She moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school and began to study the double bass.
She was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in 2009, as part of the Presidential Scholars Program, through the YoungArts national arts scholarship program while at West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon.
[9] In January 2015 Davis appeared on the PBS special American Voices with Renée Fleming.
[11] In 2019 Kate Davis relaunched her career as an indie rock musician with the release of the album Trophy.
[13] The album titled Strange Boy was released in early 2021 and benefited the mental health charity Hi How Are You Project.