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Katie Coyle interview @ Chaos Radio Good afternoon people, and welcome to the evening show here at Chaos Radio with me, Larry Partridge, right through until midnight. That last song was "Blackout" by Reckoner, and our thanks to Danni with the drive time hour.
Now, here with me in the studio tonight, I have Katie Coyle, rather a new girl on the scene, how's it going Katie?Hi, Larry, I'm feeling good thanks, how are you?Yes, I'm not too bad Katie, so, tell us all a little bit about yourself, cos you're a bit of an unknown quantity to most people listening...Oh, ummm, thanks(!) Nah, I'm just kidding...so, yeah, my name's Katie Coyle, I'm 18 and I come from London, originally Irish. I'm basically trying to get my name out there and see if I can break into the scene a little and let people hear my music.Nice, yeah, so, tell me, what sorta stuff should we expect to hear from you? The demo comes out next week, am I right?It does, it does....have you ever heard of a female solo artist doing like proper hardcore music before?NO!Me either, but it would sound totally awesome right? That would rock! haha, no, I just play what I feel at the time. What we've done with the demo, is to try and include all elements of what I can do, to show people how diverse I am, and also to give them an interesting insight into someone who doesn't just play the same stuff all the time. So, like, we have one song that's like a ballad style, it's quite slow, and it's properly heartfelt! The second track is more upbeat, and a little more acoustic, as well, think sort of, KT Tunstall-y, and you'll almost be there. And the last track is a bit of electro pop. I play guitar and keyboard in it, and it's really happy and cheery. I just hope people like what I'm doing, I'm not here to ram an image down anyone's throat, I just want people to hear what I love doing.
That's quite refreshing to hear! So who do you count as influences?As I've said before, I absolutely adore Stacey Walton! She's a relative newcomer, like me, but she's achieved so much in such a short time, and she does what I want to be doing in the industry. I mean, I'm never going to be a Miss Vanity type girl. I respect what she does 1 million percent, but I dont have that sort of outlandish imagination for a show that she does.
And what do you hope to achieve from the release of the demo?Well, I'm hoping that once it's out there, there will be at least one record label who will like it. It would be great to get picked up by a label, and I could make my dream come true, and release my debut album!Aiming high then! haha...according to my researchers, you cut your teeth playing in pubs and clubs around London, and that's how your manager spotted you? What was that like for you?Well, let me just say, that it's no place for a young lady to be! I've genuinely lost count of the number of times I've heard "Get your tits out love!" at half past midnight in some backwater London bar. It's a good job I'm so thick skinned, a lot of other girls would have lost the plot with them. But, it'll be worth the slog and the harassment if I manage to get myself a deal. And who knows,,,maybe someday I'll go back and play those places to go back to my roots!And what's next for Katie Coyle?I dunno! Once the demo is out, hopefully someone will take me on tour, or maybe I'll hit the studio again. One thing's for sure though, Im not gonna sit on my hands, it's time to grab this opportunity, and make stuff happen!Alright! A bit of sass in the studio! Well Katie, thanks for coming in, it was lovely to talk to you, we'll be back, after this message! Katie meets Larry Partridge before the interview at Chaos Radio HQ |
