“As a songwriter, Kat is distinguished by her attention to fostering connections.”
- Jeff Milo, Current Magazine
Songs from a Far Away Galaxy ... and West Park "took a sharp turn away from hushed folksiness with a series of new songs that brought her latent pop excitement more to the surface."
- AllMusic
“Hymns of the Huron features a fully realized sound, led by Steih's rich, expressive voice.”
- Bob Needham, A2 Pulp
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Relevant Information
Long Bio
Kat Steih is an artist, musician, and educator with a philosophy of using improvisation to express the "emotion of the moment." She is an accomplished vocalist, sound designer, and composer, who has performed throughout the United States and worldwide, with a focus on free, powerful expression the whole time.
Kat's artistic path has not always been a smooth one. She has had to overcome obstacles including learning disabilities, performance anxiety, and a period of singing difficulties, which culminated in vocal surgery and a period of vocal rest when she could only speak for a few moments per day. Her release Hymns of the Huron, recorded at Willis Sound in Willis, Michigan by Ben Lorenz and Jim Roll and released independently on September 15th, 2019, was the first release after this period of trials. Songs from a Far Away Galaxy ... and West Park, produced by Samn Johnson and released in August 2021, is a light hearted, imaginative second release recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Kat is distinguished by her joyful and affective live performances, as well as her reputation as a creative maverick whose prolific creative output demonstrates her ethos of "expression over perfection." Hymns of the Huron has touched audiences with its spare authenticity and relaxed resonance while Songs from a Faraway Galaxy ... and West Park brings humor and imagination to Kat's repertoire.
Facts and Numbers
Venues played in 2023-2024: Ziggy's (Ypsilanti), the Ark (Ann Arbor), North Star Lounge (Ann Arbor), the Blind Pig (Ann Arbor), Ghost Light (Hamtramck), Golden Dagger (Chicago), Gallery Cabaret (Chicago), Hollerfest (Brooklyn, MI), Negative Space Gallery (Cleveland), Three Fires (Brooklyn, MI), Unity Vibration (Ypsilanti), and others
Number of Streams: 5000+
Average Songs Per Session: 4.8
Followers on Social Media: 2000+
Short Bio
Singer and guitarist Kat Steih's concerts are a lively offering. Part performance art, part singer-songwriter, her performances combine self-satirizing songs about partnership (and the conflicts within) with sweet meditations on solitude and self-hood. "She's A MF'in Genius" is a crowd favorite, described by AllMusic as "an infectious anthem of femme power". She released her most recent single, "I Am Not Myself", in August 2023
