Koser

Kara “Koser” has been honing her genre-flexible writing/recording skills since she first discovered her mother’s karaoke machine could record sound! From cassette tapes to built-in laptop mics to professional studios, Koser has always found creative ways to achieve warm, unique sounds. Koser served as the national anthem vocalist for Temple University Athletics during her time in college. She even sang the national anthem for 40,000 people as a prize for winning WI105 radio's Fall Fest Star; as the first non-country artist to take the title. Koser has opened for many national artists, including rap sensation Mobb Deep. Koser co-found Philly pop/reggae band ReddPanda, seen on-air by networks like WFMZ and Good Day PA. After recording the EP "Stranded" and performing at festivals like "West Chester Restaurant Fest" and "Turks Head Music Fest", it was clear that Koser had more experimenting to do beyond the scope of her work with ReddPanda. In March 2019, Koser entered one of Philly's longest running singing contests, Songbird Philly. It was three grueling months against some of Philly's top vocalists. Since then Koser has: become one of Q102's Best New Artists, launched a creative networking platform "Singing With Strangers", has been the chosen featured artist for many RECPhilly events, and a part of Prominent Millennial Feminine Voices at The Kimmel Center. In 2022 Koser formed a band, full of Philly's danciest virtuosos! After being together for only two months, they landed a gig at Dinah Music Festival in California. Currently, the band performs all over the tristate area, working on their debut album. This project truly harnesses all of the creative power Koser has collected in this journey so far... and now she gets to share that with four mega talented multi-instrumentalists.