Founder · Artist · Connector of Worlds
Music. Mezcal. Life.
Classically trained. Globally recorded.
Founder of Eléctrico Mezcal.
At the intersection of art, science,
community, fashion, AI, and fire —
at the moment it all converges.
Raised in Texas and shaped by music from an early age, Kathleen studied at the University of Texas before beginning a career that moved through media, entertainment, and entrepreneurship with unusual range and instinct.
At just 21, she was working on the business side of music with Sony Classical. That early industry foundation would later meet her own independent artist path, where she wrote, recorded, and released music under her own name.
She went on to found Saucy-Wear, a designer apron line that reached retailers including Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Neiman Marcus, and FAO Schwarz. She has always been as interested in building worlds as she is in performing inside them.
As an artist, Kathleen released To Be Human and later Knockout, then began the far more ambitious global recording journey that became Project Eléctrico — a body of work shaped by collaborators, travel, and place.
That same journey eventually led her to Oaxaca, where music, people, and mezcal converged into the next chapter of her story: Eléctrico Mezcal, a brand born from the same spirit as the music.
Kathleen does not separate identity, art, and enterprise. She treats them as one continuous creative life.
Classically trained pianist. Singer-songwriter-producer. 650,000+ Spotify streams. Recorded across five continents.
Founder of Eléctrico Spirits. LA Spirits Awards: Platinum. Six live SKUs. 20% community-owned, forever.
Punk energy. 80s pop glamour. Early MTV visual artistry layered over classical piano roots.
Music. spirit. craft. place. relationship. They are all part of the same story.
Kathleen's career does not make sense if you try to split it into isolated categories. The better way to read it is as a pattern: she follows creative energy into new forms, then builds structures around it without losing the human part.
That is why music and mezcal belong together here. Project Eléctrico was not just a recording project. It became the bridge to people, places, and an ethos that later shaped Eléctrico Mezcal. The spirit came from the music, and both came from the person.
Across everything, the constants are curiosity, independence, emotional intelligence, and a willingness to trust instinct early. That is the logic of the site: Kathleen first, then the worlds she has brought to life through that perspective.
Independent releases, performance, songwriting, and the global collaboration behind Project Eléctrico all sit at the center of the story.
Eléctrico Mezcal is not a separate sidebar business. It is another expression of the same artistic and cultural spirit that shaped the music.
From designer aprons to brand development to venture-minded thinking, Kathleen has long operated as a builder as much as a performer.
Venice, Oaxaca, Iceland, Cuba, Austin, Los Angeles. Place is not backdrop in this story. It is part of the creative engine.
The work keeps returning to narrative: songs, essays, visual identity, collaborations, and the larger mythology around Eléctrico.
Kathleen's visual point of view has always mattered, from Saucy-Wear to stage identity to the editorial tone of the brands she builds.
So much of the archive is powered by people: collaborators, mentors, founders, communities, musicians, families, and chance meetings that changed direction.
The strongest thread in the material is emotional sincerity. Even the business ventures are driven by feeling, trust, and lived connection.
Kathleen Blackwell is available for creative collaborations, brand partnerships, investment conversations, speaking engagements, and any inquiry that begins with genuine curiosity.