Katrina Cope on Music as Medicine

Katrina Cope, an exceptional artist dedicated to music, fashion, and community joins us on the Axé All Day podcast. We reminisce about the unforgettable performance that first introduced me to Katrina at Seattle’s High Dive, where her presence with Marmalade was nothing short of magical. 

Katrina opens up about her journey as a vocalist and the nurturing environment she creates for aspiring artists. Her supportive guidance at MoJam Monday me experience the healing power of vocalizing pain, heartache, and soul.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:17):
The Earth is so big, it makes me feel so small, as I
should, as I should.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
The sun is so commanding.
Well, welcome to the Ashae AllDay podcast, and I have a very
special treat for you.
Today I am sitting in thestudio with the one and only
Katrina Cope.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Absolutely incredible , Katrina would you be so kind
as to introduce yourself.
Well, my name is Katrina Cope.
What I do?
Music.
I'm a full time musician,vocalist, songwriter, teacher,
improv performer, recordingartist, and I like to do jewelry

(01:12):
and I like to paint and allaround creative, Absolutely
phenomenal.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
The first show that I went to when I got to Seattle
in January I think it was aFebruary show at the high dive,
was you and Marmalade and blewme away, Absolutely blew me away
.
It was incredible.
And I remember seeing you andGertie and I think Baby were
talking outside a high dive andlike at the time I smoked
cigarettes, I was smoking acigarette and I was like

(01:44):
glancing out the side of my eyeand I was thinking like, oh my
God, the shoes, like right there, Like it was to me like the
coolest thing.
And then I found out aboutMojam Monday and I ended up at
Mojam and I was bouncing aroundSeattle a little bit with a
broken heart and trying to healand find my way and I had met

(02:04):
Brian Burnett, who you know verywell.
He was just on the show and hehad told me to come out to MoJam
because it was your night to bethe featured artist and I went
and I signed up and then thereyou were and I had no idea that
you were the same person thatwas fronting Marmalade and I got
to be on stage with you andthat full circle for me one.

(02:28):
It blew my mind.
Second, to meet you and to be inthat space where you hold court
and are just an absolutepowerhouse of a vocalist and a
creative and an improviser of avocalist and a creative and an
improviser.
You helped, you supported methrough that very first time I

(02:50):
ever did improv vocals in anyway and I shared this with you
before.
But in that moment, thishealing light appeared inside of
my body and burned off so muchshadow and so much pain and so
much heartache, and you are thecatalyst for a moment that

(03:11):
changed my life forever Forever.
And that is why I wanted tohave you on the podcast today,
to share you with the world, tohelp people see you, your heart
and the magic that you create inthe world.
You are incredible.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
Thanks Wow, I know you just recently told me that
story, like on saturday yeah,just and I didn't really, I
didn't know that, I didn't knowthat it affected you so much.
And that's like really cool tohear.
Um, I do remember that and Iyou saying I've never done this

(03:52):
before and I was like, okay,well, here we go, you know, and
I was like I mean it definitelywhen I, when I do Mojam.
I've done improv so many timesand I've been a band leader for
so long and done this for solong that I know that I'm there
to help teach or facilitate orlike provide a I don't know a

(04:14):
comfortable space to be able todo that for people that have no
idea, that are like scared, butthey're like I want to try it.
So you know, yeah, it's a Mo jamis a great place for that, and
I'm just so happy that I wasthere for you because it just I
remember that.
I remember band leading.
I just felt really on, causesometimes you're not on,

(04:36):
sometimes you don't feel on,cause it's improv, it's like
where are you at, and that thatI remember.
That night I'm just feelinglike I was really on and I'm
like cool, I'm going to likehelp this guy.
You know like he'll.
I just want to show him howit's done so that you know then
he knows what he can work up to.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (04:56):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (04:58):
You did.
You did so much more than showme how it's done and over the
last I would say, six, sevenmonths, we've gotten to know
each other a little bit better.
We have been in each other'sorbit and become friends, have
been in each other's orbit andbecome friends and it's just
been so beautiful to be in yourtribe Like truly it really is

(05:20):
because I spent a lot of my lifealone as a creative, the kind
of creative that I am Growing upin Montana.
I was an outlier big time, notonly for the color of my skin
but for the ideas that I heldand the beliefs that I had.
So even going back to like whenI saw you performing with

(05:41):
Marmalade, I was just like, wow,there are people out here in
Seattle who are being 100%authentic in who they are.
Your fashion and your sense ofstyle is so uniquely you and
it's amazing.
And being surrounded by, likeyou and Raul and my friend Asher

(06:01):
and Brian and all these peoplehas just really given me the
courage in such a deeper way tofully express who Andrew is.
And the more that I do that andthe more that I lean into that,
the deeper my connections withpeople go and again.

(06:21):
You've been such a big part ofthat and I'm so grateful.

Speaker 1 (06:25):
Thank you, I'm so grateful.