Kacie Beatch

Singer in Two Minutes to Maiden, Exit Stage Right and several cover bands, who spent 21 years as a drummer and singer in an Army band.

Kacie Beatch is a singer in the Twin Cities who has lived in Minnesota for close to 20 years. She spent 21 years, from 2000 to 2021, as a percussionist and later a vocalist in the 188th Army Band of the North Dakota National Guard. After her time in the band, Kacie found her next projects through the local open jams. She now sings in the Iron Maiden tribute Two Minutes to Maiden, the Rush tribute Exit Stage Right, the high-energy cover band Cover to Cover, and the country band Twang Cities.

On the Minnesota Music Note

The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 29 - Army Drummer to Lead Singer with Kacie Beatch

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Fun facts from the interview

Kacie auditioned for the Army band on drums and played marching and concert band music before moving into smaller pop and country groups.
Near the end of her Guard career she was a singer for a country and classic rock group called Flashbang.
Her first live band was a country cover band where she played drums.
Guitarist Aaron Schmidt asked her at a Shaw's jam to sing for his Iron Maiden tribute, even though she knew only about two Maiden songs.
Exit Stage Right came together after people at the jams kept asking for a full Rush tribute.
Cover to Cover plays '90s and 2000s emo, ska and punk in silly costumes, and she has been in it about five years.
She credits the Serums and Mad Mike's open jams as the springboard for her current projects.
She says she is a slow learner who needs lots of reps, which makes tribute bands a good fit.
She recommended Aaron Schmidt and Wayne as future guests.

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