In this episode, Luke O'Kelley talks with producer, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Katie Marie.

Katie Marie is a U.K. native and a resident of Austin, TX. She has been in the industry for 25 years, and has toured across the U.S. and Europe and separated herself as a session musician, producer, and songwriter. She's had her songs placed on BBC, ITV, Nickelodeon, CBS and EvineLive.

Katie is endorsed by Takamine guitars, L R Baggs, Schlagwerk Percussion and Logarhythm stomp boxes.

In this episode Luke and Katie discuss:

- Music education
- Her journey as a multi-instrumentalist
- Her move from the U.K. to Austin, TX
- The Austin music scene
- Her beginnings in recording
- Developing talent before developing a brand
- Leaning into your strengths
- Her success with livestream shows
- Overcoming stereotypes as a woman in music
- Her bucket list client
- Her favorite gear
- Tips to younger musicians

You can contact Katie about your project below:
https://www.airgigs.com/user/funkeegirl

The music in this episode includes:

"To New Beginnings" - Harriet Reynolds (14:38)
"UT Anthem" - Nagavalli ft Candy Sanders (26:30)
"Reclaim Her Time" - Harriet Reynolds (50:58)
"I See You" - Nagavalli (55:45) (Unreleased)

Katie Marie produced, engineered, and performed multiple instruments on these songs.

The background intro and outro music is by Athens, Ga based artist Daniel Hardin.