Niki Kennedy - Exclusive Interview

Please join the host of Heart of Indie Radio, Eddie Davis (Captain Eddie) as we welcome to our studios' none other than Niki Kennedy for an exclusive behind-the-scenes chat about her music, life, future goals and so much more.   Niki Kennedy is a Rarotongan-New Zealander who moved from Auckland, NZ to Toronto, Canada at the age of 16 to attend the Randolph College for the Performing Arts. She is a singer, songwriter, and musician whose multi-cultural upbringing, solo immigration, and commentary associated with her towering presence have actively shaped her story as an artist. She released her debut EP “The Weather Up Here” in 2018. She has been featured in BroadwayWorld, No Depression, VENTS Magazine, Dancing About Architecture, Independent Artist Buzz, and more; on CJIM Montreal, Seattle Wave Radio, Alt Rock Radio, BellTV, ShawTV, and eTalk/CTV. In 2020, she pivoted to adapt to the changing industry and has since performed over 200 virtual concerts, performed and licensed three original songs for a national Desjardins campaign, originated a starring role in an audio adaptation of new musical work, wrote her first podcast theme. Her new single The Last Night (Dancing With You) is available now. She is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, living and working on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.