From Issue #23
THE SCENE
Jakalope
By: Adam Grant
It
wasn’t too long ago that the face and voice of Jakalope,
Katie B., was working as a receptionist at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, sitting on the sidelines with her many musical talents.
A singer since she was a child, Katie
B. found herself (in her early twenties) in the crosshairs of
famed producer/mixer/musician Dave “Rave” Ogilvie,
whose credits include the likes of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch
Nails. Ogilvie was in search of a voice for a project that would
become Jakalope, and after giving Katie B. a number of small projects,
he began to realize that she was it. “He really kept it
casual, and I really didn’t know what I was doing, but I
was just thinking, ‘Oh perfect, I get to write some songs,’”
she explains. “It all just grew right before my eyes, and before I knew what was really happening, Jakalope became what it is now.” Released in 2004, Jakalope’s
debut, It Dreams, is a mix of industrial-driven rock and melodic,
radio-friendly hooks that has given the band lots of attention.
For Katie B., however, her experiences working within a studio
prior to performing in one have made her realize that nothing
is guaranteed. “I saw the good and the bad. I’m fully
aware that this may never amount to anything,” she says.
“You always have to be prepared, because you never know.
So I hope for the best, but I try not to think too much about
it.”
