Kacey Cubero

Kacey Cubero

Kacey Cubero is an American singer-songwriter from Washington, DC, who later moves to California after completing a degree in business and finance. An only child, she grows up with a guitar as a constant companion and develops music as a central part of her life. Her work sits in rock and alt-country, and she is also associated with country, americana and female vocal styles.

Career

After moving to California, Cubero spends years writing, performing and touring, refining a style described as edged and distinctive. Her second release, Diamond in the Rough, is noted for its direct and personal character. She later writes and produces Fill Your Cup, an album mixed in Nashville by Grammy Award winner David Z. The record is described as drawing on themes of relationships and as fitting within americana.

Awards and recognition

In 2006, Cubero is named Artist of the Year by the Santa Barbara Blues Society and represents the organisation at the International Blues Competition in Memphis. Her song Feather in the Wind wins Folk Song of the Year at the MAVRIC Independent Music Awards in 2009. She is also named Indie Artist of the Year twice by Singer Magazine.

Collaborations

Cubero collaborates with a wide range of musicians, including Jackson Browne, Jimmy Calire of America, Greg Douglass of the Steve Miller Band and Van Morrison, Marty Fera of Joe Walsh and Glenn Frey, Bill Flores of Albert Lee and Jim Messina, Joe Molland of Badfinger, Gary Scruggs, Chris Slade of AC/DC and The Firm, David Sutton of Lucinda Williams and Melissa Etheridge, and Kim Wilson.

Style

Her songwriting and vocal delivery are compared with Shelby Lynne and Lucinda Williams. Her own account of songwriting presents music as a place for personal expression and connection with listeners.