By Jake O'neil
Kaylee Rutland performed on this year's Dallas Music Festival. She is an 18 year old singer/songwriter working in the contemporary country genre. Music has been an enormous part of her life since she was a child and being musical performer has always been something she's wanted to do. Kaylee focuses all of her songs around material that is close to her heart, such as her faith, her family, as well as her friends, and she states that most of her influence is from other country singers like Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, and Sarah Evans.
When Kaylee writes songs, she says she can be tough on herself because she musically holds herself to a very high standard . Once Kaylee has words created for a song, she gets together with her bandmates to jam through the basic structure and bounce ideas off of each other. "If I hear someone say something that I think would work great in a song, I'll take that knowledge with me and work with it to write my lyrics," she says.
When Kaylee was just starting out in music, she says her biggest challenge was getting on stage and being comfortable instead of feeling out of place. Other than that, Kaylee says she very rarely has any trouble with her band, pointing out that they get along really great. Kaylee and her band plan on releasing their 2nd album in the near future - it has been almost a year since her first EP was put out. Kaylee also recently wrapped up filming a music video and recording a track with country artists, Jamie O'Neal and Colt Ford. "It was a real blessing to record with such nice and down to earth people," states Kaylee.
If Kaylee could open up for any band or performer in the world, she would want to open up for her idol, Reba McEntire. Kaylee's favorite show she has played so far has been the Pregame Party on the Plaza - a two-hour set prior to a Dallas Stars hockey game. She has been lucky enough to play this event twice. "It was freezing cold but I loved every second of it!" she says.
"Whenever you're an up and coming artist," Kaylee says, "you will always have those people that will want to bring you down and want to tell you that your music isn't good enough. Don't listen to them, because they are just out to put you down." Kaylee also went on to say how important it
When Kaylee was just starting out in music, she says her biggest challenge was getting on stage and being comfortable instead of feeling out of place. Other than that, Kaylee says she very rarely has any trouble with her band, pointing out that they get along really great. Kaylee and her band plan on releasing their 2nd album in the near future - it has been almost a year since her first EP was put out. Kaylee also recently wrapped up filming a music video and recording a track with country artists, Jamie O'Neal and Colt Ford. "It was a real blessing to record with such nice and down to earth people," states Kaylee.
If Kaylee could open up for any band or performer in the world, she would want to open up for her idol, Reba McEntire. Kaylee's favorite show she has played so far has been the Pregame Party on the Plaza - a two-hour set prior to a Dallas Stars hockey game. She has been lucky enough to play this event twice. "It was freezing cold but I loved every second of it!" she says.
"Whenever you're an up and coming artist," Kaylee says, "you will always have those people that will want to bring you down and want to tell you that your music isn't good enough. Don't listen to them, because they are just out to put you down." Kaylee also went on to say how important it
If Kaylee could open up for any band or performer in the world, she would want to open up for her idol, Reba McEntire. Kaylee's favorite show she has played so far has been the Pregame Party on the Plaza - a two-hour set prior to a Dallas Stars hockey game. She has been lucky enough to play this event twice. "It was freezing cold but I loved every second of it!" she says.
"Whenever you're an up and coming artist," Kaylee says, "you will always have those people that will want to bring you down and want to tell you that your music isn't good enough. Don't listen to them, because they are just out to put you down." Kaylee also went on to say how important it is to listen to those who love you and believe in you and not anyone else. Her biggest advice to other up and coming artist around the world is that they should always believe in themselves, because if they do, they will succeed.
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"Whenever you're an up and coming artist," Kaylee says, "you will always have those people that will want to bring you down and want to tell you that your music isn't good enough. Don't listen to them, because they are just out to put you down." Kaylee also went on to say how important it is to listen to those who love you and believe in you and not anyone else. Her biggest advice to other up and coming artist around the world is that they should always believe in themselves, because if they do, they will succeed.
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Thanks to Kaylee Rutland for taking time to share her experiences with us here at Gorilla Music. For more information on the Dallas Music Festival, EagleOne Entertainment, and Gorilla Music check out the Gorilla Music website.