Kim has been a professional session
singer since 1990 and with an incredible 2000-plus advertisements under
her belt is definitely one of the more experienced session singers in
the business. Some of her well known work includes the following:
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- Capital Radio Idents (Capital FM, Beat 106, BRMB, FOX FM,
Invicta FM, Power FM, Red Dragon FM, Southern FM)
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- Liberal Democrats campaign song
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Kim has worked with many of the UK's top songwriters,
producers and session contractors, such as:
- Composer/Arranger Richard Niles (credits include: Paul McCartney, James Brown, Joe Cocker, Cher, Ray Charles, Michael
McDonald, Boyzone, Mariah Carey, Ronan Keating, Lulu, Kylie
Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Swing Out Sister, Take That, Tina Turner,
Westlife, Wet Wet Wet, etc)
- Writer/Producer Steve
Mac (credits include: Mariah Carey, Westlife, Boyzone, Texas etc)
- Session contractor Jenny O'Grady (film music credits include: Shrek, Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ray, The Da Vinci Code, Curse of the Wear Rabbit, Moulin Rouge, Sleepy Hollow etc)
- Session contractor Graeme Perkins (credits include: Kylie Minogue, Sting, Lauryn Hill, Robbie Williams, Westlife, Rod Stewart, Seal, Heather Small form 'M People' etc)
- Writer/Producer Jem Godfrey (credits include: Atomic Kitten, Holly Valance, Ronan Keating, Lulu, Blue,
Westlife, Donna Summer, Liberty X, Shayne Ward etc. Ivor Novello ward winner)
- Writer/Producer Simon Ellis (credits include: S Club 7, Steps, Spice Girls, Randy Crawford, John Farnham etc
- Production company Cave Productions (credits include: Robbie Williams, Blue, Liberty X, Will Young, Estelle, Jason Donovan
etc)
- Songwriter/Producers Charlie & Pete (credits include: Simply Red, Mel C, Busted, Rooster etc.)
Session with Jocelyn Brown
Kim was recently one of two session singers booked to sing with one of her long-time heroes, american soul diva Jocelyn Brown (of "Somebody Else's Guy" fame). It was a jingle package for the BBC Radio 2's British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) which goes out to all the British Forces stationed in different countries throughout the world.
Here's what Jocelyn had to say about working with Kim:
"... I really enjoyed the session and I hope you like what I did ... your vocals on the track are greeeeeat!!!"
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Click here to listen to a sample of their work together |
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3
Kim was recently part of the choir for the recording of the movie soundtrack for the upcoming blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". The score was written by the renowned film composer Hans Zimmer who was on-line from America during the recording process. It'll be in UK cinemas from May 24th 2007. |
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Wise Buddah
Kim is one of the first call female session singers to the UK's top radio jingle production company, Wise Buddah. Apart from her voice appearing on countless radio stations up and down the country (including national stations such as the Capital Network and Radio 2), she has also been featured on station idents for Poland (in Polish), Indonesia, Austria (in German), Denmark (in Danish), Holland, United Arab Emirates, Italy (in Italian), Ireland, Japan and Bulgaria. |
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Scott Lee (MTV)
Kim sang the theme tune to Lisa Scott-Lee's
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Here's what the industry professionals are saying about
Kim's abilities as a session singer:
"In my 30 years professional
career Kim is the best studio singer I have ever worked with.
Her intonation is flawless, her sense of rhythm fabulous, her
taste impeccable. She is a great vocal arranger and can apply
herself to literally any style ...", RICHARD
NILES.
(Credits: Paul McCartney, James Brown, Cher, Ray Charles, Michael
McDonald, Boyzone, Mariah Carey, Ronan Keating, Lulu, Kylie
Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Swing Out Sister, Take That, Tears For Fears, Tina Turner,
Westlife, Wet Wet Wet, Kim Wilde, Anita Baker, Joe Cocker, Randy Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Incognito, Dusty Springfield, Lisa Stansfield, the Yellowjackets
etc.)
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"Kim’s been my revelation
of the year. Her amazing musicality and enthusiasm has ensured that
even the toughest of sessions has flown by with great results and left
the clients buzzing with praise. Equally as important is that she’s
as much of a laugh to be around as she is a consummate professional.
I’ve never worked with anybody better.", JEM GODFREY
(Songwriter: Atomic Kitten, Holly Valance, Ronan Keating, Lulu, Blue,
Westlife, Donna Summer, Liberty X, Shayne Ward etc.)
"Kim Chandler, great singer,
good fun, always on time, loads of soul and I never ever need to use
auto tune on her, which believe me is saying something these days!",
SIMON ELLIS. (Songwriter:
S Club 7, Steps, Spice Girls, Randy Crawford, John Farnham etc)
"Kim is simply the best
session singer I have ever worked with and I've worked with the best
in the world ... enough said.", ROB CASS. (Writer/Producer,
Cave Productions,
Credits: Robbie Williams, Blue, Liberty X, Will Young, Jason Donovan
etc)
"When Wise Buddah were
looking for a new vocal team for its jingle and station imaging business
we did some surfing around on the net and found Kim! Within 24 hours
we had met, exchanged showreels and have been working together ever
since. Kim is tireless, utterly pro, fun and VERY fast! When you need
to complete 8 versions of a six cut jingle package which has to be on
air yesterday Kim does the biz every time. Oh, and she’s got a
great voice!", PAUL PLANT. (General Manager, Wise
Buddah , Credits: Capital FM and Network, Radio 1, Radio 2, BBC
Wales, BBC 6 Music, Radio Aire, Radio Zet (Poland), Play Radio (Milan),
Dubai 92 etc.)
"We've produced sung idents
for over 60 UK radio stations, and it's been fantastic having Kim on
the team. She's incredibly quick, bursting with ideas, and above all,
brings a track to life.", TIM JAMES.
(The Bespoke
Music Co, Credits: BBC Creative, Smooth FM, Real Radio etc)

Kim has a pro-quality home
studio and frequently records jingles and vocal tracks for songwriters
and producers from all over the world, eg. England, Scotland, Germany,
Sweden, Norway, USA, Israel, Australia etc. Her rates for this type of work are
very competitive.
Click here to visit the Virtual Vocals website.
Showreel
Watch and listen to Kim’s showreel here.

Session Singer Advice
If you want to become a session singer read Kim's advice
here.
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