The Dish, without the fish.
Kimly is a Vietnamese-American singer/songwriter from Orange County. Is she the melancholy indie, coffee shop girl with a soothing, airy voice? Not quite. She is pop rock, big sound, big vocals, packed in a little body. “I didn’t expect that voice to come out of her,” is the common reaction of audience members. As Harriet Shock, a platinum recording artist put it, Kimly is “[an] adorable, talented and fabulous performer!”
Kimly is currently working on her next digital release, soon to be debuted early summer of this year. Though writing laid back tunes to the beat of her heart is still her forte, Kimly is switching gears full throttle towards a bigger, more produced sound. Her upcoming single, “Wreck,” will premiere the side of her writing that she has been waiting so long to express. “My guitar and I alone just won’t cut it anymore,” Kimly admits. “Not that I don’t love folk, but I’ve gotten to the point where everything I write and sing sounds like folk to people, no matter how much I try to change things up. I think I’ll try incorporating African rhythms and Gregorian chants next time.”
Music, especially songwriting, has always been a driving passion in Kimly’s life. Her first song was “written” before being able to utter her first words. Repeated so many times, her mom began singing along. In her adult life, Kimly became a proud member of a long established Vietnamese choir, Ngan Khoi, where she later became one of the founding members of Song Xanh, a youth subdivision of Ngan Khoi. Thereafter, Kimly branched off to further pursue her solo career, performing bi-monthly as one of Live OC Magazine's artists over a span of one year’s time. In 2008, Kimly released an EP entitled, “Good Evening,” produced by TK Gardner. Since then, she has been performing at various venues throughout California, from San Jose to South Orange County. In May of 2010, Kimly was honored to be invited to play at a LAWiM (LA Women in Music) event.
Kimly plans to use her music as a means to send a resounding message of encouragement, positivity, and most importantly, love. Although, “Wreck,” may sound contradicting, it is only the first of many on her upcoming album. Tracks such as, “Shake,” “How We Communicate,” and “Let the Loving Start,” challenge people to step outside of their comfort zone, to “show some love,” and “shake the world with it.” “I truly believe that we ‘have the power to make anything change,’ as long as love is our motivation.”
Be on the lookout for Kimly’s new single, “Wreck,” due early summer 2011. Don't forget to check back often with this website, as performances and release dates will be updated regularly! If you haven't found her on Twitter, Myspace or Youtube, check out her profiles under the username "Kimlymusic" ;)
Kimly is currently working on her next digital release, soon to be debuted early summer of this year. Though writing laid back tunes to the beat of her heart is still her forte, Kimly is switching gears full throttle towards a bigger, more produced sound. Her upcoming single, “Wreck,” will premiere the side of her writing that she has been waiting so long to express. “My guitar and I alone just won’t cut it anymore,” Kimly admits. “Not that I don’t love folk, but I’ve gotten to the point where everything I write and sing sounds like folk to people, no matter how much I try to change things up. I think I’ll try incorporating African rhythms and Gregorian chants next time.”
Music, especially songwriting, has always been a driving passion in Kimly’s life. Her first song was “written” before being able to utter her first words. Repeated so many times, her mom began singing along. In her adult life, Kimly became a proud member of a long established Vietnamese choir, Ngan Khoi, where she later became one of the founding members of Song Xanh, a youth subdivision of Ngan Khoi. Thereafter, Kimly branched off to further pursue her solo career, performing bi-monthly as one of Live OC Magazine's artists over a span of one year’s time. In 2008, Kimly released an EP entitled, “Good Evening,” produced by TK Gardner. Since then, she has been performing at various venues throughout California, from San Jose to South Orange County. In May of 2010, Kimly was honored to be invited to play at a LAWiM (LA Women in Music) event.
Kimly plans to use her music as a means to send a resounding message of encouragement, positivity, and most importantly, love. Although, “Wreck,” may sound contradicting, it is only the first of many on her upcoming album. Tracks such as, “Shake,” “How We Communicate,” and “Let the Loving Start,” challenge people to step outside of their comfort zone, to “show some love,” and “shake the world with it.” “I truly believe that we ‘have the power to make anything change,’ as long as love is our motivation.”
Be on the lookout for Kimly’s new single, “Wreck,” due early summer 2011. Don't forget to check back often with this website, as performances and release dates will be updated regularly! If you haven't found her on Twitter, Myspace or Youtube, check out her profiles under the username "Kimlymusic" ;)
2011 Youth Olympics!
2011.04.26: Happy Spring everyone! If you've been missing the sweet sounds and upbeat energy of Kimly, here's your chance to see her perform at an outreach event that provides leadership and team building opportunities through friendly competition in game and sports to at risk Asian American youth! Phew, what a long sentence! :P
The 17th Annual APEX Youth Olympics will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the East Los Angeles College Stadium. Kimly will be singing the national anthem at 8am and will follow-up with a live performance around noon. She will be joined by other talented musicians, performers and guest speakers, including: Chief Terry Hara of the LAPD, Groovaholix, and more.
For more information and updates, please visit: http://www.apex.org/yo/ and http://www.elac.edu/
Note that the ELAC (Weingart) Stadium and it's adjacent parking lot are located on the corner of Floral Dr and Bleakwood Ave off of Avenida Cesar Chavez. Click this link for the most recent East Los Angeles College map.
East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754-6099
The 17th Annual APEX Youth Olympics will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the East Los Angeles College Stadium. Kimly will be singing the national anthem at 8am and will follow-up with a live performance around noon. She will be joined by other talented musicians, performers and guest speakers, including: Chief Terry Hara of the LAPD, Groovaholix, and more.
For more information and updates, please visit: http://www.apex.org/yo/ and http://www.elac.edu/
Note that the ELAC (Weingart) Stadium and it's adjacent parking lot are located on the corner of Floral Dr and Bleakwood Ave off of Avenida Cesar Chavez. Click this link for the most recent East Los Angeles College map.
East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754-6099
Go LAWiM! Whoo!
2010.08.09: Or otherwise written "8, 9, 10!!!" Good evening everyone! Hope you are all having a great summer so far. What a better way to enjoy the summer nights than to go to a Kimly show! Yaaaay! This Wednesday, Kimly will be joining four other talented artists at the LA Women in Music's Singer Songwriter Night at the M-Bar. She will be accompanied by T.K. Gardner (guitar) and Nate Vincent (percussion). Come have a fun August night out to drink, eat and enjoy the great music and company! Details below:
Aug 11, 2010
Opens: 7pm (for drinks, food and networking)
Show from: 8 -10pm
M Bar
1253 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90038
Fountain & Vine Plaza
Cover: $10 (+$10 food minimum)
For more info, please visit: http://www.lawim.com/lawim/SSN/home.htm
Aug 11, 2010
Opens: 7pm (for drinks, food and networking)
Show from: 8 -10pm
M Bar
1253 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90038
Fountain & Vine Plaza
Cover: $10 (+$10 food minimum)
For more info, please visit: http://www.lawim.com/lawim/SSN/home.htm
Whoops! :O! The Ripley's dinosaur ate our emails! <_<;
2010.06.12: To all the unfortunate people who have previously tried to contact us via any emails with the @kimlymusic.com domain, we owe a BIG APOLOGY! Apparently changing webhost providers proved too fatal to the email host, despite multiple attempts to resolve the issue. FINALLY, after months of arduous work (i.e. prodding the webteam with a bigger stick) the @kimlymusic.com email addresses are working properly again :) Please do contact us with any questions, comments and inquiries...now that it's working ;) We appreciate all the love we (can) get!
Again, much Love and many, many apologies ~ The Management
Again, much Love and many, many apologies ~ The Management