I am Katie Gandy, a local musician who would love to get you or your kin interested in the extensive world of theoretical knowledge and the vast and creative world of musical discovery. I have been playing music (guitar, piano, and vocals) for as long as I can remember, though I began my instructional journey at the age of 14. Former student of Laurel MacCallum (vocal instructor) and current student of Drew Medlin (guitar instructor), I have simultaneously been incorporating those skills into the live music I provide around the area. The list of projects I have currently been applying said skills to consists of the gypsy jazz group, Flat Out Strangers [vocals], the all-female folk-rock original band, Paisley and the Birdwalkers [bass guitar], the alternative rock original arrangement, OUTEREGO [vocals], and my sometimes solo and sometimes accompanied act entitled Kat Gandy. In the past, I have also played with Kate Vera, Jeff Lucero, Rod Franco & Friends, and more.

In addition to live gigs, I write and record my own original music and would be very interested in assisting any student wishing to explore the depths in which that form of expression has to offer. I have been teaching the ways of the voice at Freeway for close to 3 years now and have been accepting guitar students for the past year, though I also play viola, piano, and try to study anything I can initially get a sound out of. This leaves me open to wander many or [really] any path that music coaxes us down during our lessons.

I enjoy my time at Freeway Music and am ready to welcome any of those to the Freeway fam who are ready to enjoy it right along with me.