KATE DEL
Kate DeL is a seasoned professional in the music industry coming from a long line of musicians. Kate began her studies at the young age of eight, and through schooling discovered her passion for music, forging new paths in a Grammy award winning high school music program, leading her to peruse her passion as a professional musician.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Findlay. During her time at Youngstown State, she studied classical voice performance, music education, and minored in french horn. Her specialty in various genres of voice has lead her to many opportunities gaining her a high reputation as a vocalist. Some of these credits include, New York City’s renowned cabaret spot 54 Below with Rumer Willis and Tony and Grammy winning producer Michael J. Moritz Jr; Trump Tower; BB King’s Jazz Club; The National Anthem for the Cleveland Brown’s, Cleveland Indians, and Cleveland Cavaliers; etc. Kate also performs freelance around the north eastern Ohio area with her acoustic duo, multiple wedding bands, and is heard on multiple albums as a hire backup vocalist. Most recently, Kate was hired to write and perform an original song for multiple events at the 2022 Cannes Lions Festival in Cannes, France leading her to the release of her first original song "FEARLESS". Kate has also released two lullaby albums recorded for her daughter Sophie, "Cradle Songs", with partner Alexandre Marr, and "for the Wildflowers"; with partner Joe Richley both topping 25+ playlists on Spotify.
In addition to her music career, Kate is a published author of children's book series "Marshmallow's Big Adventures" with a second installment of the series in 2023. She is also Co-Founder of The CODA Collective; a premier wedding vendor business serving the North East Ohio area.