As a 19 year old with a whole lot to say, Kelly Lynn Barber opted to express it all through music and lyrics.
Her lyrical prose transcends her age and her musical style often pushes the boundaries of pop/rock music into the realm of alternative rock. The last thing she wants is to be labeled as a “cookie-cutter pop artist.” Highly imaginative and expressive, she chooses to be different. She doesn’t hold back. And that is why she is worth listening to.
Kelly's love for music has been alive for as long as she can remember, and she has already seen some success. She started dabbling in writing as a young child and finally began writing for real at age 12, when she started playing the guitar. In September 2011 she performed on the Rachael Ray Show with her high school's Glee Club on a rendition of the song "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar, which was her first professional performance. The number was put together in a matter of days and was performed flawlessly. Her first single "I'll Move On" was then released on iTunes in December 2011, which was followed by "A Hand I Cannot Reach" in April 2013. Both songs showcase two different sides to her personality, yet it is still clear that they are both by the same artist. She has an unmistakable stamp on her original work that no one else has. To date she has over 250,000 views on YouTube and thousands of fans spread across her social networks.
Recently she has began working on her debut EP to be entitled "Breaking Barriers." In the heart of Philadelphia, where rock and punk are more dominant than any other type of music, she is at work recording a handful of songs that truly define her as an artist. "I picture the album being a mix of singer/songwriter pop and alternative rock. You'll get a little taste of everything I am as an artist," she says. "For example, the producer of this project, Jake Detwiler, says that there's a little bit of an R&B influence on the vocals of one song. But it's also the most energetic rock song on the record."
Kelly hopes to finish this project by the end of the year and release it soon after. And when she does, that is when her career will officially begin.