THE TINY SCRATCH JOURNAL
by Roberta ‘Killing’ Cartisano
A space for you, where only you are called to feel who you are in this life.
Thanks for trusting.
Love, KC
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Independent musician and visual artist with historical and philosophical studies, KC is Roberta Cartisano, Italian multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and session musician.
Influenced by psychedelic folk-rock, orchestral pop, cinematic funk and trip hop, her last album L’ultimo Cuore - The Last Heart (Broken Toys/ Audioglobe 2013), a concept album that take place in the future, received rave reviews in her native Italy, where she was called ‘a pioneer of visionary sound’. Her original songwriting is highly personal and vivid, encapsulating the term emotional rock.
Born in Southern Italy and produced in San Francisco by Bay Area producer George S. Rosenthal and Robertatogether, KC is a hybrid of Roberta's musical roots and an all San Francisco band. Rosenthal also gathered some of the best local session musicians to perform Roberta's arrangements, giving a west- coast vibe to the record.
In May 2018, leading up to the forthcoming album release ‘Vol. 1’(Broken Toys, Cargo Records UK, Goodfellas ITA 2018) some tracks have been unleashed into the wild world: The Drunk Man video was premiered on Folk Radio UK, Sky Stolen was premiered on Clash UK and 'Let Me Go' was premiered on Backseat Mafia and its video appeared on Americana UK, while the track was broadcast on BBC Radio.
KC produces and arranges her soundscapes in her own music studio. She alternates her solo project with an intense activity as a producer and session player (bass, piano and synthesizers). She has contributed to the production of several records in Italy and abroad.
In 2022 KC releases The Lost (Trust Your Son/Awal digital), and a folk-jazz psychedelic version of Rocket Man by Elton John.
As a songwriter and session musician (bass, piano synth) she has shared the stage with Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai / The End Festival, Cecil Sharp House in London), Hugo Race (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Marta Collica (John Parish Band), Enrico Gabrielli (P.J. Harvey) and many more.
Her name is included in the Official dictionary of Italian Songwriters (Songwriters of the new millennium. Dictionary. Michele Neri. Iacobelli 2023).
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