Self-managed New Zealand artist Katie Thompson first made a name for herself in 2009 when she became the first country artist in the world to raise $50,000 via crowdfunding platform Sellaband.
Since then she has gone on to be the opening act for Sir Elton John in 2011, was flown to Vienna by Global Rockstar to record with 5 other artists from around the world and was a finalist for Best Country Song & Best Country Artist 2020.
To date, Katie has raised over $250,000 for her own & other independent artists campaigns.
With 10+ years in the music industry, Katie is extremely passionate about helping other artists create successful careers & loves to share the knowledge she has gained through her own music career.
Katie runs Quirky Music, a music agency specialising in artist development, social media management & online crowdfunding. Katie is currently running "LEVEL UP": a series of online workshops focused on empowering emerging artists to up-skill and take their music to the next level.
Katie can mentor on Artist Development, Digital Marketing, Crowdfunding, Social Media Management and General Music Industry Advice.