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Kate's first recorded compositions were with Brisbane band Elsewhere, formed in 20XX, which released an EP of original songs with Kate as lead singer before breaking up in 2)XX.

Kate became well-known in Brisbane as a solo artist when she appeared in the annual cabaret showcase Women In Voice in 2002, 2004 and 2005, sharing the stage with such performers as Margaret Roadknight, Jenny Morris and Chrissy Amphlett. In 2006 she was a member of Broad, a touring show that also featured a group of female artists with a range of styles and backgrounds.

As well as touring throughout Australia and appearing regularly at the Woodford, Port Fairy and Blue Mountains festivals, Kate has appeared on national television as a guest panelist on RocKwiz (SBS) and Spicks and Specks (ABC-TV Australia). In 2007 she appeared in the annual Australia Day Live Concert from Canberra, forming a trio with fellow Broad members Mia Dyson and Deborah Conway.

Upon graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music where she majored in Voice, Kate joined Opera Queensland for a year and was to have moved on to singing Gilbert and Sullivan with Opera Australia. Instead, she turned her back on classical singing to concentrate on popular music and songwriting. Her stage shows are still noted for snatches of opera-style singing, usually for comic effect, for example in parodies of The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive or Talking Heads' Psycho Killer.

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Chris Spencer et al, Who's Who of Australian Rock (5th edition), 2002
Noel Mengel, Something for Kate among the rock hits, Brisbane Courier-Mail, 10 August 2006