De Montfort Hall pictures and press
- Photographs taken at the National Festival of New Music at De Montfort Hall in Leicester of Katie and the band.(click on images to enlage or to read article)
- (below) a mention about Katie in the new free national news paper - The Metro in an article written on Martin Rosseter from the 80's band Gene, who will be supporting Morrisey at this years Meltdown.
12.06.04
Lots Of Updates
Make sure you have a look around the website for some major updates on Katie Skilling and her career in music - Biog, Store, Gigs, etc!
08.06.04
National Festival - De Montfort Hall - June 10th
Make sure if your living local or near leicester to catch Katie Skilling performing at the National feistival of new music at the famed De Montfort Hall on June 10th. The performance will be with the backing band at 7:50pm - tickets can be purchased on the door.
- Also you can catch an acoustic performance on the acoustic stage during the day.
03.06.04
Cobden Club - Acoustic Concert - Debuting new songs!
Katie Skilling performed on tuesday the 1st of June at the Cobden Club,London,
accompanied by composer/guitarist Paul Gibbs. The atmosphere and audience
at the private Club was commented on as being the quietest that it has ever been.
The venue was full. People sitting and standing had their attentions completely
captured by the set that was performed. The venue is known for its 'net working'
between music industry folk and is the place to be if you want to meet some of the
top people but this evening everyone stood quietly, captured by the stories that the
songs told. Katie performed the set acoustically whilst other bands performed their
sets with a full set up. It was a chance to get some of her new songs out in the open
that she has been working on with producer Stephen Lironi (Bon Jovi/Hanson/Space/Black Grape etc)
and actress/singer Clare Grogan (from the 80s band Altered Images and film Gregorys Girl).
Overall this was definetly a gig that none of you should have
missed out on and hopefully soon there will be many more performances like this for you
to look forward to. Make sure also to check out the newest issue of NME magazine for Katies name alongside our other local star - Laura Musgrave!
06.05.04
Summer Sundae
There will be more information coming soon about the event that will be held in August (see gigs page) but Katie Skilling will playing on the 14th of August at De Montfort Hall (accompanied by Paul Gibbs) along side artists such as (our own local star) Laura Musgrave, Amy Winehouse and the Super Furry Animals.You can get 5pounds off advance Full Weekend tickets until the end of April!
De Mont Box Office - 0116 233 3111
21.04.04
The Cavern date confirmed in Liverpool! - Photograph taken at the Phoenix Theatre
This was the photograph taken at the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester on March 27th. There will be a dvd available soon of the concert including dance,drama and music so check back soon for more details.
*As some of you may know Katie has been in discussion with the legendary Cavern about possible gigs and now there has been a date confirmed and she will be accompanied by composer/guitarist Paul Gibbs. The gig will be on MAY 6th, 2004 so come along if you can and bring support! For more details on this gig check the gig page!
30.03.04
Phoenix Theatre and the Leicester Mercury
Make sure you check out the Leicester Mercury this coming thursday for pics and review of the gig on saturday. Katie gave a fantastic acoustic performance alongside many other talented students in the Leicester area! The performance should be available on DVD at some point so be sure to keep checking the store in future for details.
Katie will also be performing tonight at 93 Feet East in london (see Gigs page for details) along with the band so be sure to come down - lots of industry interest!
11.03.04
SPITZ - London
Katie Skilling will be playing at Spitz in London on Monday 15th March along with a band of exellent composers/musicians. There will be bands all night with styles ranging from - Urban folk to Instrumental metal. £2 on the door or if you are an access to music student you can get in for free. Bring all your friends along to this rockin' evening!
28.02.04
BBC Radio Leicester Transcript
-click here
26.02.04
New Gigs & BBC Radio Leicester Interview
Katie Skilling will be doing a press interview with DJ - Dave Andrews
on the morning show at BBC RADIO LEICESTER so be sure to tune in on
saturday morning (28th March) at 10:45am - A transcript of this interview will be
put up on this website shortly after so be sure to check back soon!
-Please check out the gigs page for lots of new dates in the london and leicester area!
05.02.04
Chance (Acapella)
Another new sound file that has been sent in by Katie Skilling has been put up in the 'Sounds' page and can be accessed through www.soundclick.com. Check it out and post your thoughts and comments on the forums!
28.01.04
New Dates
Check the gigs section for more details on upcoming shows.
21.01.04
Dog Bite Music. net & Promo for the Phoenix Concert
The new sound file July has been featured as one of the few mp3s on Dog Bite Music.net as one of the songs/ Artist to checkout this week. Many thanks go out to www.dogbitemusic.net.
Click below for the poster advertising the next show at the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester for
15.01.04
New Sound File up
Ok- there is a brand new sound file up on the "Sounds" page for you to listen to and comment on over at the "Forums". All feedback is appreciated and im sure all of Katies friends will appreciate this one. The song is called, "July"....Enjoy!
04.01.04
Website Updates & Chat on the 7th of January
On the 7th we are holding the first Chat at about 6:00am UK time. All are welcome - the chat will be moderated so that that chat room (situated in the contacts section of this website) will be a safe environment for you to talk in.
As many of you are aware this website has been under construction for quite some time. All of the files from the previous Katie Skilling website have been moved over to this webspace and it is in its final stages of completion. Make sure you check out our new "Extras" page and also all the "Live" pictures should be ready for your viewing in the "Photos" section. Bare with us if there are any broken pages. If you have any problems accessing the website or any trouble with pages loading then please send us and email -
Katie Skilling
Thankyou.
30.12.03
Happy New Year - Gig at the Sumo In Leicester
There was a good turn out at the SUMO in Leicester on the 28th of december with the venue being full to the brim with people. Three fantastic performances from Katie Skilling, Hot Tub Trio and Dizzy valise. Lots of musical faces in the audience including Ollie Petch (producer of 'In Silence') who commented on Katie being 'The Voice Of Leicester at the moment' and the drummer from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, who played for Dizzy Valise, gave a spectacular performance. A great atmosphere, warm welcome to all artists and a great end to the year 2003.
24.12.03
Merry Chistmas at the Acoustic Club
Katie Skilling performed last monday night at the last Acoustic club of the year (christmas special) at the Musician on Clyde Street in Leicester. Everyone who has been working here at www.KatieSkilling.tk would also like to wish all you supporters a very merry christmas! Thankyou for your support. Remember to catch Katie performing at the SUMO (off Braunstone Gate in Leicester) on the 28th of December for her last show of this year. Katie will be playing at 8:30pm and you need 3pounds to get in!
30.11.03
Backing Band
Katie has been busy at college and has managed to get herself a backing band of extremely talented session musicians. They are all students on the access to music, ADP course in London and have been busy putting together a set of songs ready to perform early next year - hopefully. The connection between each musician is fantastic and the band have already been causing a buzz at the college itself. To see when Katie will be performing with the full backing band keep your eyes on the gig guide.
04.11.03
New Picture of Katie Skilling with the Mayor of Leicester
So finally here is the picture taken at the Castle Park festival, right after
the BBC Radio Leicester interview-
He was impressed and pleased to meet Katie and thanked her for playing
and entertaining the people of leicester on this festive day.
29.10.03
New Shows, New Music, and New Learning...
Katie will be playing at the Musician on Clyde Street, Leicester on the 12th of November and also performing live at the British Academy Of New Music in London on the 10th of November. This will be her first performance with a full backing band of super talented musicians from the Academy. Hopefully recordings of these songs will be made for you all to hear. Check back in a week or so for details on that.
As some of you may already know, Katie Skilling is now attending the British Academy of New music in London and its doing an Artist Development Programme. Details on this fantastic course can be found at www.access-to-music.co.uk.
Recording for the new album is still going on and is picking up speed once again now that Katie is settled into college and new songs are being written as we speak. If the live recordings of the show on the 10th go well then there may be a possibility that they will be added to the acoustic album as bonus tracks.
30.09.03
Website changes
New domain/Address- www.katieskilling.tk
20.09.03
Studio Time
As many of you already know, Katie has been hard at work in the studio and is
well on her way into her recordings. There will be up to 11 tracks on the new
acoustic album with guest artists featured. Watch this space!
19.09.03
Castle Park Festival and BBC Radio Leicester
Pictures from this event can be found here!
26.08.03
BBC Radio Leicester interview @ the Castle Park Festival
After an inspirational performance from Katie Skilling, she was asked with fellow
musician and supporter Chris Lay to do a radio interview and performance. Keepsake
was the song performed, with Chris playing a spectacular improvisation on lead,
acoustic guitar and Katie playing rhythm and performing powerful vocals 'on air'.
A sound file of the interview and performance will be available here to listen to soon.
Katie was also greeted by the Lord Mayor of Leicester after her performance at Castle
Park and photographs were taken. We will have those up soon.
Remember to VOTE for Keepsake at the soundclick general acoustic charts! The song is
at number 5.
23.08.03
Box Magazine Article and Interview
Click here to preview the article on access to music and interview with Katie Skilling.
Post your thoughts on the message boards...
21.08.03
Castle Park Festival
'Just in' news- Katie will be taking part and playing at the Castle Park Festival held at Castle
Park in Leicester @ 12:00pm and then head on down to the Musician on Clyde street @ 3:00pm
to catch Katie playing a 30 minute set at the all day acoustic club. There will be a barbeque!
Exam Results
- Well not quite. As many of you already know, Katie was on the access to music course held in Leicester.
Well she finished and has been long awaiting her results. She achieved an Advanced Diploma in 'contemporary
popular music'. Well done Katie. ( - post requested by Patricia Skilling)
Soundclick Folk Charts
Katie Skillings newest song, 'Keepsake' made it into the top ten in the general folk charts on
www.soundclick.com -today. The song is currently at number 8. Click HERE
to vote for the song to keep it in the charts.
18.08.03
Box Magazine
Box magazine came out today and is available for free in most news agents, venues,
bars and shops in the city centre of Leicester.
Studio Recording
Katie has been hard at work in the studio working on songs for her upcoming independant album
with producer/ sound engineer Ollie Petch. Sound clips and demos for the new album will be up soon
so check back for more info.
Don't forget - Katie will be performing at the musician on the 25th of August at the all day acoustic
club. No doubt there will be press or radio interest for the event as there was in previous years,
09.08.03
Box magazine + Online Magazine Interview
Last week Katie was invited to do an online interview with online magazine- Ist Row Promotions. Kaite
managed to make the front page alongside artists such as Evanesence, Michelle Branch, Justincase and Hanson!
The official interview can be viewed here-
~1st Row Promotions~
(click enter and then go to the interview section)
To view the interview from this website then click here
Msn Interview
A reminder to everyone that Box Magazine comes out this week and there will be an interview in there
with katie and also a picture so look out for that one. Or if you're interested in reading it then email here-
infamous_musician@hotmail.com
All Day Acoustic Club
Katie will be performing at the acoustic club on the 25th of August as a part of the celebration of the
monday night acoustic club held at the Musician Venue and bar, clyde street, Leicester. She will be
performing alongside artists such as Laura Musgrave, Skatz and Andy Griffiths.
17.07.03
Admiral Twin Support Show In the United States of America
Katie has just returned from her travels in Oklahoma of the USA. She played a show at the Phoenix in Tulsa, OK supporting the successful and popular band Admiral Twin (who have done a national tour with the famous band Hanson) on July 11th.
(pictures and review are here on this website- check the "press" section)
Due to this successful event, bass player of admiral twin, Mark Carr, made it possible for Katie to perform at this years Tulsa Fan Fest and also at the Crow Creek Tavern in Tulsa, OK after an amazing performance from Jon Russel (guitarist - admiral twin)
Photographs from Fan Fest are up now on this website. Go to the "Photos" page to view them. Also an exclusive clip of a demo recorded of Katie and one of her songs and performed with Admiral Twin will be put up as soon as it is finished. .
Check back soon for details
New Studio Acoustic Album
During the end part of the summer holidays Katie will indeed be busy in the studio on her debut album. She plans to have it finished by fall. For more details please email: katieskillingmusic@hotmail.com
13.06.03
~ De Montfort Hall & singer-songwriters.com + Ladysixstring.com~
This was the photograph taken at the national festival of new music held at De Montfort Hall in Leicester, UK.
Katie has been added to the list of singer/songwriters in the Uk- Classed under fok/pop at-
Singer- songwriter.com
Alongside artsts such as Jessica Harp and Laura Musgrave
VOTE FOR KATIE NOW BY going to the website! your support is appreciated!!
Katie has also had a page added about her on-
http://www.starpolish.com
Star Polish.com
With a little inspiration from fellow musician Laura Musgrave Katie has just been added to the artist list on Lady Six String.com
along side artists such as Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Jessica harp and Jessica Weiser.
Also check out Sonic Garden
for the webpage on katie there.
06.06.03
~ National festival of new music- De Montfort Hall~
Katie played at the national festival of new music yesterday (june 5th) at 5:10pm and was totally blown away by the response she recieved. A full room of supporters from Leicester and from other access to music students from all over the country. Katie was asked to do a magazine interview sometime in the following week (title unknown). We'll keep you posted on that. She will be talking about her performance at the De Mont and which direction she wants her music to go in. If you are interested in getting hold of a copy then email- katieskillingmusic@hotmail.com and we'll see what we can do to get a copy to you!
Photographs have been taken of the performance so check back soon when we finally have them up - remember to check the gig guide.......
