Christine Kane

Last updated

Christine Kane is an American musician and businessperson. She is the founder and CEO of Uplevel You. The company is based in Asheville, North Carolina [1]

Contents

Prior to founding Uplevel You, Kane had a fifteen-year career in the music industry. Kane is an American folk singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist, and she produced seven albums under her own label, Firepink—selling more than 100,000 copies. Her album "Rain & Mud & Wild & Green" (2002) was named Best Folk Album by Borders Books and Music. Her concert DVD, Live at the Diana Wortham Theatre won a Telly Award. And Country star Kathy Mattea recorded Kane's song "Right Out of Nowhere" (written with Steve Seskin). Kane has appeared with John Mayer, The Beach Boys, Los Lobos, Nanci Griffith, and Shawn Colvin, among many others. [2]

Early life and education

Kane grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and was an avid writer as a young person. [3] She graduated from Boston College, where she studied journalism. [4]

Career overview

Upon graduating from college, Kane started working at public relations firm in Washington, D.C. [3] In 1991, she moved to Asheville, North Carolina to pursue songwriting and music. [5] Seeing a performance by Mary Chapin Carpenter in Washington had inspired Kane. [3] Kane and musician David LaMatte helped found a "local songwriters scene" in Asheville. [6]

In 2010, Kane started her company, Uplevel You, which went on to become a million dollar marketing company. [7] Today, Kane leads nine administrative staff and four coaches at Uplevel You headquarters in Asheville, North Carolina. [2]

Discography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLOS</span> ABC affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina

WLOS is a television station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting ABC and MyNetworkTV programming to Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group in an effective duopoly with WMYA-TV in Anderson, South Carolina. WLOS maintains studios on Technology Drive in Asheville and a transmitter on Mount Pisgah in Haywood County, North Carolina.

The Miss South Carolina USA competition, previously known as Miss South Carolina Universe, is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant has been produced by Paula Miles, the sister of Miss South Carolina USA 1979, Janice McDonald, since 1980, and it has been directed by RPM Productions.

<i>Asheville Citizen-Times</i> Newspaper published in Asheville, North Carolina, United States

The Asheville Citizen-Times is a daily newspaper of Asheville, North Carolina. It was formed in 1991 as a result of a merger of the morning Asheville Citizen and the afternoon Asheville Times. It is owned by Gannett.

The 1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 6–5–1 record.

Edward Lindell Teague Jr. was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1949 to 1950 and The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1957 to 1965, compiling a career college football coaching record of 53–53–3. He also coached The Citadel Bulldogs men's soccer team from 1972 to 1976. Teague was also the athletic director at Guilford from 1949 to 1951 and The Citadel from 1957 to 1985.

The 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. This is for the 2010 season.

The 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. This is for the 2009 season.

The 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. This is for the 2008 season.

The 1930 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record, finished in fourth place, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 147 to 48. Lee Davis was the team captain. The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

The 1915 Furman Baptists football team represented Furman University during the 1915 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). Furman compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 1–1 in SIAA play. The team began the season led by second-year W. B. Bible, who also served as the school's athletic director. Bible resigned in mid-November, before Furman final game of the season. Assistant coach Billy Laval was elected to succeed Bible as head coach.

The 2001 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2001 season.

The 1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Rex Enright, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 85.

The 1947 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 57, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.

The 1947 Catawba Indians football team was an American football team that represented Catawba College as a member of the North State Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Gordon Kirkland, the team compiled an 11–1 record, won the North State championship, defeated Marshall in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, shut out 10 of 12 opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 265 to 27.

The 1941 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Williams Newton, the Wolfpack compiled a 4–5–2 record, finished eight in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 143 to 122.

The 1941 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gene McEver, the Wildcats compiled a 1–6–3 record, finished 13th in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 176 to 63. The team was shut out in five of its ten games.

The 1933 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1933 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 1–5–3 record, finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 62 to 23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vance Monument</span> Monument formerly in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

The Vance Monument was a late 19th–century granite obelisk in Asheville, North Carolina that memorialized Zebulon Vance, a former governor of North Carolina. It was designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith and was an "iconic landmark" and key structure in the Downtown Asheville Historic District. The monument was removed by the City of Asheville in May 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Felmet</span> American civil rights activist

Joseph Andrew Felmet was an American journalist, pacifist, and civil rights activist. He worked as a reporter for The Hartford Times and the Winston-Salem Journal. He participated in the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947, considered the precursor to the Freedom Riders.

The 1919 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1919 college football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Crayton, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record.

References

  1. ↑ "Christine Kane". Christine Kane. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "About". Christine Kane. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Belli, Steve (November 1, 1995). "Christine Kane Mixed Innocence, Maturity". The Greenville News. p. 2. Retrieved February 24, 2019– via Newspapers.com. and "Kane". The Greenville News. November 1, 1995. p. 5. Retrieved February 24, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Kiss, Tony (March 3, 2000). "Live". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 57. Retrieved February 24, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 Kiss, Tony (November 14, 1997). "Coming home – After a year on the road, Christine Kane returns to Asheville". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. pp. D1, D6. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rifkin, Carol Mallett (November 2, 2007). "Bittersweet Reunion". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 84. Retrieved February 24, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Christine Kane – Marketing with Intention and Integrity". Emerging Women. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Rifkin, Carol Mallett (May 21, 2004). "Growing into a superstar – Christine Kane plays Grey Eagle". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 16. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ Fidler, Eric (March 28, 1997). "Audio Reviews – Christine Kane". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. Associated Press. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ Chronicle Staff (October 27, 2000). "Christine Kane to play The House". The Daily Chronicle. De Kalb, Illinois. p. A10. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "A Friday Night in One Lifetime" . Performing Songwriter. 15 (106): 47–48. December 2007 – via EBSCOhost.
  12. ↑ Wood, Arthur (April 2010). "Wide Awake" . Maverick (93): 62 – via EBSCOhost.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.