Kari Kimmel
Kari Kimmel | |
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Kari Kimmel in 2014 | |
Born |
Kari Meredyth Kimmel Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2004-present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | |
Website | Official site |
Kari Meredyth Kimmel is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. She is best known for the theme track It's Not Just Make Believe for Ella Enchanted,[1] the theme track Black for The Walking Dead trailer, and the theme track Where You Belong for The Fosters.[2] Her music ranges across the genres of pop, rock, folk, and R&B.[3]
Early life and education
Kimmel was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida.[4] She first sang in public at the age of two, began playing the piano at age six,[5] and later wrote her first song at 13 years old. She also plays the guitar.[6] Shortly after graduating high school, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music.[7]
She has cited Carole King as her biggest musical inspiration.[8] She has also stated that she draws inspiration from Sigur Rós, Daft Punk, Beach House, Lola, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Michael Jackson, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Adele, and Fun.[4][2][6][9]
Career
Kimmel's career began when she was cast to sing the theme song It's Not Just Make Believe for the 2004 Disney live-action film Ella Enchanted.[10] She also appeared in the music video, which featured on Radio Disney. She then connected with Randy Spendlove, the president of motion picture music at Miramax at the time, whom she went on to collaborate with on over 20 film projects.[7]
She has written, arranged, produced, and performed music which has been licensed in over 650 studio films, network television series, trailers, video games, and commercials.[11] Notable productions include the films Blockers, World War Z, Southpaw, and The Duff, the television series The Office, New Girl, Pretty Little Liars, America's Funniest Home Videos, and Grimm, in addition to the Walking Dead trailer.[12][13] Her music has also been used in advertisements for Google and Nissan, and the popular video game The Sims.[7][14] Her track Let's Light It Up was used by WWE wrestler AJ Lee as her entrance theme.[15][16]
She has composed 18 theme songs for multiple television series, including Where You Belong for family drama series The Fosters,[8] and has performed tracks in the films Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2, Dreamgirls, Danny Collins, Descendants, Descendants 2, Teen Beach Movie, Teen Beach Movie 2, and Footloose.[17] Her music video for the track Low was used to promote the television series Private Practice and her music video for the track Trouble aired on Oxygen and KNBC.[18] She has also performed live on The Adam Corolla Show, The Danny Bonaduce Show, The Conway & Whitman Show, KNBC, and Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket and at multiple venues in Los Angeles, including Los Angeles Dodgers games, Los Angeles Lakers games,[19] and the AIDS Walk benefit, hosted by Prince Edward and the Greek Theatre in 2010, where she closed the show.[20]
She has also written songs which have been recorded by notable artists including The Backstreet Boys, Kesha, Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato and Gloria Gaynor. She has also sung background vocals for Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, and Pharrell.[12][11][6]
Kimmel has released five solo albums, titled A Life in the Day, Out of Focus, From the Vault, Go, and Black. Her sixth solo album Gold & Glitter was released on May 25, 2018.[12] The title track was featured in the 2018 comedy film Blockers.[21]
She was named in the Top 50 Artists on VH1.com.[22]
In 2015, Kimmel launched her own licensing company Glow Music Group, and now represents over 200 bands in addition to her own music.[7] In 2017, she led a writer's retreat for VocalizeU and ASCAP in Ojai, CA.[23]
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Label | Other Artist(s) | Notes |
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2006 | A Life in the Day | Independent | ||
2010 | Out of Focus | Independent | ||
2011 | From the Vault | Independent | ||
Go | Independent | |||
2015 | Black | Independent | ||
2016 | Poppyfields | Independent | ||
2018 | Gold & Glitter | Independent | Title track Gold & Glitter featured in 2018 film Blockers |
EPs
Year | Title | Label | Other Artist(s) | Notes |
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2008 | Pink Balloon | Tzviah | ||
2011 | Own It | Hype Music | ||
2012 | Christmastime | Independent | ||
2013 | Fix You Up | Independent | ||
2017 | Covers, Vol. 1 | Independent |
Singles
Year | Title | Label | Other Artist(s) | Notes |
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2008 | Let It Go/Taking a Ride | |||
Low | Tzviah | |||
Dance With Joy | Sara Lee/Amber (Heavenly) | Matt Meils | ||
2011 | Pennies for Adam | |||
STFU | ||||
Black | Independent | The Walking Dead trailer track | ||
Let's Light It Up | WWE Music Group | WWE wrestler AJ Lee's entrance track | ||
2012 | Fire | International Family Entertainment | ||
Payphone | ||||
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' | Independent | |||
Fourteen Minutes | ||||
BNE (Best Night Ever) | ||||
Fix You Up | ||||
Perfect Day | ||||
Christmastime | ||||
2013 | Where You Belong | ABC Family | The Fosters' theme song | |
While You Were Up High | ||||
Fingerprints | ||||
Shooting Star | Independent | |||
Summertime | Rykim Records | |||
2014 | Best Day | Independent | ||
2015 | Everything is Feeling' Right | Independent | ||
Everybody Has to Fall | Independent | |||
Best Thing | Independent | |||
Happy Family | Independent | |||
2017 | I See Trouble | Freeform | ||
Run Run Run | Independent | |||
Don't Feel Like Christmas Without You | Independent | |||
2018 | Voices |
Soundtracks
Year | Production | Title | Role | Other Artist(s) | Notes |
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2004 | Ella Enchanted | It's Not Just Make Believe | Performer | ||
Shall We Dance | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | |||
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Wonderful Day | Writer, Performer | |||
2006 | The Cutting Edge: Going For the Gold | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | Video | |
2007 | Girl, Positive | Fly | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | |
Victoria Beckham: Coming to America | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | ||
Custody | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | ||
The Deadly Pledge | Can't Be Everything | Arranger, Performer, Producer, Writer | TV Movie | ||
Holiday in Handcuffs | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | ||
2008 | Tinker Bell | Fly With Me | Performer | Video | |
2009 | Princess Protection Program | Is It Just Me | Performer | TV Movie | |
Bitter/Sweet | Low | Writer, Performer | |||
2010 | Reviving Ophelia | Remember | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | |
Save Me | Writer, Performer | ||||
Knucklehead | Taking a Ride | Writer, Performer | |||
Space Dogs | Watching Over You | Writer, Performer | |||
I Got You | Writer, Performer | ||||
2011 | Carnal Innocence | Remember | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | |
12 Dates of Christmas | Christmastime | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | ||
The Chaperone | Go | Writer, Performer | |||
Let It Go | Writer, Performer | ||||
The Family Tree | STFU | Writer, Performer | |||
2012 | The Pregnancy Project | Finally Free | Writer | TV Movie | |
Don't Give Up | Writer | ||||
Radio Rebel | Brand New Day | Writer, Performer | TV Movie | ||
Pitch Perfect | Female Voice #5 | ||||
2013 | Our Wild Hearts | Who I Am | Performer | TV Movie | |
World War Z | Go | Writer, Performer | |||
Girl on a Bicycle | It Just Takes a Moment | Performer | |||
Play With Me | Performer | ||||
2014 | A Tiger's Tail | Great Big World | Writer, Performer | ||
Best Day | Writer, Performer | ||||
Watching Over You | Writer, Performer | ||||
Composer (additional music) | |||||
Ouija | Go | Writer, Performer | Short Film | ||
2015 | Project Almanac | Extraverdant | Writer, Performer | ||
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of | Incomplete | Lyrics, Music | |||
The DUFF | Nothing Left to Lose | Writer, Performer | |||
Danny Collins | Danny's Background Singer | ||||
Southpaw | Perfect Day | Writer, Performer | |||
2016 | Face 2 Face | Always Got Me | Performer | ||
Best Day | Performer | ||||
Brand New Day | Performer | ||||
Go | Performer | ||||
Imagine | Performer | ||||
On Your Side | Performer | ||||
Such a Good Time | Performer | ||||
2017 | Veeram | We Will Rise | Performer | ||
2018 | Blockers | Gold & Glitter | Writer, Performer | ||
American Paradise | Composer, Composer (theme music) |
Songwriting
Year | Title | Label | Other Artist(s) | Notes |
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2001 | No Less | Reunion Records | Joy Williams | |
Moonlight | Avex Trax | MAX | ||
2002 | Stronger | Gloria Gaynor | ||
2004 | I Could | Curb Records | Kimberley Locke | |
2005 | Incomplete | Jive | Backstreet Boys | |
Taking a Ride | Frontiers Records | Robin Beck | ||
2010 | My Song For You | Walt Disney | Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas | |
2011 | Velvet Sky | Nine North Records | Jessica Ridley | |
2012 | My Song For You | Walt Disney | Bridgit Mendler, Shane Harper | |
2017 | Riding Free | Back Lot Music | Maisy Stella | |
Paper Airplane | Kesha | Unreleased |
Awards and nominations
In 2017, Kimmel won the ASCAP Screen Music Award for The Fosters' theme song Where You Belong.[31]
References
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Kari Kimmel to Perform at L.A.'s Hotel Cafe 8/6". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- 1 2 "Singer-Songwriter, Kari Kimmel, Talks Walking Dead, The Fosters, Singing with Al Pacino and A Whole Lot More! | All Access Music". music.allaccess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Killing It with Kari Kimmel - Music Insider Magazine". blog.musicinsidermagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- 1 2 3 "Kari Kimmel – How being diverse turned into over 500 licensed placements - iSing Magazine". iSing Magazine. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Spotlight: How Singer-Songwriter Kari Kimmel Landed Hundreds of TV & Film Syncs on Her Own Terms". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- 1 2 "Interview with Kari Kimmel". Teal Magazine. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Belonging With Kari Kimmel - Young Entertainment". youngentertainmentmag.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ Hentges, Sarah (2014-09-10). Pictures of Girlhood: Modern Female Adolescence on Film. McFarland. ISBN 9781476608587.
- 1 2 "THURSDAY TRACK PICK - Kari Kimmel's "High" (EXCLUSIVE)". KeyboardMag. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- 1 2 3 Desk, BWW News. "ASCAP Award Winner Kari Kimmel Releases New Album 'Gold & Glitter' Today". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Kari Kimmel Releases New Album". Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Songwriter Kari Kimmel ends her year in the 'Black'". AXS. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ thewweajlee (2013-09-01), WWE: AJ Lee - "Let's Light It Up" (feat. Kari Kimmel), retrieved 2018-07-25
- ↑ Listen Free to WWE & Kari Kimmel - Let's Light It up (AJ Lee) Radio | iHeartRadio, retrieved 2018-07-25
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- ↑ eMinor. "Kari Kimmel | Pop from Boca Raton, FL". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel biography | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "California AIDS Walk Circle of Life Concert | LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "BLACKBOOK PREMIERE: Stunning New Kari Kimmel Single 'Gold & Glitter' - BlackBook". BlackBook. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Events Calendar". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel Radio: Listen to Free Music & Get The Latest Info | iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel albums and discography | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel – DuVinage Music". duvinagepublishing.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Joy Williams (2) - Joy Williams". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kimberley Locke - One Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Kari Kimmel - A Life in the Day". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "2017 Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.