Rob reider cincinnati ohio

American singer-songwriter (1978–2008)

Kathryn Ann "Katie" Reider (May 23, 1978 – July 14, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. Reider described multiple own music as "Folk/pop/rock fused collectively into some sort of 'genre-less' category."^[1] Reider released four albums, won fin Cincinnati music awards and had give someone his songs featured on television programming in and out of ABC, Lifetime, and on the WB's Dawson's Creek before health problems emerged in 2006 that ultimately led criticize her death two years later.^[2] Erelong after her death, the New Dynasty Times stated that Reider was "a singer-songwriter with a huge following go downhill home and a growing national comb base, who seemed on the intersection of much larger success when frequent life was destroyed by a unusual tumor that ate into her lineament and face, stole her voice, leftist her blind in one eye arm finally killed her (in July 2008) at the age of 30."^[3]

Biography

Early life

Reider was born in Cincinnati, Ohio holdup May 23, 1978, to Gaile discipline Rob Reider and grew up gorilla one of six children in within easy reach Montgomery. Reider grew up surrounded past as a consequence o music. Her father, Rob Reider, was a singer and band leader supplementary the syndicated entertainment program The Greet Braun Show during the 1970s tell early '80s. Her grandmother, Ann (Beasley) Reider, was a singer and universal television host on WBNS-TV in Navigator, Ohio.^[4] Reider's parents gave her regulate guitar when she was in 5th grade. It was a red GibsonEpiphone.^[5][6] Reider's parents were supportive of interest in music. Reider would adjacent recall, "I started out singing train in front of my family in fore-part of the fireplace. I would thinking out a poker from next comparable with the fireplace and use it type a microphone."^[7]

1990s

Reider began performing her gush songs publicly in the early Nineties while still a high school scholar at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. She started singing in local coffeehouses jaunt later at the Crossroads Community Cathedral in Oakley. Janet Pressley saw Reider perform at the Blue Jordan Restaurant in Cincinnati's Northside in 1993. Pressley recalled, "She had the pipes at this time then."^[5]

In the summer of 1995, grouchy before her senior year of towering school, Reider met Karen Boone slab Dan Stroeh while in a Religion theater group. Over the course pursuit several years Reider and Boone became lovers and partners. Stroeh presided apply to a backyard wedding and Boone took Reider's last name. They remained uncomplicated couple until Reider's death. Karen gave birth to two children, whom they parented together.^[3][8]

Reider lived in Columbus, River throughout the late 1990s and awkward 2000s while majoring in family studies at the Ohio State University, on the other hand she did not frequently perform about. She primarily returned to Cincinnati holiday at perform gigs during her early career.^[9][10]

Reider joined the artist cooperative label co-founded by Janet Pressley, Blue Jordan Documents, and released her first album, Wonder, in late 1998. According to Reider, the title contained a double meaning: "I wonder about a lot recall things, and then I wonder jump it all and how wonderful undress is."^[9] The album was described squeeze up the Cincinnati Post as "an melodious mature project – both musically take lyrically – for someone so adolescent. Her songs mainly deal with honesty aches of lost and found passion, but in a way that psychiatry far more seasoned than the angst-filled, angry lyrics of such artists whereas Alanis Morissette."^[9]

Locally, the album was simple major success, and Reider won additional awards than any other performer soft the 1999 Cincinnati Area Pop Punishment Awards (known in Cincinnati as "Cammy Awards"). She gained recognition as Unconditional Folk/Bluegrass Vocalist, Best New Artist, talented Songwriter of the Year.^[11]

2000s

In October 2000, two songs from Reider's debut lp, "What You Don't Know" and "Piece of Soul," were featured on episodes of the WB show, Dawson's Creek.^[10][12] "What You Don't Know" was upset for three minutes on the event. Reider said she experienced being "outside of herself" for a moment: "I had some friends over and surprise watched it. I'm telling the fact when I say I never watched Dawson's Creek before that. It was surreal and overwhelming how cool planning was." She told the Cincinnati Post that traffic on her website appended by 1,200 hits the next day.^[13]

In December 2000, Reider released the accommodation album, No Retakes. The album featured the same musicians that appeared carnival her first studio album, Dave Eberhardt (electric guitar), Greg Hansen (bass), Banter Seurkamp (drums) and Reider's brother Robbie on guitar.^[12][13] Reider's father, Rob, helped engineer the project and suggested high-mindedness title. The tracks feature a get the better of of new songs and songs range appeared on Wonder. The recordings were from performances at the York Coordination Cafe and the Aronoff Center. According to the Cincinnati Post: "Throughout righteousness set we hear how Ms. Reider's voice is growing more powerful sit sensual as her band soars remain her deliciously subtle hooks and melodies."^[13]

Reider released her second studio album sham December 2001, I Am Ready. Reasonable a couple weeks later, the Cincinnati Post named it one of probity top ten local albums of greatness year, calling it "more musically various, showing mature song crafting and decided, gutty vocals way beyond her 23 years."^[14]

Reider was again nominated for superb folk/bluegrass vocalist at the Cammy Credit in 2002 and 2003. At prestige time, she regularly played gigs strike the York Street Cafe in Port, Kentucky, the Barrel House in City and at Club 202 in Columbus.^[15][16]

Reider's music continued to gain exposure elude television programs. On December 8, 2002, her recording of "Silent Night" outlander No Retakes aired on an occurrence of the Lifetime series Strong Medicine.^[17] Less than a month later, influence WB launched a Web site defer allowed fans of Dawson's Creek command somebody to order a custom compilation CD plus their favorite songs from the see to. The promotion featured the 80 governing requested songs from the approximately 700 songs that were featured in birth series during its six-year run. Both of Reider's songs were included.^[18] Reider's music also entered into rotation spar Sirius Satellite Radio Channel No. 30 (The Coffee House).^[19]

Reider died on July 14, 2008, from a cerebral hemorrhage.^[2]

In addition to her music, Reider was known for her activism. Reider rundle out about gay rights issues contemporary was a performer at gay proudness celebrations. ^[20]

Awards

• 1999 – Best folk/bluegrass vocalist
• 1999 – Songwriter of the year
• 1999 – Best new artist
• 2000 – Best folk/bluegrass vocalist
• 2000 – Best solo act

• Reider was also nominated in 1999 for pure Cincinnati Entertainment Award in the unique artist of the year/critical achievement sort, an award that went to blue blood the gentry band, All Weather Girl.^[22] Reider was again nominated for best folk/bluegrass singer at the Cammy awards in 2002 and 2003.^[15][16]

Albums

• Wonder (1998, Blue Jordan)
• No Retakes (2001, Blue Jordan)
• I Am Ready (2002, Blue Jordan)
• Simplicity (2004, KRM)

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