Kim Stockwood (born 11 November 1965) is a Canadian pop musician, singer and composer originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
[1] She has recorded as a solo artist and also as a member of Atlantic Canadian music group Shaye with Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean.
[2] Stockwood began her music career in 1990 performing on folk nights at a local pub in St. John's, where she grew up.
There, she talked her way into the office of EMI president Mike McCarty, chatted for an hour, then sang two songs for him right there at his piano.
The title track was a last-minute addition to the album, having been written with Abenna Frempong and Peter Vettese while the three of them were attending a songwriters' camp in Devon, England sponsored by EMI.
[6] Shaye's debut album The Bridge (produced by Bill Bell and Jay Joyce) was released in 2003 on EMI Canada.
[5] Apart from singing, she was part of the radio morning show team on Astral Media's CJEZ-FM (97.3 EZ Rock) Toronto, with Humble Howard and Colleen Rusholme, from August 2008 to November 2009.
This project features six cover songs including the title track by her deceased mentor Ron Hynes.
[13] Stockwood is married to Allan Reid, who is the president and CEO of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).