You can make a difference while watching by donating to the Women’s International Music Network on behalf of the performers and supporting the artist community. Get to know this week’s She Rocks Spotlight artists: With a traffic-stopping voice and powerful presence, Kat Cunning adds soulful grace to anthemic alternative pop. An accomplished screen and stage talent, they appeared on Broadway as Emile in Les Liaison Dangereuses and in Cirque du Soleil in addition to acting alongside James Franco in HBO’s hit The Deuce. Kat also stars in Netflix’s Emmy award winning show “Trinkets,” as Sabine, a musician and also love interest to lead actress, Brianna Hildebrand. Kat, who identifies as non-binary (they, their, them), released their 2020 single, “Supernova (tigers blud),” in tandem with the season two premiere of the show where Kat’s character, Sabine, performs it in the opening scene. Kat will continue to release new music in 2021 - and most recently released “Boys” in celebration of Pride Month, with a music video whose cast and crew was made up of non-binary or transgender people. Kat will also be a principal in the upcoming Jennifer Lopez film, Marry Me. Alexx Calise is an accomplished singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Perhaps best known for her hit song, “Cry”, which became a staple on the show “Dance Moms” and boasts millions of hits on YouTube, Calise’s raw emotion, heart-and soul-lyrics, and unmistakable vibrato have impacted thousands of young girls all over the world. Calise is currently working on new material for both her solo project and other band, Batfarm. In addition to her musical pursuits, she also works for a variety of publications and brands such as Guitar World, Roswell Pro Audio, Positive Grid, Guitar Girl magazine, and more. When not playing shows or writing music, she enjoys horror movies, photography, exercising, or taking a well-deserved nap. IRISwas born in New Jersey, and credits her passion for music to her father who used to play her bands such as Pink Floyd and Van Halen as a kid. IRIS fell in love with music as a young age and felt destined to be a musician. She started her career in the band Linus Young, but has since gone independent as a singer and songwriter based in LA. She comes from Icelandic heritage which influences her music along with her passion for rock, pop and R&B. She released 4 singles in 2019, her first of which “Crazy” was featured in the Netflix show Santa Clara Diet. She then released 2 songs in 2020, and 2 in 2021; “Burgundy” being her second this year, the first of which was a cover of Alessia Cara’s “Stone”. Much of her music deals with love, heartbreak and finding happiness, and IRIS “strives to enlighten and strengthen every listener with positive and supportive messages”. She has garnered 100s of thousands of streams on Spotify, and is continuing to record and release new music. https://open.spotify.com/album/6bosGe8zhv6xpANxAziTaD?si=jn9uVdzDR5WftjOAuArEVg&dl_branch=1 To learn more, visit www.thewimn.com, or tune in at Facebook.com/parademag. Next, do people who are tone-deaf hear music differently?
