Kait Dunton: Keyboards and a Creative Life

In this  episode, you get to hear the brilliant and engaging keyboard player and composer Kait Dunton in both conversation and a mini theory workshop on her hit tune This One’s For You!  In this wide-ranging conversation, we talked  about her early days with Snarky Puppy, recording the soundtrack to A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, her love of vintage keyboards and the challenges they present, and her unique approach to teaching which has been influenced by her mentor John D’earth. Kait has gained a huge following on social media like Instagram and TikTok, so I was curious to get her perspectives on connecting with her fans, and dealing with necessary boundaries.   Kait’s new album Keyboards features the sounds of the 1970s and we got into some of her influences and her personal journey to becoming a full-time performer. This episode features some of her recorded work and she generously agreed to demonstrate as well; you can use the timestamps to navigate and you can listen to this wherever you get your podcasts, watch the YouTube video or read the transcript, everything is linked to the show notes on my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/kait-dunton with a gallery of images of Kate’s vintage keyboards as well.

https://www.kaitdunton.com/

 I’m an independant podcaster, and through this series I hope to inspire you with these stories of the incredible breadth and depth of a  life in music with my inspiring guests. This podcast needs your support to continue, and every dollar helps: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:09)recording for the film A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood 

(04:28) 2023 album Keyboards and working with vintage keyboards

(10:09) Richard Tee’s influence

(13:28)Lunch Break from Keyboards

(16:15)recording process, husband drummer Jake Reed, parenting

(20:15) childhood musical education

(22:30)John D’earth

(26:29) Planet D’earth

(26:28) call to action: support the podcast!

(30:24) Snarky Puppy, North Texas, finding her way to a career as a performer

(33:09)music marketing, social media

(38:33) teaching music and theory

(43:28) Kait demonstrates at the piano with some theory within This One’s For You

(50:32)teaching and the importance and deeper meaning of music

(56:35)playing concerts, marketing and social media

(01:01:50) albums versus playlists, streaming versus buying music

(01:09:22) Kait’s reflections on her journey to becoming a full-time performer and composer