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Transcripts is brimming with gutsy guitar riffs and instantaneously catchy head boppin choruses, powerful pop and quiet interspection. Its an album that rocks hard in all the right places and whispers softly when it needs to be thoughtful. Katie is obsessed with writing. Writing prayers, songs, notes, letters, random thoughts - she writes them all down. Helping her to organize her thoughts and figure things out. She was doing a lot of "figuring out" when she wrote the songs on Transcripts. Each one is a story, a continuing transcript of the life of Katie Workman. Thats why she chose Transcripts as the title of her first record. The result is a collection of songs that reveal the personal struggles of this singer/songwriter, from the, angry and defiant "Not Even Missing You" (Katie has a bit of fun with this one) to the irrepressible first single "I'll Go" to the emotional ballad "Waiting", which she wrote for a close long-time friend.


"I'd hate to have anyone telling me what to write. I knew what I wanted to say - and how I wanted to say it."


As an artist with a keen and well-trained ear for vocals and harmony, Katie was intensely involved in every aspect of Transcripts' creation: from being firmly independent while writing her own songs ("I'd hate to have anyone telling me what to write," she emphasizes. "I knew what I wanted to say - and how I wanted to say it"), to choosing her producer and session band, to tirelessly going back and tweaking vocal tracks in the studio, she worked hard to ensure that it would be her very best.


The relaxed atmosphere in the studio comes across in the songs... while recording the vocal tracks for "Waiting" Andy turned off all the lights and lit a candle to create the right mood for Katie as she sang.


The album features the production skills of Andy Horrocks (who has also produced Thousand Foot Crutch, Jody Cross, Miranda Stone, Hello Kelly, and Bevacqua). The process turned out to be a blast: "I didn't know making a record would such a sweet time", she says. Katie is eager to work with Andy again - she says, "whats great about Andy is that he's a talented artist as well as being an incredible producer and he really listened to my ideas and worked hard to make this a CD that I would be proud to put my name on." The relaxed atmosphere in the studio comes across in the songs themselves (while recording the vocal tracks for "Waiting" Andy turned off all the lights and lit a candle to create the right mood for Katie as she sang).
Five of the songs on Transcripts, "Dont Forget", "Worthless", "Home", "Nothing New" and "Let Them Hear" were co-written with James Linderman. "James is not only a great songwriter but hes a great teacher," Katie says. "Ive learned so much by working with him, I look forward to writing with him again on my next album."


"Ive always dreamed of working alongside my brother. He's incredibly talented and as obsessed with music as I am. He's written like a million songs."


Of course, all of the gutsy, buoyant energy that drives the album will come to life in the live show that Katie is taking to the stage. She has assembled a new band, which include her fiance, her youngest sister and older brother. "Its going to be sweet," she says, "Ive always dreamed of working alongside my brother. He's incredibly talented and as obsessed with music as I am. He's written like a million songs."


Katie strives to keep her feet on the ground and her eyes focused on writing powerful life changing lyrics and songs.


A great deal has happened in Katie Workman's life since her chilly February visit to Russia, when she was 19 years old. Doors just kept on opening that lead her closer and closer to recording her first album as a means to launch her career. Katie strives to keep her feet on the ground and her eyes focused on writing powerful life changing lyrics and songs.


She continues to write songs spawned from her experiences in life and is driven by the desire to share them with the world.


She's getting married this year which makes focusing on her career a little challenging but it hasn't slowed her down. She continues to write songs spawned from her experiences in life and is driven by the desire to share them with the world. "Transcripts" is Katie Workman at a new stage in her life; shes passed through the shadows of teen angst and emerged ready to sing out, rock on and have fun. She hopes you enjoy the fruits of her obsession.

A Review by James Linderman, Harmony House
Katie Workman is a songwriter at the very core of her being and that's what helps make her newly released premier CD, Transcripts, so personal and confessional... and practically testimonial.
As a vocal force to be reckoned with, Katie takes this inner dialogue and makes it completely universal, singing passionately for all of us who have found ourselves believing in God, yet still struggling with the many and varied "real world" issues that challenge us in a faith driven life.
Musically, it's a CD that rocks hard in all the right places and whispers softly when it needs to be thoughtful. Every song fits just right.
Transcripts was recorded and produced by the very talented Andrew Horrocks at AME Studios with a world class band, in a world class setting, delivering Katie's captivating and moving songs ready for a world class audience.
Give Katie Workman's new CD Transcripts a listen and prepare to be moved.
James Linderman


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