KINNIE STARR SPOTLIGHT!

I met Kinnie Starr at the MTV “Select” studio on Robson & Burrad in Vancouver. She performed a spoken word poem about riding a horse and falling off it, which was a shock against all the top 10 music.  Her energy and ability to capture everyone’s attention while leaving a piece of herself behind, hooked me into her music.  The following week she opened for Nelly Furtado at GM Place and that’s when I bought her second album “Tune-up”.  This album was what inspired me to start experimenting with writing lyrics and sounds.  

Since then Kinnie Starr has released two albums, received a Juno nomination, wrote a book of poetry, and she also travels teaching music & song writing to youth all over North America.  She is releasing a new album Summer/Fall 2009, I was very lucky to get a copy of the new material and it’s definitely her best to date.  I’m very excited to see this amazing woman who is a big source of inspiration continue to share her music with Canada and the rest of the world.

Photo by Thunder Digital Media.