Today we’d like to introduce you to Kacie Grenon.
Kacie, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Even though I was born and raised in a non-music family in small-town New Hampshire, music has always been wired in my DNA. My first performance ever was “Candle on the Water” from Pete’s Dragon. I was 4 years old in a sparkly brown dress with a dragon plushie. I started playing guitar when I was 12, and I landed my first residency at a coffee shop in my hometown. Every Sunday for a couple hours, I would get paid in tips and free waffles to play whatever I wanted. When I was 14, I got invited to open for Scotty McCreery at a local 2000-cap venue, my biggest show at the time. When I was 17, my high school band was a finalist in a battle of the bands at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and when I was 19, we won Rock Act of the Year in the New England Music Awards. At 22, I get to focus full-time to Grenon – my artist project (and last name) – and talk to you 🙂 Being drawn to songwriting and welcomed by country & rock music so much was what ultimately led me down to Nashville.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Definitely not a smooth road. When I moved to Nashville, I was by myself, freshly 18, and had just dropped out of high school to get my GED. It was fun and cool and exciting, but terrifying. It was also mid-pandemic, so the momentum my band had at the time was put on pause, ultimately leading us to part ways. I was basically starting over again in a new city 1000 miles away from home, and simply figuring out who I was as a human. It was a lot of imposter syndrome and redirection, but looking back it led to a lot of growth and I wouldn’t be me!
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
Songwriting is at the heart of everything I do. I’ve always written music. My philosophy is that anything bad that happens to me isn’t truly *that* bad cause I can write about it. I played my first original song in my elementary school talent show on piano. I don’t know where I got the audacity to play the piano cause I still to this day don’t know how to play one. It was about bullying, called “Up Not Down,” and I got the idea of it after skinning my knees a million times teaching myself how to rollerblade. Again, I don’t know where I got the audacity, but I’m glad I have it. I’m an independent artist and always have been, meaning the team I have behind me consists of me, my mom sometimes, friends who help me make connections along the way, and fans that have been with me since I was playing in bars in New England. It’s truly a grassroots effort. I’m really proud of everything I/we’ve been able to accomplish thus far, and I have audacity to blame.
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
I’m definitely a risk taker, and definitely a little delusional. Moving to Nashville alone at 18 was a risk. So was stepping away from traditional high school to do it online so I could focus on music, and quitting my full-time big girl job for the same reasons. But I’m also a big truster of the universe. And believer in myself. I think everyone should be.
Pricing:
- Join my team and help support me on my journey! My Patreon tiers start at $5/mo. Link: https://www.patreon.com/c/iamgrenon
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.iamgrenon.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgrenon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamgrenon
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamgrenon
