July is a melding of 2 spirits trying to be human: Kim Weber and John D'Amato.  You will find a sampling of their music here, such as John's  Crooked Mile, which in live shows shifts into Kim's ethereal Shed Shadow, featuring her songwriting and vocals and D'Amato's lead guitar.  Keep checking back to watch them create more music together.  This is just the beginning.

I sing and make up songs for a living. I also teach other people how to do it. Always interested in connecting with other creators. Together we are stronger! xo Love is a verb.

Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer. 
www.aprilkellymusic.com
Music to make you feel something...

Songwriter & Producer

Contact: musicbytk@gmail.com

How would you describe your music style?

I’ve always called it “alternative-pop,” as a half-hearted, half-joke. Because truthfully, I love so many types of music that I think my love for blues, funk, rock, and pop will always shine through. When I sit down to first write a song, I try to focus on lyrics and melody, whether there's a guitar part already written or I'm writing to a piece of music. My goal has always been for everyone to feel and identify with the lyrics in some capacity while having a melody they can bump on the highway or have in their ear while they’re on break and everything in between; hopefully, it sticks with them. I want my music to help people get through life’s complex changes and winding roads, wherever it may take them. I want to help with any of those moments the best I can.

What artists inspire you?

I’m inspired by so many different aspects of different artists, from the guitar playing of Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, Rodrigio & Gabriela, to the songwriting of Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Fiona Apple, Sara Bareilles, and Bob Dylan. Plus, I love the way bands and artists like Foo Fighters, Grateful Dead, and Justin Timberlake have mastered the art of live shows and performances, to how The Beatles and James Brown were masters of melody. If you’re out there doing your own thing, writing your music, and pouring your heart and soul into the craft that you love so much, then I think you’re inspiring everyone. I think you can draw inspiration from anyone doing it on their terms.

Can you add to the flow? I know this sounds crazy, but I want to turn all this  into something to dance with.  I hear all kinds of funky beats and grooves behind these songs, but don't know quite how to do it......Dee-Lite and Parliament meets Moby and yes, Dido, even Portishead, with a little gospel and a lot of everlasting Love all the way through.  Can you help me?  Can you hear it through the rough of these recordings?  Feedback, ideas, and expertise welcomed.....<3

If you check out the link below, you can also find me performing with By the Bushel, in the good company of Sean T. Johnson,  Mark DeWitt, Todd Brandes and Andrew Critchelow.  
Who am I?  A songwriter and vocalist with an eclectic range of influences and a unique style and voice. I started with a love of music, a need to write, and a dream of making music that carried over from childhood, and stepped up to the microphone 13 years ago. Since then I have performed my songs as a lead singer in the band Mamakitty Southwood, who released the album Surely You Jest in 2009, and in the band By the Bushel, who released the album No Shade, No Shelter in 2015. I am also a member of Nashville Songwriters’ Association International and The Heartland Songwriters’ Association of Kentucky. 
This new route, and new piano music, is completely different for me, and I am thrilled to be on this adventure!


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