Birth nameKate Rogers Years active1998–present NameKate Rogers GenresPop music, Trip hop
OriginToronto, Canada LabelsGrand Central Records Record labelGrand Central Records
InstrumentsVoice, acoustic guitar, baritone ukulele, harmonica Associated actsMark Rae, Rae & Christian, Aim, Jon Kennedy, The Coast, Tony D RoleMusical Artist · katerogers.net EducationToronto Royal Conservatory of Music AlbumsKate Rogers vs Grand Central, St. Eustacia, Repeat Repeat, Beauregard, Seconds, Gadabout EP Similar PeopleAim, Jon Kennedy, Tony D Profiles Myspace
Kate Rogers - Mighty (QnC remix)
Kate Rogers is the cousin of Grand Central Records head Mark Rae. She was born just outside Toronto, Canada, and as a child studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
She later attended Fashion Design College and during this period she recorded her first song at Grand Central's studio, entitled "Fine". The song was later released on the compilation album Central Heating 2 (2000).
In 1999, she appeared on a track for Aim's debut album, Cold Water Music, which was followed by appearances on the records of a several other Grand Central acts.
Rogers has recorded three albums of her own; the second, Seconds (2005), consists of cover versions of artists including The Smiths, Radiohead, The Pixies and Green Day.
In 2006, Rogers performed with Toronto indie band The Coast.
Rogers' third album, Beauregard, will be released on Rogers' own independent record label under the group name "Kate Rogers Band". Recording of the album is complete, and it was due for release in October 2008, but has been delayed. The other band members are:
Matt Bannister – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
Blue Dunlap – acoustic and electric guitar, lapsteel guitar
Tom Howell – piano, fiddle, vocals
Joanna Borromeo – piano, fiddle, vocals
John Dinsmore – upright/electric bass
Jake Wilkinson – trumpet
Joshua Van Tassel – drums
Ryan Granville Martin – drums
Discography
Kate Rogers Vs Grand Central (October 2003) (This is a collection of all of Rogers' appearances on other Grand Central artists' records.)
St. Eustacia (February 2004)
Seconds (April 2005)
Beauregard (October 2008)
Compilations
Friends in Bellwoods II (2009): "The Same Party"
Songs
Repeat Repeat Nothing Appeals to Me Here St Eustacia Feels Like Years WowBox 54 Rounds Climbing Up the Walls Big Mouth Strikes Again Miss You Here Comes Your Man Broken Arrow Big Me Brain Stew All Too Familiar Mighty This Collective Stealing From You Not Ten Years Ago Joan Sail Good Fortune Go Cold Lonely Year Fine Not Okay The Apology Drag Your Ass The Lake Odyssey Anger Management King George IV Moving
