Welcome to katekoenig.com. I’m a music journalist, web and graphic designer, illustrator, and songwriter. I’ve been making my personally organized words, shapes, and noise professionally since 2014. Visit katekoenigmusic.com to hear my music.
MY BACKGROUND
I’ve always been an artist. I sang as soon as I could open my mouth, began drawing at 3 years old, teaching myself piano at 8, studying trumpet at 10, learning web coding at 11, taking private lessons on classical piano at 14, and have been self-taught on guitar since I was 16. Years later, I attended SUNY Oneonta, where I majored in music, became editor-in-chief of the school paper, and during my senior year, spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy.
In 2014, I began working as an associate editor with In Tune Partners, publishers of the in-classroom magazine In Tune Monthly. In two years, I was promoted to editor of In Tune’s sister publication, Music Alive! magazine, which was founded by music producer Milt Okun in 1981. During my time at In Tune, I also managed a 32-venue, nationwide sales project in partnership with Live Nation for Etymotic Research, remodeled our websites, illustrated a map for the city of Peekskill, and in two months towards the end of my time there, produced 28 tutorial videos on four instruments for Epiphone, Inc. In 2018, I left In Tune to freelance.
During my time as a freelancer, I contributed regularly to Premier Guitar magazine and Acoustic Guitar magazine. In January of 2023, Premier Guitar invited me to join the company full-time as associate editor. Three and a half months later, I was promoted to managing editor of the magazine. While fulfilling my role, I interviewed and wrote feature articles on Dawes, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, St. Vincent, the Decemberists, and Sleater-Kinney.
As of November 2024, I have been working independently as a writer, editor, web and graphic designer, illustrator, and musician. While journalism is my main line of work, I’ve also created illustrations for Premier Guitar, as well as for comedians the Lucas Bros., sci-fi rock band Cousin Earth, and Dallas Comedy Club. I also do all of my own web design for both katekoenig.com and katekoenigmusic.com. As a songwriter, I have produced five full-length albums, all of which are available on all streaming platforms.
Please feel free to reach out via my contact form with any inquiries or interest in connecting, which I’m always open to. If you’re going to NAMM 2025, please reach out to say hello. Thanks for browsing!