Raised in the farmlands of South Central Illinois, Catlin's love of music began at home with her mothers’ extensive collection of opera, classical, jazz and blues music.
Throughout her early years she began doing voice work and learned to read and perform music on various instruments including the piano, drums and reed instruments. At the early age of fifteen she began creating and writing her own songs. Practicing reads by studying the encyclopedia and dictionary she developed a keen sense of diction and lyric writing.
Since her teen years she has been averaging 12 to 15 original songs a week. Her current portfolio of original works is over 1000 +. Although her performance style is Jazz her collection of original songs cover a wide range of styles in Rock, Country, Blues, Pop, World, and Contemporary music.
Catlin now spends her time in Nashville, TN recording commercial voice and studio performance work and promoting her original songs.
All recorded songs are available as singles from the catalogue or through CDs. You can hear Catlin Hale on various Internet radio stations and can find her CDs in distribution through-out the Internet. To enjoy 60-second samples or to purchase songs visit her music page . To listen to media commercial voice work visit her voice talent page. You can also find her through the following websites or just use any search engine and just type in "Catlin Hale":
http://www.catlinhale.com/voice_talent
http://catlinhale.voice123.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/catlinhale
http://www.rhapsody.com/catlinhale
http://www.isound.com/catlin_hale
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=8882
http://www.snappdragon.com
On the performance scene Catlin creates music with a select team of talented musicians. Her band consists of Eric Clancey on keyboard, Mike Paterson on bass, Kent Klee on drums, Rich Cohen on saxophone and David Johnson on lead guitar. Live performances along with recorded studio work allow this group to entertain music lovers everywhere.
This is a voice worth listening to whether it be in commercial voice work or through the music. Join her fans in understanding why Catlin has been receiving broadcast and newsworthy attention. Check out the schedule to see Catlin perform live or to stay in touch with the current studio work. This is an artist you will want to make sure to add to your music collection.