About
I am an experimental singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, a quilt of memories and mystical practice. Growing up in Chicago, I would sneak out during school nights to see shows and spend Sundays learning prayer rituals taught by a Bohemian Czech grandmother. This set a unique musical foundation leading me to pursue opera training, string arranger, beat making and classical poetry. Starting in the musical project Arkade before becoming a full developed solo vision. Giving voice to my spiritual beliefs, I have lived many lives before putting my heart in song: social worker, student, tap dancer, teacher, wanderer. Living in the Black Forest, London and by the sea, These patches of experience and experimentation bring together a musical broth of magical realism and urban life ripe of lucid dreams and superstition.
Using weird and wonderful places to record: a field of swans, seaplane port, boat house, tunnels with 12 second natural delay, and a haunted school from the 1900s. I have worked with a talented carousel of musicians and engineers: Jeffery McNulty, Shawn Hatfield, Bobby Wane, Lori Goldston, Brian Deck and more. My music has been featured in The Wire , Bandcamp Daily, Astral Noize and White Light//White Heat. Played on radio stations; NPR’s Radio One, BBC6, Dublab and The Wire presents Joseph Stannard Adventures in Sound playlist on Resonance FM. Receiving grants from The Grammy Foundation, Rauschenburg Foundation and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. My latest full length, Tuff Feathers on Grimalkin Record made ‘Top 7 Essential releases of November’ 2021 on Bandcamp Daily. Having tracks featured on compilations for Shoutyourabortion and recently, Women of Noise For Palestine.
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Tuff Feathers
“Kelli Frances Corrado is a masterful arranger” - JJ Skolnik , Bandcamp Daily
“Kelli Frances Corrado has haunted folk sensibilities which focus on presence and healing"- Emily Pothast, The Wire
“Tuff Feathers is magical realism in sonic form, one long dreamscape that feels at once vulnerable in a way that’s human and yet celestial, like something not quite of this universe.” -George Parr, Astral Noize
Shows
In addition to playing shows at venues, I performs at DIY spaces and unique events. Performances not always listed here. To find out about these shows and stay updated. Sign up for my newsletter HERE
CLASSES
Currently, I am offering private online and limited in-person piano, guitar and voice lessons.
I have been a teaching artist for over 18 years, specializing in helping the beginner start. My philosophy is to create individualized lesson plans for each student based in theory, technique, ear training and student goals with an emphasis on creativity and empowerment. Believing music is a language based on listening and personal expression. I am also a part of the Seattle Office of Arts Culture, Creative Advantage teaching roster. Supporting a belief in the equity and accessibility of music lessons for everyone. Whether you are 5 or 75 years old, I can help you.
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