Katie Herzig
is a singer and Grammy award nominated songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.
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Biography
Early life
Katie Herzig was born in
California to a musical family. When she was one 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.
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] 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
.
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.
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
. She also appeared in the 2008 independent
documentary film,
A Nashville State of Mind
.
[9]
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)
References
- Local artists returns to her roots for ''Apple Tree'' CD release
- Lackluster Dispatch: Katie Herzig Interview
- CU NewsTeam Alumni Directory
- Breakup of the band painful yet liberating
- Soundtracks for X's & O's
- Katie Herzig: Giving Away Secrets
- Katie Herzig: Weightless
- Katie Herzig
- A Nashville State of Mind
- Sam & Ruby, Brodsky to play BRPAC
- If It Gets Any Sweeter Than This…