ARTIST INFO

Kim Acuna’s music is rich. . . a complex blend of original alternative pop-rock, blues, and jazz with an occasional splash of Latin. 
Her deep, rich vocals and insightful lyrics combine with an articulate, rhythmic guitar style to produce a unique, full bodied sound - a seductive musical experience that resonates with audiences long after the performance. 
Contact
Web:
www.KimAcuna.com
kim@kimacuna.com
booking@kimacuna.com
Phone:
Phone: 1-907-243-0558
Toll Free: 1-866-658-2248

Bio
Kim’s charismatic talent captures audiences everywhere she plays, with a voice said to be reminiscent of k.d. lang and a unique guitar style that brings other guitarists to the front row  for a closer look.

Whether performing solo with an acoustic guitar, or backed by a band, her music is injected with an energy and spirit that transcends categorization. Kim can easily be considered a “crossover” performer, appealing to the Adult Contemporary, Triple A, Rock, Pop, and Blues listeners, ranging in age from late teens to “late in life.” 

How does she get that sound? One of the most unique aspects about Kim’s music is her ability to create the depth and range of a piano on her guitar using modified capos and creative tunings. For her audience, this translates into uncommon harmonies, visually engaging performances, and a rich sense of the transaction between performer and listener.

Today, Kim’s performances are about much more than playing the guitar. They’re about communicating emotion, bringing an idea to life, and sharing it. Audiences can always count on something fresh and powerful. 

“I want to bring the listener into that special place where it’s just me and my guitar alone in a room, having a new song pour through me. This is the most vulnerable, most wonderful place; it is an elusive place that can’t be made to happen - it is allowed.  My work is not to perform or act, it is to “be” – that is when there are no bounds, no time, no critics; just flowing creativity, free evolving, ever changing, and not about me. This is the gift of music.”

Based in Anchorage, Alaska Kim has a faithful following throughout the Pacific Northwest. Kim has had equal billing shows with Karen Pernick and HBO comedian Georgia Ragsdale. She’s also opened for John Gorka, Willy Porter, Fruit, written and performed jingles for local media, performed and interviewed on live radio shows, and performed professionally since 1993.

In addition to her own work, Kim is an active songwriters’ advocate. She founded the Alaska Performing Songwriters Group and teaches workshops on songwriting, self-promotion, and guitar techniques - featuring the making and using modified capos, and the use of open tunings. Kim has produced and recorded a number of local artists on their recording projects in her home studio and local studios as well.
“Shadows,” Kim Acuna’s debut CD, was released fall 2002. It was so eagerly anticipated by local DJs that at least one Adult Contemporary station in Anchorage started playing her demo CD … and now airs cuts from Shadows regularly. Local fans were so anxious for the release that 100 signed and numbered, pre-release CDs sold within a week. CD number one of the limited edition run was auctioned off at a fundraiser … for $1,000.00! Now that’s excitement. 

Press

“.... So this is what acoustic pop is supposed to sound like. Kim’s writing is incisive and thought provoking, her guitar playing grooving and rhythmic, and her singing is all at once dead-on and go for broke. Pack a dress and a toothbrush, Kim, you won’t be home much once this album gets heard…”
Vance Gilbert,
Philo Records   

“You can always hear the passion in good music... the CD ‘Shadows’ has it! This is an album I can take in to my weekly music meeting and have it compete with the major record label releases for space in our rotation.”
Loren Dixon, 
Program Director KNBA 90.3fm