Saturday Oct 11, 2008 01:14

ARTIST PROFILE

Kt Antler – singer/acoustic guitarist/songwriter

Kt is a young up and coming singer/songwriter. A native of Sault Ste. Marie, this 17 year old “new country” music artist has been singing to audiences since the age of 8. Recently she decided to pick up the acoustic guitar and has been performing at local venues including the Canada Day Celebrations, the Summer Concert Series at the Bondar Pavillion, Algoma University and the Steamy Bean ever since. You may also recognize Kt as the “anthem girl” for many local events such as the Air Canada Cup National Hockey Tournament, Sault Minor League Baseball Games, Soo Greyhound Hockey, Lake Superior State University Hockey & Volleyball Games, Sault Sabercat Football Games and the Laird Raceway.

Kt has been a performing artist with the Northern Ontario Country Music Association’s Great Northern Opry, singing with the Texas Street Band and Paul Chapman’s Band. She was the lead singer for the Case’s Jr. Country Allstar Band, performing at events such as Cornfest, ROTARYFEST, Bon Soo and numerous charity events, until January 2005 when she decided to go solo.

Kt has won numerous singing contests over the span of her career, including the Gladwin Eaglefest Karaoke Singing Contest, Goulais River Community Days Singing Contest and ROTARYFEST and Bon Soo Youth Singing Contests. She attended the Northern Ontario Country Music Open Singing Contest at North Bay’s Heritage Festival in 2003 & 2004 where she finished 6th and 9th, respectively, out of 30 contestants from all over Ontario. Kt was most recently the runner up for the Ogemaw County Fair Amateur Talent Search where she impressed judges and the audience alike with her cover of Rebecca Lynn Howard’s ballad “Forgive”.

Kt enjoys performing in Sault Ste. Marie musical theatre productions. She has had principal roles in Cinderella (The Fairy Godmother) & Guys & Dolls (Adelaide). Kt was a featured performer at the recent Sault Musical Comedy Guild’s “A Celebration of Youth” Broadway Revue and will be a member of the cast for the upcoming Guild production “Beauty & the Beast.”

Kt is planning to enter the recording studio this fall to cut her first original CD with songs she wrote and collaborated on with Mr. Greg Ryckman of the Soo. She plans to pursue a career in the music business specializing in entertainment management or law in Music City, USA,Nashville, Tennesee.

Recent Performances

July 1st – Featured performer and anthem singer for the Canada Day Celebrations
July 14th – Headliner for the Sault Summer Concert Series
July 16th – Featured Performer in the Youth Sing Showcase – Rotaryfest
July 16th – Opened for Odd Man Out – Algoma University Pub Grand Opening
July 18th/19th – Opened for Odd Man Out at the Steamy Bean Coffee Co.
July 24th – Winner of the Gladwin Eaglefest Karaoke Contest
August 6th – Northern Ontario Country Music Association Hall of Fame
August 10th – Opened for Odd Man Out at the Steamy Bean Coffee Co.
August 14 & 15 – Opened for Bill & Claryssa Webb at the Steamy Bean Coffee Co.
August 20th – Runner up at the Ogemaw Co. Fair Amateur Talent Search
August 24th – Opened for Odd Man Out at the Steamy Bean Coffee Co.



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