ABOUT
McKinney is a 24-year-old bass player, singer/songwriter living in Asheville, NC. Since moving to AVL in 2018, McKinney has been mentored by a plethora of Asheville’s finest. McKinney is a resident artist with LEAF Global Arts and has a been a regular performer at the LEAF festivals for the past 6 years.
McKinney got her start performing at an early age. Growing up in a music school owned by her mother in WV, she was immersed in music and joined her first band at age 7 with her best friend and drummer, Ary’an Graham. The all-girl band named themselves The Change, to honor their desire to make a Change in the world with their music. They started touring the East Coast with an empowerment message aimed at their peers in middle and high School. They were on a mission to connect people and to send out a message that There is Hope. Many of the members of the band, including McKinney, had struggled with anxiety and depression and they wanted to de-stigmatize mental health and let kids and other young adults know that they were not alone. After several lineup changes and teenage girls growing into young women, she made the decision to pursue a solo project for the first time in her life at 21 years old.
With a debut album coming in 2025 produced by Ted Marks, McKinney is ready to take her place as the next femme powerhouse vocalist out of Asheville.
