Nov 8, 2019
Today’s guest on the dHarmic evolution podcast is an emerging,
independent singer/songwriter, from the San Francisco bay area. She
calls her genre Timely Americana (She’s inspired to write for the
particular time that we live in).
Her songs address issues such as; preservation of the natural
world, homelessness, the political landscape, friendship and loss,
and love of country.
So, without further ado, strap up your seat belts, cause we’re
taking a ride with Kate Magdalena.
Timestamps
[5:10] Listen to A Larger Dance by Kate Magdalena.
[9:55] Is the West a better place for artists to develop?
[1:54] Kate gets into her recently released a full album.
[21:31] Listen to Take me to the church by Kate
[25:12] The story behind Take me to church
[26:51] A bit of spiritual talk
[31:05] Listen to New Earth by Kate Magdalena
[34:55] A little inside tips on how to record with a better
voice
[40:11] Kate’s ritual
[46:49] Listen to Kate’s Streets of Anytown
[52:10] Kate’s experience writing and filming the Streets of
Anytown
[2:27] Kate’s new album
Kate explains the inspiration and background of some of the songs
that she’s written.
Included in her album are a couple of songs about saving the
earth;
One is called New Earth. A fantasy, visionary song about the
kingdom of God, how the earth should be like it was in the
beginning, and how it will be restored.
The second is Long Live the Woods. Poetry inspired by Gerald Manly
Hopkins, an English Christian poet from the 90s who wrote beautiful
love poetry to God.
[12:50] Kate’s journey towards her Music
Career
Never really considered herself an artist for the better part of
her life, Kate’s focus was mostly on her studies and the world as
she grew up.
She spent her twenties in pursuit of spirituality and working
various publication jobs for corporations. Eventually, she ended up
being a teacher, a career she very much enjoyed due to her love for
children.
Despite her love for singing and music, Kate had no idea how to
approach the music industry. And especially without the internet at
the time, it all seemed pretty impossible. In the end, she had no
option but to keep singing just as a hobby. But it all kept coming
back.
Kate found herself gravitating towards poetry (a niche she actually
has a graduate degree in) and she began setting some of it towards
music. Despite working with a couple of bands in the early 2000s,
she felt that she didn’t have enough knowledge on the music career
as a whole, and this motivated her to go back to school and study
music.
Afterward, she spent the next 6 years of teaching music. Later on,
she went to Seminary after having a conversion experience in
2009.
It wasn’t, however, until 2010, when everything globally was just
crazy, is when Kate began to write. 2 years later she had written
her full album.
[17:15] Kate’s View on Songwriting
Despite taking a songwriting course and dropping it. Kate has never
really studied songwriting. In her opinion, it’s a creative process
of going within and allowing the spirit to move. She also believes
that it’s a God-given talent, and gives total credit to God for the
gift.
Kate’s creativity and passion for writing began with poetry. With
time though, Kate’s love for writing poetry slowly fade away, it
lost meaning to her and she slowly found herself transitioning to
songwriting.
[18:17] Kate’s icons while growing up
To begin with, Kate’s opinion on music is that the voice is
literally formed through the ear. It’s formed through listening to
the music.
As a child, some of the great musicians that inspired her to sing
the way she does, include; Julie Andrews, Mary Travers, Joni
Mitchell, and Barbara Streisand.
Quotes:
[1:00:21] We’re living in biblical times, we need to keep our eyes
open to see what is occurring, but we should not be afraid.
[17:27] Songwriting is a God-given creative talent that involves
going within and allowing the spirit to move
Follow Kate:
*Sign up to her email list to get
a free download for her new song, New Earth and also be a part of
Kate’s family.
Website
www.katemagdalena.com
Facebook
@katemagdalenamusic
Instagram
@kate_magdalena
Twitter
@KateMagdalen
Itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kate-magdalena/1245277903
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