ABOUT

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Kate was raised in a musical family and began studying classical piano at an early age, receiving numerous awards through the Kiwanis Music Festival. She began composing at age nine and as a teenager developed a lifelong passion for Stevie Wonder. With more than a decade of professional performance experience, she has built a diverse career as a vocalist, pianist, songwriter, and recording artist, performing at venues and festivals including the National Music Centre, Lilac Festival, Block Heater, Canadian Jazz Festival, and Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival. She has also recorded for artists such as Fish in A Birdcage, Luis Tovar, Matt Blais and Freak Motif.

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Kate is the creator of as well as lead singer/composer/keyboardist for Tendavillage.

Their debut single EP, which Torontos iLiveRadio praised as “Criminally slept on” and a “Future classic” was featured on many online platforms and radio stations all over the world, featured a song that charted on the iTunes RnB chart in France and has since amassed an enthusiastic fanbase. Following the release of their debut single “Ralph Wiggum”, Tendavillage has been receiving rave reviews, including one from Atwood Magazine which described it as "a song that exists on a plane of involuntary stank face”.

The central creative force behind the group is Kate, who writes and produces all the music. Many of her influences can be heard throughout, including acts like Stevie Wonder (Kate's hero since she was 15), Prince, D’Angelo and newer artists like Mononeon and Moonchild. 

 

Tendavillage has surpassed 1 million Spotify streams and 10,000 Spotify followers, with music receiving national and international radio coverage, including several features on the nation wide program “Marvin’s Room” on CBC. The project’s latest release “The Tenda Dimension” was nominated for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2025 YYC Music Awards.

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