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Kassie
Miller Growing up listening to so many styles of music, including R&B, country and rock, it's no surprise that Kassie Miller combines her pop-country style with a little blues and soul. Kassie's raspy voice, reminiscent of Tanya Tucker, combined with her lively southern-country personality on stage create an artist that will infect your soul, leaving you wanting more. Inspired by such artists as George Strait and Garth Brooks, she not only will please the ears, she will dazzle you with her sweetness and stun you with her passion. Kassie's dad had instilled the love of music in her since she was very young, and both Kassie's parents, Marshall and Deborah, were very supportive of Kassie's dreams of singing. Soon, they were making trips to Nashville (from their home town in Alabama) to get a taste of the country music scene. However, Kassie's dad became very sick a short time later. Sadly, within 3 months, her dad died from a brain aneurysm. It was very unexpected and terrifying for the whole family. Kassie stuck by her mother's side after that and just attempted to recover from the tragedy. When a year had passed, her mother encouraged her to follow her dreams, and Kassie decided to move to Nashville in 2002. in Nashville, Kassie started a regular singing gig downtown while trying to figure out how to further her singing career. She branched out into acting and modeling and soon was cast on the first season of "The Search for the Ultimate Coyote". Over the course of the 4 weeks of the show, Kassie sang, danced, and bartended her way to becoming the WINNER. This not only provided great exposure for her, but it also opened many doors for her to meet people in the music industry. One of those unions led to an opportunity to sign with an independent record label in Nashville. But, after talks and business issues with the label, Kassie decided not sign with them. "The label wanted me to be something different than I was, they wanted me to sing songs I didn't want to sing and change me," she says of the whole ordeal. Then, in 2009, she sang her way all the way to the TOP 10 contestants on CMT's "Can You Duet?". This also provided great national exposure for her, and helped her to get to where she is today. So today, after countless fans have asked when they will be able to buy her music, or if she has been writing any new material, Kassie Miller is doing it. She has bypassed the record companies and is funding the album completely herself and using all her own songs and songwriters. "It feels good not to have someone tell me what to do. I can write what I want to write about, sing what I want to sing about, and do it how I want to do it." The album will feature songs that range from the guitar-driven pop of "Drive You Out of my Mind" to the sexy soulful moods of "Love Away the Night". The time has come for her fans to hear the new material she has been working on, and listen to who Kassie Miller really is. |