How I met Elmo

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Elmo is the name Katie Marie gave her unique, and much admired, Eko bass. Here’s the story of how they first got together

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Katie Marie on her gig at the beautiful Moretonhampstead Parish Church

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Katie Marie on the enjoyment of playing a great venue to an appreciative audience at Moretonhampstead Parish Church

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Random meeting results in London recording studio sessions

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Katie Marie isn’t very good at smoozing and networking, but after meeting Phil Gould, drummer from Level 42, she was invited to play on some of his tracks

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Anatomy of writing a new song – patience proves perfect

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Katie Marie takes us through the process of how she penned her latest brand new song

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First UStream gig, featuring the 'amazing Roland VR3 audio/video mixer'

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Katie Marie enjoys her first UStream gig with the help of the Roland VR3

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How to make a cover your own

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Katie Marie gets phat and funky with Bomfunk MC’s Freestyler as she makes the song her own with a special cover

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Recording gear from over the years

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Katie Marie gives a rundown of the recording gear she’s owned and worked on over the years

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Silver Bells ring out for Katie Marie this Christmas

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Katie Marie prepares for Christmas with an acoustic rendition of Silver Bells, a demonstration of her Roland Octapad and a trip around her Roland VR3

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Sound and vision: Roland VR3 audio/video mixer review

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Streamed online gigs are on the increase, and Katie Marie has organised some of her own, so she’s perfectly place to take a look at the Roland VR3 audio/video mixer. Here’s what she found out

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Clarity and warmth: pre amp roadtest

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Despite illness and the weather, Katie Marie enjoys a beautiful sunset, a funky showcase, and a fancy new Takamine CT4-DX pre amp to road test

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Tea Total Tour brews up best South West acoustic act for Katie Marie

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Unbeknown to Katie Marie, her Tea Total Tour inspired her nomination as top acoustic act in the South West Music Awards

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Katie Marie records with Elli Erl in Cologne

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Singer songwriter extraordinaire Katie Marie pops over to Cologne to record some songs with musical wunderkind Elli Erl

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New tunes and old tunes as Katie Marie prepares for latest Germany tour

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Singer song writer Katie Marie has had a whirlwind of a summer, but has still managed to give her own take in a couple of covers, and has written new songs for her next tour of Germany

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New 90s night arrangement for Michael Jackson's They Don't Care About Us

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With just three gigs left on her Tea Total Tour, Katie has been planing for her online 90s gig

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