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Where it started
Born and raised in Klamath Falls, OR it wasn’t until March of 2020 that Racyne moved to her current home-base of Denver, CO. Over the last several years, Racyne has played a whole lot of local shows, worked on her songwriting and recording, and reflecting on what it has meant to grow up in a rural community and, maybe more significantly, to leave home.
Racyne grew up riding horses, moving cows, playing sports, and occasionally singing with her dad’s local country-rock band, Raymond Parker and The Lost River Band – all the while dreaming of becoming an artist in her own right.
A winding path
As she got older, Racyne shifted her focus almost entirely to academics and playing for her high school sports teams, then going on to pursue athletics in college, leaving music behind. In college, Racyne made plans to attend medical school after graduation. Despite graduating with a degree in biology and anthropology, Racyne couldn’t shake the pull of the childhood dream of becoming an artist behind. In fact, one of the songs she had written in college would go on to become her debut single.
Writing songs and making music
Her first single, "I'm a Mess" was released in January of 2019, followed by a sophomore single in June 2019. Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend ,OR), her debut EP, "Tumbleweed Town," was released in August 2019.
In the fall of 2020, Racyne released two singles, "Hindsight" and "Fall Too Easy" as solo projects. She followed those releases up with "I'll Keep You" in January of 2021.
During the summer of 2020, Racyne came together with Jordan Renn and Nick Wood to create a project titled “Feel It Now,” a three-song EP with indie-rock and alternative influences. The EP was released on March 31st, 2022, under the artist name Racyne Parker & The Low Coals.
Later that year, Racyne released the single "Here in the Middle," produced by Randall Kent (Nashville, TN), on September 29, 2022, then followed it up with a short PNW fall tour. This song would be the first of many to be produced by Randall Kent.
In 2023, "Make It Out Alive" was released as a single and landed Racyne a spot as a Top 10 Finalist in the 93.3 KTCL "Hometown for the Holidays" song contest.
To kick off 2024, Racyne has continued releasing singles from an upcoming album including, “Willow Tree,” and "Already Late," with several others on the way.
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