Kim Fox (musician)

Kim Fox (born 1968 in Manhattan, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist based in New York City.[1]

Kim Fox
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Manhattan, New York
OriginNew York City
GenresModern adult contemporary, pop rock
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active1997-present
LabelsDreamWorks, Franklin Castle

Biography

Fox is the daughter of doo-wop singer Norman Fox, known for his band Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys. She attended Vassar College, where she majored in music composition and theory. While in college, she hoped to become an opera singer, but after seeing a performance by Suddenly, Tammy!, she decided to become a pop musician. She met producer Paul Mahern through a publishing deal with Bertelsmann Music Group; Mahern subsequently recorded her early demo tracks. She decided to move to Mahern's hometown of Bloomington, Indiana because she was taken with the city, and with Mahern's producing style.[2]

Her debut album, Moon Hut, was released on September 9, 1997 on DreamWorks Records. The album was produced by Mahern and arranged by Mark Bingham.[3][4][5] The first single from the album was "I Wanna Be a Witch", which was released to adult album alternative radio in late August 1997. Prior to the single's release, WXPN's Bruce Warren said that his station planned to put the single in heavy rotation once it was released.[4] The album's second single, "Sweetest Revenge," was released in 1998.[6]

All of the musicians who performed on Moon Hut lived in Bloomington at the time of recording.[7] The album received positive reviews from critics, but was commercially unsuccessful, which prompted Fox to back out of her contract with DreamWorks. She subsequently moved to Los Angeles in 1998, and released her second album, Return to Planet Earth, in 2003 through Franklin Castle Recordings.[2][8]

Since 2005, she has worked as a professional photographer.[9]

Musical style

A 1997 review of "I Wanna Be A Witch" in Billboard described Fox as "a formidable young artist with a knack for combining irony and humor with acoustic-rock-rooted melodies that have a subtle Tin Pan Alley feel."[10] Allmusic labelled her as being "natural for those who crave a certain level of intelligence with their pop hooks."[2]

Discography

References
  1. D, Spence (2003-11-11). "11 Questions With Kim Fox". IGN. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  2. Mason, Stewart. "Kim Fox Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  3. "Fox Tracks". Indianapolis Star. 9 September 1997. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-07-12). "High-Profile Music at Home in Bloomington". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 86.
  5. "Staff Profiles". pietystreet.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1998-05-09). "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 31.
  7. Lounges, Tom (26 October 1997). "Singer Kim Fox makes transition from Big Apple". nwitimes.com.
  8. Robinson, Charlotte (2 March 2003). "Kim Fox: Return to Planet Earth". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. https://kimfoxphotography.com/about-kim/
  10. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-08-30). Flick, Larry (ed.). "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 86. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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