Kathrin Shorr showcased at A&R Online.

"This is an artist who deserves to be heard" - Performing Songwriter Magazine

In the world of performing songwriters, there is perhaps no higher compliment. Armed with a warm soulful voice, the raw honesty of her acoustic guitar, and deeply resonating songs, Kathrin Shorr is emerging as one of today’s most promising singer-sonwriters. Many people want to be heard, some artists truly deserve the chance. Every time Kathrin picks up a guitar and steps to the microphone, she is out to prove she is one them. From the glowing reviews and fans she has been gathering in both the United States and Europe, it’s obvious that people are indeed listening and taking notice.

Born in London, England, in 1974, Kathrin grew up in Los Angeles, California. As a teenager she found an old acoustic guitar in her father’s clock shop and spent the next several months teaching herself to play. What she also discovered along the way was a voice full of power and passion. Drawing influences from artists like The Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt and Etta James, Kathrin began crafting a sound she calls “soulfolk”.

In her first year on the scene she was nominated for the 1996 Artist of the Year Award by the National Academy of Songwriters. In 1998 Kathrin released her debut CD, “the seed” to rave reviews, and was chosen to receive ASCAP's prestigious Sammy Cahn Lyricist Award, presented at the Lincoln Center in NYC. She performed at the NXNE Music Conference in Toronto, and toured up and down the west coast in support of her CD. Kathrin has showcased at the North American Folk Alliance Conferences in Memphis, Tennessee, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has performed in Cannes, France for the MIDEM Music Festival, in Edinburgh, Scotland for the Fringe Festival, and in Copenhagen, Denmark as a featured artist on the nationally televised program “Good Morning Denmark”. Kathrin was singled out of 2500 entrees as a finalist in the Lilith Fair Talent Search in Los Angeles. Her song, “Jeri’s Song”, appears in the film, “5 Minutes”, which won the Gold Jury Award for short film at the 2001 Houston International Film Festival. Recently Kathrin recorded music which was featured in a trailer for the Academy Award nominated film, “The Hours”, and she appeared on a special edition of CNN for a story covering the rising popularity of house concerts and the artists in demand.