I am happiest sitting on a beach, guitar-in-hand, strumming out a new song. Growing up on the beaches of Vancouver Island lends a West Coast vibe to Kylee Epp’s music. She blends her hippie roots with sassy bubblegum pop and tops it all off with a dash of cowboy, creating a unique sound that’s all her own. Kylee was born and raised in the small town of Qualicum Beach. She found her voice at an early age and her parents were proud. They requested performances at their dinner parties and at the community BBQ on Family Day. Soon Kylee was known throughout the small town as the ‘little singer girl’ who belted out the national anthem at school assemblies, local hockey games and baseball tournaments. As part of a fundraiser in middle school, Kylee was invited to record a song in a professional studio. It was then that she fell in love with music. Immediately afterwards she began writing songs and teaching herself to play the guitar. Kylee recorded her first demo at age 13. By 15 she had put a band together an