Indie Music Women’s Featured Artist of the Day is…
Kendall Renee (@kendallreneemusic)
Kendall Renee is a Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist from Southern California. What some may not know about Kendall is that she was born Anaphylactic (allergic) to 95% of all foods & has a feeding tube in her stomach to get her nutrition. She has almost lost her life several times due to her condition. In spite of this, Kendall has been a well-known advocate for those with disabilities. Kendall uses her music as her mission to inspire others with disabilities & let them know they are never alone. Her debut album “Original” was named in the spirit of letting people know it’s okay to be different. She strongly believes in including EVERYONE, disability or no disability, & she hopes that her music reaches everyone who might be struggling with similar ailments or as she likes to call them “gifts”. She is currently in the studio working hard on her second album and busy playing shows!
Kendall shared with me what it means to her personally to be an indie music woman artist:
”To me, being a woman in the music industry in general means strength. You can’t be a woman in this industry without extreme determination & grit in you. You go into every opportunity knowing full well that if it comes down to your song (the music you put your everything into) & a male artist’s song, the odds are always going to be stacked against you. Add being an independent artist on top of that, it’s an easy recipe for exhaustion, however, you have two choices. You can either let it get to you, or you can use it all as inspiration & fuel to work harder, & pour it all into the music you create. At the end of the day, if your heart is in the music you’re making, that’s all that matters. That’s the music that moves people & reaches others, & that’s what it means to me.”
You can hear Kendall’s single “Future” on the Indie Music Women’s Spotify playlist.
