Kaitie Sly

For nearly 30 years, Vancouver Island born bassist, Kaitie Sly, has worked as a session, touring and performing musician. A fixture of the BC music scene, she began touring internationally in high school, playing legendary venues such as the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and performing with icons such as Motown superstar, Martha Reeves. Being able to work the gig and touring circuit at a young age meant that Kaitie's career path in music was solidified well before finishing school. Formally trained from some of North America's pre-eminent institutions, her list of awards and accolades demonstrates her artistic prowess and technical ability. She was artist-in-resident at Lobe Studio in 2021, and at MONOM in Berlin in the spring of 2023, where she developed two spatial sound compositions. Kaitie built her profile as a sought-after session bassist before establishing herself as a solo artist. Her sophomore solo album, Forgotten Memoirs, will be released winter 2024. Her melodic basslines serve as the emotional anchor of her eclectic music, which combines elements of jazz, rock, and world music. Now head of bass for Musora's widely anticipated PlayBass platform, she has been inspiring a new generation of women and girls to take up the bass.