Katie Cecil

UPDATE October 2009

KSM, the all girl aternative pop rockers have been awarded the Artist of the Month on Musiqtone.com.

Read more about KSM on their official website.

Katie Cecil is an AMTC grad who was first placed in NY as a preteen actress and is now a member of the hottest teen girl rock band in the country! Here’s part of KSM’s official bio:

By now, KSM has grown used to the look of astonishment on peoples faces. It makes the band laugh to get the same old questions: How could five teenage girls possibly play so well? Its gotta be a trick, right? Wrong. KSM is the real deal, and every time they take the stage, the L.A.-based quintet blows ‘em away. Now, with the impending release of their 2009 Buena Vista Records debut CD and their national summer tour opening for Demi Lovato, KSM is poised to show the world what girl power is all about.

This won’t be the first time they’ve shared the stage with Demi. They’ve opened for her, as well as Honor Society and Jonas Brothers recently. In fact, their Jonas Brothers date in Detroit led to MTV Buzzworthy praising KSM’s single, Distracted, adding We’re thinking their LP may well be hyperventilation-worthy in its own right. That single, which was featured on Radio Disney Jams 11, perched in the Radio Disney Top 30 for three months straight. But the girls earned all their success, touring clubs and high school campuses across the country over the past year (and even tearing the roof off L.A.‘s Roxy nightclub before an audience of arm-crossed skeptics, who dropped the skepticism after one song).

They may not be the first all-girl rock band The GoGos, The Runaways and The Bangles did it years ago but KSM is different. They’re younger, looser, and they rock so much harder. No wonder they grabbed the attention of Buena Vista Records and producer/songwriters Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil.

When it comes to making music, Kate, Katie, Shae, Sophia, and Shelby are a five-girl wrecking crew unto themselves. Sure, in songs like “Permission to Party” and “Saturdays Sundays,” they sing of the world they know: boys, dating, texting, playing, and partying. Yet they also bring a surprising measure of depth, especially in songs like “Don’t Come Crying” and “Every Time You Go.” Says lead singer Shelby Cobra, “Being all girl, all teen, were usually pre-judged. People don’t expect that much but we usually convince the audience that were a legit rock band, and not just a chick band.

See the Official KSM YouTube page

January 15, 2008 UPDATE:
Katie is now a member of the POGO’s (formed by the famous singing group of the 80’s – the GOGO’S) which is owned by Walt Disney Records. Album will be out in the spring.

Original Entry Katie Cecil is managed by Ted Brunson and signed with FFT and Innovative Artists, New York. She played ‘Joni’ in a Camryn Manheim (of The Practice fame) WB comedy pilot, an independent film, “Serial,” and she has appeared on Criminal Minds on CBS and has a recurring role on NBC’s Medium; she has a record deal pending.