Reed Kendall has been recording his original music since well before his voice changed. At the early age of 13 he won free studio time while performing at The Point in the Philly suburbs in which he was raised. He released his first solo album while still in high school ("Shoot Me Straight", 2004). After quickly learning that tertiary education was not for him, Reed left school and started booking solo gigs at colleges and universities up and down the east coast, living on the road with friends who had scattered to a variety of schools.
In 2008 Reed moved back home to Philadelphia determined to start a band and learn from/become a part of the rich community of musicians there. In March of '08, under the band name Up the Chain, he released a 4-track demo which immediately received airplay on WXPN. UtC then began gigging around the area, growing their fan base one sincere live performance at a time and eventually selling out venues such as MilkBoy Coffee and one of Philadelphia's premier acoustic rooms, the Tin Angel. Reed can currently be seen performing with a variety of outfits ranging from solo acoustic to a trio with keys and drums to a full 6-piece band with electric guitar and trumpet. Each outfit has a distinct personality, but all are rooted in the substantive pop sensibility of Kendall's songwriting, similar to that of Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson.
