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Katie Herzig 
Background information Birth name Katheryne Lee Herzig Born California, United States
March 6, 1980Origin Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Genres Folk rock Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter Instruments guitar, banjo, drums Years active 1997 – present Labels Independent Associated acts Newcomers Home
Ten Out of TennWebsite katieherzig.com Katie Herzig is a Grammy award nominated singer-songwriter from Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Biography
Early life
Katie Herzig was born in California to a musical family. When she was a year old her family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado where she attended Rocky Mountain High School.[1] In her senior year of high school, Herzig received an acoustic guitar from her father which prompted her to begin playing the instrument. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder where she majored in journalism with emphasis in broadcast production.[2] In 2000, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.[3]
Early career
While attending the University of Colorado, Herzig formed the band Newcomers Home with Tim and Laurie Thornton and Andrew Jed in the summer of 1997.[4] Newcomers Home's music was primarily influenced by bluegrass and folk music; however, over time, the band's work became more influenced by pop music. Although initially Herzig suffered from stage fright and confined herself to singing backing vocals and playing the drums for the band, she eventually began to play the guitar and became a lead singer. The band broke up in 2006, leaving Herzig free to fully pursue her solo career.[2]
Solo career
In 2004, Herzig released her first solo album, Watch Them Fall. The title track was featured on the WB television show Smallville. Another song, "Say Goodbye" appeared in the 2007 film, X's & O's.[5] In 2006, she released a second solo album, Weightless which she recorded using Pro Tools and instruments that she borrowed from friends.[6] She co-wrote one track from the album with Kim Richey, "Jack and Jill".[7] It was also featured on an episode of One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars. Two tracks from the album "Fool's Gold" and "Sweeter than This" were featured on Grey's Anatomy. Her song "Where the Road Meets the Sun" was featured on the Season 5 finale of Grey's Anatomy. The song "Wish You Well" was featured in the sixth season of Grey's Anatomy and in the first season of Pretty Little Liars. "Lost & Found" was featured in the third episode of the eighth season of "Grey's Anatomy."
After the release of Weightless, Herzig moved to Nashville, Tennessee to further pursue her solo career. She then toured with the Fray and as a member of the Paste Songwriters Tour.
On May 18, 2008 Herzig released a new album Apple Tree, which is so named because the title is mentioned in three different songs on the album.[2] She has since appeared on the KCRW radio program, Morning Becomes Eclectic and joined American Songwriter magazine's Ten Out of Tenn tour.[8] On September 18, the song "I Hurt Too" from Apple Tree was featured on the police procedural television drama Bones. "How the West Was Won", also from Apple Tree, plays over the closing credits of HBO's Bored to Death episode, "The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error!". She also appeared in the 2008 independent documentary film, A Nashville State of Mind.[9] 'Forevermore' is featured on Australian TV in supermarket store Target's 2010 ad campaign. Herzig's 2009 single "Hey Na Na" was used on the pilot episode of the Lifetime series: Drop Dead Diva. It was also used in "Going the Distance" starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.
Awards
Herzig co-wrote the song "Heaven's My Home" with Ruby Amanfu which was performed by the Duhks and nominated for a 2007 Grammy award for Best Country Performance.[10] The song, performed by Sam & Ruby, also appeared in the 2008 film The Secret Life of Bees. Herzig was a finalist at the 2004 Planet Bluegrass Folk Festival songwriting competition.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
- Watch Them Fall (2004)
- Weightless (2006)
- Apple Tree (2008)
- Live in Studio: Acoustic Trio (2009)
- The Waking Sleep (2011)
References
- ^ Kelly, Aaron (2008-04-04). "Local artists returns to her roots for Apple Tree CD release". The Rocky Mountain Collegian Online. http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2008/04/04/News/Local.Artists.Returns.To.Her.Roots.For.apple.Tree.Cd.Release-3303864.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b c Intothehill.com (2008-05-13). "Lackluster Dispatch: Katie Herzig Interview". http://www.intothehill.com/2008/05/13/katie-herzig-apple-tree/. Retrieved 2008-07-05
- ^ "CU NewsTeam Alumni Directory". 2008-04-23. http://spot.colorado.edu/~hood/AlumniDirectory.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-05
- ^ Herzig, Katie. "Breakup of the band painful yet liberating". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080408123605/http://www.newcomershome.com/press.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Soundtracks for X's & O's". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763847/soundtrack. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ Becker, Margaret (2007). "Katie Herzig: Giving Away Secrets". CCM Magazine Online. http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/stories/11545247/. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ Wakefield, Mare (February 2008). "Katie Herzig: Weightless". Performing Songwriter. http://www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2008-06-07). "Katie Herzig". Billboard. pp. 48.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (2008-04-29). "A Nashville State of Mind". Festival Central. Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117936956. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "Sam & Ruby, Brodsky to play BRPAC". Blue Ridge Times-News Online. 2008-06-08. http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080608/NEWS/806080325/1018/SERVICES03/NEWS/Sam_Ruby_Brodsky_to_play_BRPAC. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ McCown, Robbie (2006-05-10). "If It Gets Any Sweeter Than This…". Womenfolk. http://womenfolk.net/archives/2006/if-it-gets-any-sweeter-than-this/. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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- American singer-songwriters
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