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STORIES FROM THE PARK<\/h3>\n
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PRN Alumni Foundation is comprised of the former employees of Prince, Paisley Park, Paisley Park Records, PRN Productions, NPG Records, Love4OneAnother, any and all of Prince\u2019s companies spanning his impressive nearly 40 year career.<\/p>\n

There have been, quite literally hundreds of us in Prince\u2019s employ. The Foundation represents our collective voice.<\/p>\n

We are musicians, engineers, managers, lighting directors, wardrobe designers, stylists, makeup artists, drivers, bodyguards, admin staff, valets, drivers (and more!)<\/p>\n

This \u2018Stories From The Park\u2019 chronicle is a way for our colleagues of all tenures and job types to share a little bit of Prince\u2019s magic with you through our individual voices.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy getting to know us\u2026we feel as if we\u2019ve known you, Prince\u2019s fans (fam) forever <3<\/p>\n

With love and gratitude,
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Spotlight: Kat Dyson<\/h3>\n
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\"DO THE THINGS THAT FEED YOUR SOUL\"<\/em><\/h1>\n

How Prince\u2019s Words of Wisdom Continue to Guide Kat Dyson in Both Music and Life<\/h3>\n

Interviewed by writer: Tony Kiene <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Born and raised a true southern girl, Kat Dyson\u2019s personal entr\u00e9 into music was somewhat atypical to that of her peers in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. \u201cIt was the bible belt, but we were the odd black family that was Catholic,\u201d recalls Kat, \u201cSo I was introduced to the world of music by singing in Latin,\u201d an experience that likewise fostered a lifelong interest in languages.<\/p>\n

Beyond the walls of the church, music also permeated the Dyson household. Kat\u2019s father loved jazz and generally didn\u2019t allow much else to be played, at least not in his presence. \u201cTurn that noise off,\u201d he would often say as he settled in to listen to his favorite artists. Kat reveals, \u201cThat was the signal for us kids to go outside and play.\u201d Her mother on the other hand preferred gospel and classical, but at least, as Kat laughs, her parents \u201ccould agree on Nat King Cole.\u201d<\/p>\n

While no doubt influenced by the music her mother and father listened to, Kat, when by herself, eagerly absorbed as much rock and funk as she could. At church, a young Kat was intrigued as she witnessed nuns playing folk guitar during the mass. Neither of her parents were musicians themselves. Kat was the first.<\/p>\n

Then one day, while perusing the local Sunday newspaper, Kat noticed an ad for guitar lessons. Self-assured, she proclaimed to her mother, \u201cI can do that.\u201d After all she\u2019d already seen the nuns play guitar as well as the rock bands on TV. Subsequently, \u201cMom went right out and bought me a guitar.\u201d But mom did even more than that, when she exposed Kat to \u201cThe Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,\u201d legendary singer and guitarist, Odetta. \u201cShe wanted me to see an example of a black woman playing guitar, and playing it well,\u201d remarks Kat. <\/p>\n

Beyond enthusiastic, Kat instantly sought to master her new instrument. Tragically, within a year of gifting Kat both that guitar and the Odetta album, Kat\u2019s mother unexpectedly passed away from an aneurysm. Not even a teenager herself, Kat, the eldest of seven children (four brothers, two sisters), was now tasked with helping her father raise her siblings. One thing that she vowed however, is that in honor of her mother, she \u201cwould never stop playing the guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n

College Girl<\/h2>\n

After graduating from high school, Kat stayed close to home enrolling at Norfolk State University. It was here that Kat not only continued to hone her musical chops, but pursued her love of foreign languages and even studied classical voice. Next, as she established an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as a working musician, Kat eventually landed in Montreal where she met talented local bassist Rhonda Smith. The two not only became fast friends but musical collaborators.<\/p>\n

While attending the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in California one year, Kat had the opportunity to meet Sheila E. Shortly thereafter, at another trade show in Germany, the two met again. This time, Kat and Rhonda were presenting for Godin Guitars, and Sheila, taking note not only of the duo\u2019s talent but their chemistry, approached them about joining a new band she was putting together.<\/p>\n

\u201cSheila wanted an all-girl band,\u201d explains Kat, \u201cso Rhonda and I sent her tapes of us playing various styles. By this time Sheila told us she\u2019d reached out to Meshell Ndegeocello and Wendy & Lisa.\u201d However, before the idea actually materialized, Sheila, who was juggling some other projects at the time, shocked Kat and Rhonda when she informed them, \u201cPrince is changing up his band and he\u2019s looking for some girls. So I sent him your tapes.\u201d The response was rather subdued, at least verbally. As Kat observes, \u201cI think I said, \u2018Oh. Wow!\u2019 And that was about it.\u201d Of course, on the inside the excitement was palpable.<\/p>\n

Welcome 2 The New Power Generation<\/h2>\n

Rhonda made her way to Minneapolis first, with Kat arriving in June 1996 to officially join the newest line-up of The New Power Generation. This was a monumental stage in Prince\u2019s life, both personally and professionally. That February he\u2019d married Mayte and was in the process of finishing up his first post-Warner Bros. release, the aptly titled triple album Emancipation<\/em>. Kat, who had been playing with Cyndi Lauper, already bore witness to the volatility between a \u201cbig corporate musician\u201d and their record company (Sony\/Epic in Lauper\u2019s case).<\/p>\n

Be that as it may, Prince (or \"Love as he was still known), perhaps with the exception of Ani DiFranco, was already miles ahead of what anyone else was had envisioned. \u201cI\u2019m not doing that anymore,\u201d Prince told Kat in regard to the standard relationship between an artist and their label. \u201cI\u2019m doing it my way.\u201d \u201cThis was a huge shift in thinking from any other artist,\u201d Kat acknowledges, \u201cParticularly considering so many thought it was crazy at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon her arrival at Paisley Park, Kat didn\u2019t expect to participate much, if at all, in the completion of Emancipation<\/em>. \u201cI felt like I was there for tour support. He didn\u2019t have to let me play.\u201d But, whether it was during rehearsal and just playing around a bit, Prince took note of the range of musical styles, unique tones, and nuances that Kat brought to the table. For example, Prince was impressed with Kat\u2019s slide technique, \u201cOh, a little Bonnie Raitt, huh?\u201d <\/p>\n

Kat was \u201clucky enough\u201d to play on a handful of the 36 tracks that made up the record, including \u201cDreamin\u2019 About You\u201d and \u201cThe Love We Make.\u201d Regarding the latter, Kat played an expanded chord one day that Prince really liked. In turn he built the song around the pattern. Kat fondly reminisces about Prince\u2019s invitation to contribute adding that she was just happy to \u201cbe useful.\u201d Additionally, she graciously recounts all that she learned from Prince. \u201cI\u2019m a sponge. Plus, I tend to jump into everything with both feet and both hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

In looking back on how much she absorbed from Prince, Kat also muses on some their conversations and how fervently he sought knowledge himself. \u201cWe\u2019d talk about different musicians, guitarists that really influenced me,\u201d says Kat, \u201cSome of them he knew, some of them he didn\u2019t.\u201d She marvels at the fact that whenever you might mention someone or something Prince wasn\u2019t familiar with, \u201cYou could rest assured he\u2019d investigate and know all about next time you saw him.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the Road with \"Love and the Band<\/h2>\n

Kat\u2019s first performance with Prince and The NPG, occurring right on the heels of her relocation from Montreal, took place on The Late Show with David Letterman as Prince was promoting Chaos and Disorder<\/em> (which along with The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale<\/em> satisfied his contractual obligations to Warner Bros.) Then, after a few warm-up gigs at Paisley Park in October 1996, Kat\u2019s next big performance was the Emancipation Celebration<\/em> concert November 12. <\/p>\n

Simulcast live via satellite from Paisley park by MTV, BET, VH1, and radio stations across the world, the show celebrated Prince\u2019s newly found artistic freedom and the release of the album (on November 19) he said he \u201cwas born to make.\u201d A performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show soon followed and as the calendar turned to 1997, the band continued on the Love 4 One Another Tour<\/em>. <\/p>\n

On January 3, which happens to be Kat\u2019s birthday, they made a quick, early morning stop in New York City to surprise mega Prince fan, Bryant Gumbel during his final day hosting The Today Show<\/em>. Remembered hilariously as the occasion where Prince dressed up as Gumbel, Kat notes that Muhammad Ali was also a surprise guest. \u201cWe didn\u2019t come on until the end of the show, so NBC confined us to an area of the studio where Bryant wouldn\u2019t see us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band had access to an elevator that allowed them to move about some, and it seemed as though every time Kat stepped on Ali and his wife Yolanda were already inside. \u201cThe first couple times,\u201d she giggles, \u201cI was afraid to say anything.\u201d But the third time, Kat said, \u201cHello. I don\u2019t mean to bother you, I just wanted to shake your hand.\u201d Having mentioned it was her birthday, Kat saw him smile as Yolanda repeated that to him. \u201cThe Champ\u201d (who shares her astrological sign) took Kat\u2019s hand and replied \u201cCapricorn. Strong hands.\u201d How cool must that have been?<\/p>\n

Once the tour was in full-swing, the first thing that struck Kat was that there was \u201cno off-switch\u201d with Prince. Mind you, it wasn\u2019t that she didn\u2019t know that going in, but experiencing it in real time versus just hearing the legend of it, are two different things altogether. Whether it was the soundchecks, aftershows, clubbing on an off-night, whatever, \u201cPrince never ran out of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another thing that was endlessly profound to Kat, was the love, respect, and appreciation Prince received from those of absolutely every walk of life. This no less, was at a time in his career where many in the media and industry seemed to have written him off. \u201cEvery city we were in, the adoration for this man was unmistakable. It wasn\u2019t just the typical fan. It was buttoned-up type people; politicians, doctors, lawyers. My friend, a news anchor in Tampa, talked about how crazy her newsroom went when we played there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow artists were not immune to hero worship either. As Kat illustrates \u201cWe were playing a club in New York City one night and in the audience there\u2019s celebrity after celebrity, all of whom were totally entranced. Toward the back, there\u2019s one guy just going crazy. He\u2019s standing on a table, screaming his heart out. I look closely and its Sean Combs. I said to myself, \u2018Is that Puffy?\u2019 People just loved Prince. It was an amazing thing to witness.\u201d<\/p>\n

California Dreamin\u2019<\/h2>\n

After the Love 4 One Another Tour<\/em> concluded in June 1997 at Chicago\u2019s United Center, the band was right back on the road three weeks later to kick-off the Jam of The Year Tour<\/em> in Detroit. This tour, which ran through January of the following year, brings back another slew of memories for Kat. <\/p>\n

Among those that still tickle her today revolves around a favorite instrument. As she explains, \u201cI had this acoustic guitar that I would sometimes play during the pre-tour rehearsals.\u201d Kat adds that often she would leave it behind for the crew to care for. One morning around three or so, Kat was wide awake when the phone rang in her hotel room. It was Prince\u2019s guitar tech Takumi Suetsugu. \u201cDid you take your guitar,\u201d he inquired, to which a somewhat puzzled Kat replied, \u201cUh\u2026 yeah.\u201d Takumi informed her that he would be right over to pick it up, further raising Kat\u2019s curiosity. \u201cOkay\u2026 why?\u201d<\/p>\n

Turns out, Prince had been borrowing the guitar to record at night. \u201cThe funniest thing about it was,\u201d admits Kat, \u201cIs that once he found out I was up at three in the morning when we weren\u2019t out a club, he wondered why.\u201d She explained that, like him, she was a bit of an insomniac. \u201cOf course, then he proceeded to call me regularly at such hours just to make sure I was up. He was so crazy.\u201d <\/p>\n

After the tour, Prince began to \u201cretool things and pair-down the band.\u201d He was also preparing to release a pair of new albums (on NPG Records) by Chaka Khan and Larry Graham. Then, that summer came the New Power Generation record New Power Soul<\/em>, which featured Kat\u2019s acoustic slide guitar on the single \u201cCome On.\u201d By this time, Kat reveals that she was still \u201changing around\u201d but less involved in what was going on. That\u2019s when Kat, who was preparing to record her own EP, 1998\u2019s Colour Kommentary<\/em>, received another really big telephone call from California.<\/p>\n

Sheila E. had just been named musical director and band leader for Magic Johnson\u2019s new syndicated talk show. So, at Sheila\u2019s request, Kat made her way to Hollywood to join The Magic Hour<\/em> house band. After that run ended, Kat found her way to a different show, Donny & Marie<\/em> (Osmond), where the band was fronted by another veteran of The Minneapolis Sound; St. Paul Peterson. Finally, beginning in August 2001, Kat made one final stop performing on the talk show circuit as guitarist on Wayne Brady\u2019s primetime variety show, where the band leader was none other than Sheila\u2019s brother, Peter Michael Escovedo.<\/p>\n

Prince continued to keep an eye on Kat during this period. \u201cHe would call me up and say \u2018Dyson. I saw you on TV the other day. That was kinda funky.\u2019\u201d Prince would often follow-up by saying that he needed her to come to Minneapolis, to which Kat usually responded, \u201cYeah. You\u2019re just trying to get me fired.\u201d Still, not long after Kat reunited with Cyndi Lauper as guitarist\/vocalist and co-arranged a few tracks on Lauper\u2019s album of jazz standards (At Last), her former boss would come calling again. And this time she didn\u2019t even have to leave Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a Genius Among Us\u2026 A Giant in Our Midst\u201d<\/h2>\n

Prince was to be honored with the Vanguard Award at the 2005 NAACP Image Awards, and Sheila put together a band to perform with him. That night in Los Angeles reminded her of so many nights that she\u2019d played alongside Prince. After an acclamatory introduction by Angela Bassett and Cornel West and a brief speech by Prince himself, he and the band (which also featured Sheila and appearances by Morris Day and Jerome Benton) tore the roof of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with what at the time was the longest single musical performance (without commercial interruption) in television history. <\/p>\n

In the audience were Julian Bond, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle and (newly elected Senator) Barack Obama, among dozens and dozens of icons. Yet, as she recalls, having witnessed first-hand the unadulterated joy on the faces in the crowd, the night was all about Prince. At around 6:00 am the next morning, as Kat began to walk out of the after party into the Los Angeles sunrise, she turns and \u201cthere is Prince at a table holding court with Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock. What can you say? No matter who you were, Prince was just bigger than life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just a Black Girl who Wanted to Play Rock<\/h2>\n

Although Prince entertained the idea of a pre-3rd Eye Girl \u201call girls group\u201d \u2013 which would have included Kat, Sheila, Rhonda, and Cassandra O\u2019Neal \u2013 the NAACP gig was in effect, Kat\u2019s final time playing with Prince. That said, while she was already well established before her tenure in Minneapolis, Kat took the lessons she learned from Prince and ran with them full tilt. \u201cPrince taught me to seek my own passion projects,\u201d she states, \u201cTo be intentional. To do things that feed my soul. And to mean every single note that I play.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a professional career that now spans over 30 years, Kat has performed with a myriad of musical giants from the worlds of rock, funk, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel. A list that includes but is not limited to: Big Mama Thornton, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, Nona Hendryx, George Clinton, Natalie Cole, Carlos Santana, Mick Jagger, Keb Mo, Yolanda Adams, Dave Stewart, Stevie Wonder, and her childhood inspiration Odetta. And, among those passion projects she refers to are: partnering with T.M. Stevens and Cindy Blackman-Santana in the power trio Challenge; fronting her own all-girl band Rocksugah; playing with a number of LA-based all-female collectives; and taking part in showcases sponsored by the Black Rock Coalition and Jessica Care Moore\u2019s Black Women Rock, among many other endeavors. <\/p>\n

Over the last decade, Kat has toured extensively with the \u201cFather of the Italian Blues\u201d Zucchero Fornaciari, whom most liken to an \u201cItalian version of Joe Cocker.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve been all over the world with him,\u201d says Kat, \u201cEurope, Canada, Cuba, Australia, Tahiti; five nights at Royal Albert Hall and an 11- night stand at the two-thousand-year-old Arena di Verona.\u201d Never one to take much of a break, Kat has also composed for a number of film and television projects. \u201cI can\u2019t stop. I want to play as much music as I can in honor of my mother.\u201d <\/p>\n

4-21<\/h2>\n

On April 21, 2016, just a little after 8:00 am on the west coast, Kat was having her morning coffee while chatting with Rhonda on the telephone. \u201cWe were talking about Prince and our concern that he\u2019d recently cancelled his shows in Atlanta\u201d (two weeks earlier). Along with his emergency landing in Moline a week later (after playing the rescheduled shows), the two of them couldn\u2019t figure out what could be wrong. \u201cThere were times we saw he didn\u2019t feel well,\u201d observes Kat, \u201cBut to cancel a show. That just didn\u2019t happen with Prince. How bad must it have been?\u201d<\/p>\n

Moments later, while still talking to Rhonda, Kat heard her fianc\u00e9\u2019s voice from the other room, \u201cThere\u2019s something going on at Paisley Park. Someone has died.\u201d Within minutes, it was confirmed, Prince had passed away at 57. \u201cAre you serious,\u201d Kat blurted out. Almost instantly Rhonda\u2019s phone started \u201cblowing up.\u201d Then Kat\u2019s. \u201cMy head was spinning,\u201d recollects Kat, \u201cMy initial thought was it has to be foul play, a mistake, a surprise.\u201d The shock and sadness were so overwhelming; she admits \u201cI couldn\u2019t even talk.\u201d <\/p>\n

When it was discovered exactly how Prince died, it \u201cboggled\u201d Kat\u2019s mind even more. \u201cHe treated his body as a temple. All the knowledge he possessed about health, wellness, nutrition. This simply couldn\u2019t be.\u201d Kat shares that in her own personal ordeal with cancer, it was Prince that helped her fight through it without relying on \u201cstandard treatments and medication.\u201d \u201cI knew he\u2019d experienced pain,\u201d she continues, \u201cAnd let\u2019s be honest, Prince pushed his body as hard as any athlete.\u201d And, while she acknowledges \u201ctime is not kind to the bones,\u201d his death still didn\u2019t seem possible. It still doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Kat had the honor of performing in June 2016 alongside Sheila E. and many of her former bandmates for the BET tribute. And this April, as part of Celebration 2019, Kat will once again take part in Prince: In Concert on the Big Screen at the Minneapolis Armory<\/em>. She states that these are passion projects too. And, as she always has, Kat plays to honor the memory of her mother and the music she has been blessed to perform with artists like Prince .<\/p>\n

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For more from Kat Dyson, visit @kittykatdeezy on instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Tony Kiene & PRN Alumni Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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