{"id":1122,"date":"2019-07-27T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/2019\/07\/27\/five-questions-with-katie-louise\/"},"modified":"2019-07-27T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T12:00:07","slug":"five-questions-with-katie-louise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/27\/five-questions-with-katie-louise\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions with Katie Louise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s been about four months since local singer\/songwriter and classically-trained pianist <a href=\"https:\/\/iamkatielouise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Katie Louise<\/a> released her debut EP. <em>Unleash<\/em>, a seven-track collection of originals, was a labor of love \u2014 and an expression of pent-up baggage \u2014 that resulted in an album that somehow makes a piano fit in seamlessly with modern-day pop music. Since the release, a lot has happened for Louise, including gigs, wedding planning and buying a new house. NYS&#8217; Kaitlin Lembo sat down with the 21-year-old to talk about what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Lembo:<\/strong> It\u2019s been four months since you released <em>Unleash<\/em> and we\u2019ve seen you in several shows since then. How has life been since the release?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katie Louise:<\/strong>&nbsp;To be honest, this year has been crazy. Right after I released the EP, I was hit with a lot of new milestones: wedding planning, my fianc\u00e9 and I buying our new home, starting all the renovations. I definitely haven\u2019t had time to market <em>Unleash<\/em> the way I wanted to, but I\u2019m hoping after the wedding in September to make music videos for some of the songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Imprisoned in Paradise\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_JLvo5jKck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Lembo<\/strong>: What made you decide to release merch with the EP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katie Louise:&nbsp;<\/strong>I\u2019ve always had merch, but I believe in \u2018new EP, new merch.\u2019 It\u2019s a complement to the EP and it\u2019s also a fun creative outlet. This merch has done better than ever; stock is moving quickly and we\u2019ve gotten so much love! It\u2019s been a slam dunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Lembo<\/strong>: How was the response to your EP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katie Louise:&nbsp;<\/strong>People seem to really enjoy it. Again, I haven\u2019t had time to market much, so I know it could be much better. We had originally sat aside a bit of money for marketing and we just haven\u2019t had time to touch it yet; we are hoping to dip into it after the wedding and do some serious marketing. But those who have heard it seem to give overall very positive feedback. It\u2019s an amazing feeling to have people love what you write!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Lembo: <\/strong>Do you think you\u2019ll be releasing another EP in the near future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katie Louise:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ideally, I\u2019d like to release something new every two years. It seems like a nice time period for something to do well, while not becoming boring or overplayed. I have been working on some new stuff but it\u2019s taken a backseat to the things happening in my personal life. But I would love to release something else at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Lembo: <\/strong>You played with Skeeter Creek and now you\u2019ve performed with SIRSY just this past Sunday. What has it been like to perform with two staple upstate acts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katie Louise:&nbsp;<\/strong>It\u2019s absolutely exciting. When I first started, I was booking a few gigs here and there. My fianc\u00e9 helps me book gigs now and since he\u2019s taken over, he\u2019s everywhere and booking me with some really incredible people. I loved performing at Wicked because it\u2019s a whole different world musically from Trick Shot, even though it\u2019s in the same place. I used to perform here when I started gigging, and to come back full circle and perform with SIRSY and see where I\u2019ve come from is so motivating and inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Unleash <\/em>can be streamed or purchased on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6JAdwa5YmQtd4fjh60xXp2?si=Xm8xWPHGR3OcDn6i8KjOXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Spotify <\/a>and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/katie-louise\/1453542555\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlightnews.com\/thespot\/2019\/07\/24\/five-questions-katie-louise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">originally published<\/a> by The Spot 518, is property of Spotlight Newspapers in Albany, N.Y., and appears as a special to NYSMusic. TheSpot518 and NYSMusic work in partnership to provide readers with in-depth coverage on the local music scene in the Capital District and New York state, respectively. For more, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/TheSpot518.com.\" target=\"_blank\">TheSpot518.com.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been about four months since local singer\/songwriter and classically-trained pianist Katie Louise released her debut EP. Unleash, a seven-track collection of originals, was a labor of love \u2014 and an expression of pent-up baggage \u2014 that resulted in an album that somehow makes a piano fit in seamlessly with modern-day pop music. 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