Episode #72: Kristen Klehr - Balancing Multiple Careers as an Artist

GRAMMY® Nominated percussionist+singer Kristen Klehr is an active musician in the Los Angeles and San Francisco scenes. She has toured internationally with Scrap Arts Music, performed live with Gryffin at Coachella 2019, and actively recorded in the Hollywood studio scene, most recently with The String Theory: The Los Angeles Suite. She has previously lectured in Music Business and Arts Entrepreneurship, building out the Music Industry track at Mount St. Mary’s University and the Arts and Markets major at Hawai’i Pacific University, and is the new Professional Development and Engagement Center Director at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A serial entrepreneur within the music industry, she owns Produced by BEAR, is the founder of The Den Collective, and co-founder of Pawprint. Kristen Klehr is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Percussion Performance, holds a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Florida State University, and a continuing education certificate in The Business of Art from the Los Angeles Center for Cultural Innovation. Passionate about creative entrepreneurship and innovation, she carries with her over ten years of consulting and mentorship experience within The Arts sector. She has studied percussion primarily with Joel Smales, Josh Ryan, and Valerie Naranjo as well as Randy Messing and Joanne Uniatowski in voice. Kristen is proudly endorsed by Marimba One, Vater Drumsticks and Mallets, Dream Cymbals, and Earasers. Learn more at www.kristenklehr.com and connect with her @kristenklehr.