Mic up: creating the right sound for the new album

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Totnes-based singer/songwriter Katie Marie spends her week experimenting with micking up a couple of tunes to get a raw and acoustic sound for her next album

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Noodling in the studio (behind the scenes of laying down a track for the new album)

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Unearth what goes on in the studio to record a tune. Katie Marie goes through the process of laying down a track, called Until Tomorrow, for her new album

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Danke and Tschuss to the Frankfurt Musikmesse

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie is back from her time at the Frankfurt Musikmess on the Schlagwerk stand playing her cajon with Chris Woods. Here’s her take on events, including a couple of foot spomping films to get you right in the mood

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In Frankfurt at the Musikmesse, und alles ist gut

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie is at the Frankfurt Musikmesse und alles ist gut – she’s playing on a stand with Chris Woods, and is having an excellent time. See the pictures and watch the movie!

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Brain-frying beat for Frankfurt, Songs for Sheds, and vids for gigs

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie has continued her practising for her Frankfurt gigs, but managed to take some time out for a couple of gigs and a video – and the Songs from the Shed films came through

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Getting the grooves down on the Cajon for demo-ing on the Logarhythm stand at the Frankfurt Musikmesse

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie shares a couple of the grooves she’s been developing on her Cajon for when she’s demo-ing it on the Logarhythm stand at the Frankfurt Musikmesse. Plus there’s a film of her Swindon gigs as well as watching her on the Logarhythm rehearsal

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Katie Marie goes gigging with Nicky Swann to London and Cardiff (video diary)

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie and Nicky Swann head off on a mini tour taking in London and Cardiff (playing Cardiff library, no less… shhh!). Here’s a video of their journey

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'Thank goodness for DVDs and my Yamaha QY70'

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie’s been on her sick bed and biding her time with DVDs (Despicable Me) and her Yamaha QY70 as she recouperated ready to face a musical weekend of gigs in London (the Icarus Club, Hither Green, and Hoxton Cell, Old Street), Cardiff Library and Bristol with Nicky Swann

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A blisteringly busy week in the South West music scene

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Katie Marie has a blisteringly busy covering all ends of the South West music scene

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All set for a busy musical weekend… with news of a live German CD in the offing

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie has got a real-life artist for the art work of her own CD, and will be making a live CD in Germany with German singer/songwriter Elli. All this, plus a weekend overflowing with musical goodness

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Not Bad For A Girl: Katie Marie gets ready to bang on about Logarhythm at Frankfurt Musikmesse

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie is preparing to demonstrate her percusion skills on the Logarhythm at the Frankfurt Musikmesse, along with her gigging chum Chris Woods.

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Not Bad For A Girl: great Acoustic Cafe gig at The Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth

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Katie Marie breaks out of a week of paper work for a well-attended gig at the Acoustic Cafe at The Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth on a wet Friday night

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Not Bad For A Girl: Catching Ani DiFranco in Shepherds Bush

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

The Katie Marie Trio is officially up and running, new tracks are being laid down on the CD, and things with Mr Chris are all sounding fine and dandy, plus Katie Marie managed to catch the amazing Ani DiFranco in Shepherds Bush

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Not Bad For a Girl: Talking from balconies and singing from sheds

Photo taken by Lisa (Indigo Blue Photography) and edited by Sandra (Soul Photography)

Katie Marie has been busy preparing for a year full of musical endeavour, which includes singing songs from sheds, talking on balconies in Poland and a very full February

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