Rock In The Windies
"Kite's sound is the improbable combination of elemental, spartan reggae and the moodiness of introspective/anthemic rock."
Kite got together in Barbados in 2003 and after their honourable mention at the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in 2003, they released of their debut album, Up In The Air in 2004 and got consistent regional radio airplay from then on.
Up In The Air
Up In The Air gave them opportunity to work with top Caribbean producer Jeremy Harding (Sean Paul producer/manager), on 'Nice To Finally Meet You', and with conversation-stopping songs, plus their use of steel pan and 'vintage' Reggae guitar sounds, found them a virgin spot on the booming music scene in the Caribbean.
Florida Music Festival
Kite headlined Culture Shock, the Caribbean's premier international pop/rock festival on the beach in Bridgetown, Barbados (March 19th, 2005) featuring bands from the U.S.A., Canada, The U.K., Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. They also returned in May 2005 from the Florida Music Festival where they were the only band from outside North America selected to showcase. As a result of that trip they signed a deal with RipTide Music from LA.
Thirteen Degrees North
In September 2005 Kite's song 'Firefly' featured on US television CBS' show 'Ghost Whisperer'; 'Wake Up' and 'Up In The Air' received a placement on Canadian TV show 'Degrassi' in 2007; In 2008 Firefly was featured on the trailer for the upcoming International movie 'The Stone Angel' (starring Oscar Winner Ellen Burstyn and Academy Award Nominee Ellen Page). Kite's second album, Thirteen Degrees North, released in August 2007, is a sharper definition of the sound that has made them the most popular aberration at home, and (probably therefore) an aberration with an even wider appeal beyond...