Kate Herndon

Kate Publishing's Lead Composer is Kate Herndon. Kate serves as the head of our professional review panel. Kate was born in Warrenton, VA in 1981 to a musical family. Kate plays many instruments including piano and guitar. Kate sang in the LHS madrigal choir, the VA Senior Honors Choir, the VA Governor's School Choir, and the Voices of Youth. She was the recipient of the 1999 LHS music department award. Kate graduated from William and Mary in 2003, and is currently writing her dissertation in Clinical Psychology. In 2000, Kate recorded a folk album which is currently on sale at Amazon.com, and in 2011, her single Blue sold over 700,000 copies. She served as a Consular Officer at the US Embassy in Bangladesh with the US Foreign Service. She now composes piano and choral music, and reviews incoming submissions for Kate Publishing and is the proud mother of two beautiful sons.

Chris Rogers

Chris Rogers is the chief graphic designer for Kate Publishing. Chris hails from Alabama by way of Northern Virginia and is finishing her MFA thesis in Graphic Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. While at SCAD she refined her formal skills while expanding her theoretical knowledge of design practice. She received her BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Graphic Design from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Before enrolling in SCAD's graduate program, Chris worked in the D.C. metro area in advertising with an internship at R.O.I. Advertising, a studio position at Merrick-Towle Communications and freelancing through One Design LLC. This past summer she worked in a graphic design internship at Cartoon Network. She also recently completed a teaching internship at SCAD with Professor Mary Ann Casem and is a member of the AIGA, S{o}TA and Type Directors Club.

Chris is particularly interested in subjects that feed her insatiable intellectual and aesthetic curiosity. She had an early interest in science––geology, cartography, astronomy, and physics––and believes that every discipline can provide an opportunity to learn and inspire design practice. She is further inspired by the pedagogical work of John Dewey and László Moholy-Nagy and seeks to advance progressive education theory. 

Mike Peacock 

Mike Peacock is the heart and soul of Sound in the Hall, a broadcasting, producing, and recording company out of Franklin, Massachusetts. Sound in the Hall's vision is to create an outlet to highlight new talent and an environment where individuals can experience the music business. Sound in the Hall works with local artists and bands through its radio station to broadcast shows and expose new music from around the world.

Sound in the Hall is the hottest indie distributor on the East coast and offers assistance in songwriting, producing, recording, and marketing.

Click here to visit www.soundinthehall.com.