Artist description Singer/Songwriter - Pop & Rock Genre

Musical Influences Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Heart, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Loreena McKennitt, others...

Similar Artists Sheryl Crow, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, Heart

Artist History Kim began playing the flute in the sixth grade and picked up the guitar around the age of twelve. She was a member of High School band & choir and sang for a number of weddings. After receiving a degree in Commercial Art and working as an Illustrator, she went on to attend a music academy for vocals. During that time she sang background vocals and played flute with an original group. Kim continued to play in various cover bands for several years. Deciding to pursue songwriting, she recorded a demo CD of her own originals in the late 90's. In addition, Kim has done studio work for other musicians, continues to perform, and is learning to play the piano. She continues to write and record new music and is currently collaborating with Steve Wood/PolyAxis.

Group Members All songs written by Kim Brunner. ./////. OLD CROW, SOMETIMES, AGAINST THE GRAIN, YOU CALL OUT TO ME = Kim Brunner ~ Vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute. / Brad Steine ~ Electric & acoustic guitars, drums, and percussion. / J.R. Hartley ~ Bass guitar. ./////. LONELY DOG = Kim Brunner ~ Vocals. / Jeffrey Jonsson ~ Keyboards and bass guitar. / Bill Hammond ~ Guitar. / Pete Brunner ~ Drums. ./////. AUTUMN RIVER = Kim Brunner ~ Vocals. / Steve Wood ~ Guitars and keyboards. / Pete Brunner ~ Percussion.

Instruments Kim ~ Guitar, Flute

Albums Sometimes

Press Reviews Review of SOMETIMES EP by Woody of Indie Journal ~~~ It's refreshing to me to hear a female vocalist doing what Kim Brunner is doing as opposed to what you hear women singing on the radio today. "Sometimes" is a 4 song EP that shows off a beautiful voice. "Old Crow" kicks off the CD in mellow rock fashion. The vocals are way too low on this first track. The guitar work is good and Kim's vocals, when I'm not straining to hear them, are superb. The backing vocal arrangement is impressive and the musical clarity is amazing. I'll have to thank my wife for vacuuming up my old headphone cable, forcing me to buy a new pair. Apart from the vocals being too quite the production is great. This is so cliché, but it reminds me of Fleetwood Mac. She doesn't sound like Stevie Nicks, it's the song style. You know how some Eagles songs have that Native-American sound to them? That's sort of what she gets. "Sometimes" is a folksier tune. I still feel her voice is too quiet in this one. "Against the Grain" picks up the tempo again, Somewhere at about the minute and a half mark the sound lowers for some reason, and picks up again about 15 seconds later. It doesn't sound like it was done for dynamic purposes, it sounds more like a function of the recording. "You Call Out to Me" rounds it out in a slower style. If I have to compare Kim to someone I'd say she's a cleaner Sass Jordan, meaning smoother, both in vocals and the musical edge. Smooth is also the drawback here, I found nothing that excited me. But then, exciting me probably wasn't what she had in mind. If she were doing pure country, she'd be dangerous. In summary, great voice, great musical production, good songwriting, but not enough excitement for my tastes, but I'd bet alot of you would disagree. ./////. Review of LONELY DOG by Llamachine ~~~ "Break out the petticoats and poodle skirts! This has a very 60's dance feel to it. This song sounds professionally produced. The organ, drums, and vocals just totally give to a high school dance from days of yore. I like the fact the song sounds upbeat but the lyrics and vocals are more wanting and bright eye'd hopeful than cheery/happy. Now, excuse me while I do the twist. Good tune for a good cause. Gotta like that."

Location Maple Grove, MN - USA

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