Kayla Waters

"Painting the love of God with unique harmonies, colors and sounds."

Q. Thanks for interviewing with us. Tell everyone who you are and what you do.

A. It’s my pleasure to be interviewed by you, thank you for having me! My name is Kayla Waters, and I am an artist, pianist, composer and producer who seeks to share the love of God creatively through music.

Q. What made you want to pursue a career as a Pianist?

A. I’ve always had an immense love for the piano. I began “doodling” on the keys at 10 months old and had an undeniable passion for it ever since! Growing up in a musical household and as my love deepened for piano, I had an inner knowing that a career as a pianist would be my portion. I feel one with the piano and am able to express myself artistically and freely in beautiful ways.

Q. Who has been some of your biggest influencers in your career?

A. My Dad, Kim Waters (International Jazz Saxophonist) is one of my biggest inspirations — he has been doing this “music thing” for as long as I’ve been living. His longevity in the music industry, tenacity and prolific musicality is admirable.

Q. Let’s talk about your single “Open Portals” and the motivation behind the song?

A. If you know me or are new to me — I simply love God. I seek to write and compose music that extols Him! It’s very unique that I am placed in the jazz realm to achieve this mission. With that said, in the midst of the pandemic, “Open Portals” musically paints and illustrates a gateway to the heavenly realm. A place of peace, love, abundant blessings, hope and optimism.

Q. How did you feel being on the Billboards?

A. As a 4-time No. 1 Billboard artist, I give all glory to God who graciously gives me every creative idea that I compose. It is a very humbling feeling. To see the music that I wrote in my quaint studio now being heard by ears all over the world AND charting is a magnanimous blessing that I don’t take for granted.

Q. Can you give us more details on your inspirational blog series and how it got started?

A. My blog series “PuriKeys: Manna For Creatives” is an inspirational initiative I created through my business entity PuriKey Productions, LLC. Each “purikey” is a short-written note scribed for creatives with faith-based undertones. I enjoy encouraging people and sharing wisdom I’ve learned throughout the years in the music industry. This blog series is a great way I can fuse both of those ideals together.

Q. What has been one of your greatest accomplishments you’ve had in your career?

A. In all honesty, my greatest accomplishment isn’t an award or a stat but moreover seeing how many people are touched by my music globally is the most rewarding. I’ve had people come up to me in tears after my concerts and they mentioned how they could feel the presence of God though my music, that’s the blessing — or the “Grammy” in my eyes.

Q. If you can go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A. Africa! It’s high on my travel wish list. I have a unique birthmark that is shaped exactly like the country Madagascar. Oddly enough, I feel a deep connection to Africa and African music even though I have never been yet.

Q. What is one fun fact about yourself?

A. I have a deep love for interior design! I absolutely love decorating my home, adding new artwork pieces and setting the vibe with aromatic candles in each room. As a creative, my interior design is another way of how I express myself!

Q. Are you working on any new projects or upcoming events?

A. Yes! I have almost 30 tour dates this year which is a blessing considering we are still knee deep in the pandemic. I’ve also been spending a lot of time in my studio working on composing and producing my third album release, super excited about that! More to come soon!

Q. How can the readers follow you?

A. I would love for you all to check me out on my website: www.iamkaylawaters.com and follow me on all social media platforms with the tag: @iamkaylawaters. Thank you for your unwavering support! Love and blessings!