Kate Stephenson is an American singer-songwriter based in Chicago, Illinois, and in Orange County, CA. Born in Naples, FL, to a composer/trumpet player and a violinist, her childhood consisted of violin, piano, cello, and voice lessons. She and her sister, Maddie Stephenson, started writing songs together when Kate was 8 and Maddie was 10. Their first song, “St. Anthony” was written during a desperate search for their favorite lego character, Ricky. The sisters performed at several gigs together, and when the older sister went off to college, she began creating music on her own.