If the old adage that you can judge a person by the company they keep applies to music, Kate Bennett is in fine shape. The Santa Barbara singer-songwriter’s self-produced debut CD, Over the Moon, includes Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina, and acclaimed guitarist Jeff Pevar.

Produced with elegant simplicity, and an ear toward both folk and pop appeal, the 13 songs are infused with impressions of the mountains and ocean of her Santa Barbara hometown. They're also rife with the things that can’t be seen: the rapture and anguish of relationships, the joys and struggles of parenting, and the sensations of longing and belonging.

Although she was born in New Jersey, Kate is all California girl now. Soon after arriving in Santa Barbara she began performing locally. Her first public appearance was a concert at the historical Lobero Theatre, where she shared the stage with other local songwriters.

Some of Kate’s performing credits include performing as member of Jim Messina’s regular "Songwriters in the Round" concerts where she played alongside 60's hit maker Jeff Barry, Poco's Paul Cotton, Toto's David Paich as well as Messina's former partner Kenny Loggins. She has opened for other nationally known artists such as Caroline Aiken and Michael Smith.

Following the fall 1999 release of her CD, Kate has performed regularly throughout Southern and has produced several songwriter shows in Santa Barbara, often donating the proceeds to nonprofit organizations. She has also performed in many other cities, including Vancouver, B.C., Boston, New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Wilmington, N.C

Kate is a performing member of Indiegrrl, an organization that supports women in the independent music industry and she is sponsored by Polysonics. Over the Moon is receiving airplay in the United States, Canada and Europe and has gathered many glowing reviews. See the News page for more information.