Sierra Kay Kusterbeck (born December 18, 1990), better known as Sierra Kay, is an American singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the rock band
VersaEmerge.
Early life
Kusterbeck was born and raised in
St. Petersburg, Florida.
She began taking vocal lessons in the third grade.
She attended the arts-centric PCCA Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg for three years as a Musical Theatre major,
but dropped out of high school to pursue music as a career.
Career
VersaEmerge
Kusterbeck auditioned to be VersaEmerge's lead vocalist in 2006, by sending a tape of herself singing one of VersaEmerge's songs, "The Blank Static Screen".
VersaEmerge released their first EP with Kusterbeck on vocals, ''Perceptions'', in May 2008. They were signed to
Fueled by Ramen in 2008, and they released their self-titled EP in 2009 and their debut album ''
Fixed at Zero'' the following year.
In October 2010, Kusterbeck appeared alongside her bandmates from VersaEmerge on the
MTV
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documentary series called
World of Jenks, which followed the band around documenting their experiences performing at
Warped Tour. The episode focused mainly on Sierra, covering her experiences as a young and new female lead in a male dominated genre.
Neaux
In 2016, Kay and Nick Fit of Trash Talk started the band
Neaux
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
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The communes cooperate in the following inte ...
(pronounced "nOH"). Described as an Indie/post-punk band, they released their debut album "Fell Off The Deep End" in 2016.
In August 2017, they announced the release of their second album, ''Chain Up The Sun'', released on The Native Sounds.
Bad Daughter
On September 16, 2019, Kay released her debut single "Im too much", as Bad Daughter on bandcamp.
On February 13, 2020, Kay released the single "Disappear", as Bad Daughter on bandcamp.
On May 10, 2020, Kay released the single "Fucking Depressed", as Bad Daughter on bandcamp.
Other work
Kay is featured on fellow Floridian band
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember (often abbreviated ADTR, and previously known as End of an Era) is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs. They are known for their amalgamation of meta ...
's song, "If It Means a Lot to You," from their third album titled ''
Homesick''. Kay has been shown in live videos singing the song with the band.
Kay featured on English rapper
Professor Green
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
Growing up on ...
's album ''
At Your Inconvenience'', on the track "
Avalon". The track was later used as part of an advertising campaign for the energy drink
Relentless.
In mid to late 2011, Kay revealed that she was called to be the face of a line of shoes for
Payless, a shoe company, called Brash. The line was released in early August.
Personal life
She currently lives in
Brooklyn, New York.
Discography
As featured artist
Guest appearances
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Sierra
1990 births
Living people
Versa (band) members
Pop punk singers
American women rock singers
American women pop singers
American pop rock singers
American punk rock singers
American rock songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Florida
American women singer-songwriters
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers
Women punk rock singers