I’m Katie McBride, a composer, producer, and singer. I make music that lives in the space between things—genres, emotions, waking and dreaming. It’s electronic, ambient, sometimes pop, sometimes not. I think of it as a kind of architecture, built from feeling and sound.

I started out as a trumpet player, then studied jazz and composition at Humber College in Toronto. After school, I drifted into digital music—drawn to its open-endedness, the way a song could become a world. Ableton became my instrument, and I’ve been writing, recording, and producing my own music ever since. Over time, that practice expanded naturally into other forms: video, visual art, and scoring for film.

My work is often inspired by texture, memory, and atmosphere. I like music that’s patient—music that opens something up. Artists like Björk, William Basinski, Aphex Twin, and Miles Davis have all shaped my approach in different ways.

Since 2016, I’ve released several EPs and albums, most recently THE ANGELS ARE CALLING (2024). My next record, RHODO, comes out in fall 2025. I also compose music for film and television—both commissioned scores and existing pieces placed in scenes. Whether I’m scoring or songwriting, I’m usually trying to answer the same question: what does it feel like to be here?

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Selected work & features

• Original song placement in The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO)
• Original song placement in GIRL (starring Bella Thorne, dir. Chad Faust)
• Composer for Loathe Thy Neighbor (dir. Sergio Navarretta – TIFF 2024)
• Composer for Lolo (dir. Owen Campbell – New/Next Film Festival 2024)
• Recipient of major funding from FACTOR, Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts
• Praised by The FADER, Clash Magazine, Complex, KEXP, and Line of Best Fit
• Founder of Blue Water, an independent electronic/alt label
• Over 2 million streams across platforms
• Released two full-length albums and five EPs