Jackie Kohls

Jackie Kohls is a professional vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter based in the Bay Area, CA who specializes in Rock, Pop, and Metal song production; having written close to 200 songs to date. She is a Santa Cruz, CA native and has written and performed songs in several different styles of music projects since the age of 11. She currently plays original music in acoustic settings and currently fronts her metal band, Beautiful Deception, on vocals & lead guitar.

In the past, she has been a vocalist/lead guitarist in local rock, metal, and punk bands such as Jackie Rocks, Stellar Corpses, Requiem, and My Immortal Enemy. She has also showcased her unique pop songwriting abilities in the bands Dressed In Roses and Maddie & Jackie.

Some of her most notable accomplishments include:

​*Winner of Seventeen Magazine's "Best Breakout Band" Contest in 2008

*Featured on VEVO.com's "You Play Like A Girl" series in 2012

*Featured as lead guitarist for Laura Karpman's "Hidden World of Girls" at the Cabrillo Music Festival in 2012

*Signed to Cleopatra Records in 2014 with the band Requiem

*Featured in REVOLVER's "Hottest Chicks in Metal"

*Featured in Gothic Beauty Magazine

*Endorsed by Daisy Rock Guitars, Schecter Guitar Research, Mesa Boogie, and Ernie Ball


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