Kim Divine
There is a new star rising on the acoustic pop rock scene, and its Kim DiVine. Her mesmerizing voice, heart felt lyrics and Martin Acoustic 000C16 capture audiences instantly—and they’re driving her fate to be one of music’s preeminent performers.
Kim first hit San Diego in late 2005, but she’s already made an extraordinary name for herself playing on Clear Channel’s “Brand X Big Break” on 91X Radio, San Diego’s indie 94.9FM, and unbelievably being asked to organize San Diego’s 2005 GoGirlsMusicFest.
Long before Kim arrived in Southern California to pursue her dream, she began extensive training in the sleepy town of Holden, Massachusetts. There, she developed her real instrument: a well-honed, angelic voice. Kim’s singing is a rare combination of delicate, breathy sounds and strong, powerful incantations. Even the best singers are awed when she takes the stage.
Kim’s first LP met with great reviews. The Pulse Magazine described Here and in Between as
“more than just an enigmatic album name. It captures the mature and mixed-up moments, the ambitious yet hesitant yearnings, the daily history and clean slates that come with being in your twenties. With Here and In Between, DiVincenzo proves herself a viable candidate for the guild of singer-songwriters that includes Jackson Browne, Suzanne Vega, Josh Ritter – humble storytellers who marry a telling melody with a simple but arresting guitar line. From the first listen, her album reads like a well-crafted book of short stories – a tightly knit community of songs that shares themes and moods while exploring different avenues, possibilities and melodic convictions. The tone of her lyrics matches her delivery and her guitar hooks provide a fitting hypnotic, moody counterpart. She is a hard working musician, who deserves your shortlist of new and unforgettable songwriters.”
Kim’s new EP, Hummingbird showcases her dynamic voice and wide-ranging, song-writing ability. Each song has it’s own unique feeling and could easily be featured as a single.
Kim’s producer, Keith Orfanides, is owner of Light of Day Studios and has studied closely under mentor and Vanguard recording artist, Greg Laswell. Kim worked with Keith to produce an album that features six unforgettable songs backed by violin, acoustic and electric guitar, drum and bass, and piano. The perfectly blended sounds are described as “a witty mixture of Michelle Branch, Coldplay and Sarah McLachlan.”
The autobiographical lyrics of her new album are strikingly tangible but remain abstract. In the opening lines of What’s It Gonna Be? she sings,
“don’t search for love that’s what they say; what you’re looking for will find it’s way,”
while in Broken, she delivers,
“I think you feel this. It slipped it’s way inside, your shadows darken deceive your mind. Now I am broken the pain inside I breathe into you; you’re numb inside.”
Both songs are featured on her upcoming EP, along with A Nobel Prince where she hauntingly recounts an unrequited love,
“You loved me and I tried to give into your dreams. My heart can’t bend faster to fit into the seams. And I feel disaster coming on cause you want more than I’m made of; and you’ll fight this battle till you’ve won, but what if you can’t win?”
It will be lyrical content, drive and natural talent that help Kim reach her dreams of sharing her music on a larger scale; it’s her fate.
