Kaylee Rutland, an 18-year-old Contemporary Country Singer/Song Writer from Texas, is scheduled to play on the 12th Annual Dallas Music Festival this year. Music has always been something that Kaylee has wanted to do, and it has been a huge part of her life ever since she was a child. Kaylee likes to focus a lot of her songs around material that she feels strongly about, such as her family and friends, faith, and love, and she says that all of her inspiration comes from Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, 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.
Kaylee and her band plan on releasing their second CD sometime in the near future - it has been about a year since her first EP was released. Kaylee also recently wrapped up recording a song and filming a music video with country stars, Jamie O'Neal and Colt Ford. "It was a real blessing to record with such nice and down to earth people like Jamie and Colt," said Rutland. When Kaylee was just starting out in music, she says her biggest challenge was being comfortable on stage in front of a crowd when she originally felt awkward being in front of so many people.
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.
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.
Kaylee and her band plan on releasing their second CD sometime in the near future - it has been about a year since her first EP was released. Kaylee also recently wrapped up recording a song and filming a music video with country stars, Jamie O'Neal and Colt Ford. "It was a real blessing to record with such nice and down to earth people like Jamie and Colt," said Rutland. When Kaylee was just starting out in music, she says her biggest challenge was being comfortable on stage in front of a crowd when she originally felt awkward being in front of so many people.
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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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.
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