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Katie Down is a sound artist, experimenter,  flutist, multi-instrumentalist, composer,

sound practitioner, music psychotherapist, and Deep Listening® facilitator.

Her music intersects the realms of sound art, free improvisation,  folk, Jazz, and "world" music.

Her  homemade and constructed  instruments including glass percussion, toys, broken things, and steel cello. 

She also plays ukuleles of all shapes and sizes, and likes to sing with people.

Her band The Ukuladies performs originals and lots of bawdy songs from the 20s and 30s. 

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Katie  has created numerous sound scores for theatre, dance, and independent films.​

Her sound designs for theatre and dance have garnered her Drama Desk nominations and the award for best sound design from The Connecticut Critic's Circle for her work at Long Wharf Theatre. She is the recipient of several grants, artist residencies, and composer commissions including the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, BAM, Watermill, Chashama, Music Omi, and Meet the Composer.  

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Her private practice, SoundWell Creative Arts Therapy, offers trainings, clinical supervision, and special events

at her upstate space Sound Well Barn where she hosts and curates creative things with creative people.