Kathryn L. "Kate" Davis is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist, born on February 4, 1991. Her musical journey began with the violin, and after moving to the Pacific Northwest in middle school, she started studying the double bass, playing both instruments in the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In 2009, she was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts through the YoungArts national arts scholarship program while attending West Linn High School in Oregon.