Photos: Florian Spring

Kate Pearl

Growing up in Ohio, USA, Kate Pearl wrote, sang and dreamed of one day producing her own music. In 2022, Kate Pearl released her first solo album “Into The Evening Mood” with her band Just Pearls – a collaborative effort around the trio, Kate Pearl, Dave Jutzi and Tom Gisler. Their characteristic sound blends clearly recognizable roots in Americana and bluegrass with elements of blues, jazz, rock and pop. The name Just Pearls is an homage to her great-grandmother and namesake, evoking feelings of justice, modesty and minimalism.

Kate Pearl’s dreams and ambitions led her to explore a variety of paths before beginning to produce her own music – she has worked as an equestrian athlete, a tutor for refugees, a translator and a teacher, and holds advanced degrees in literature, linguistics and education. Mother of three wild and wonderful daughters, she lived briefly in France, Ireland, Burkina Faso and Peru before permanently settling in 2001 on her family’s farm in the foothills of the Swiss Alpes, which she has called home ever since.

The Team

FLUTTERBY (2026)

In Studio
Songwriting and lead vocals: Kate Pearl
Pianos, Keyboards, Synthesizers: Tom Gisler
Drums, Percussion, Vocals: David Jutzi
Guitars, Mandoguitars: Marc Gerber
Basses: René Eberhard
Vocals: Ursula Hotz
Vocals: Hans Ermel
Vocals: Andreas Michel

Recording and Mixing: Andreas Michel
Mastering: Luk Zimmermann

The Book
The Story - English and German: Kate Pearl
French Translations: Agathe Anne
German Editing: Sandra Rutschi
English Editing: Deborah Soifer
Illustrations: Olivia Siegenthaler
Sheet Music: Chris "Cheesey" Käser
Graphic Art: Roland Zenger

Photos: Florian Spring, Rebekka Scherrer

Printer: Herrmann AG, Langnau
Publisher: Landverlag, Langnau i.E.

Merlin Cornu (Demos and Audiobook: Mixing and Mastering), Maik Kocher (Audiobook: Recording) Stefan Staehli (Demos: Recording), Milena Krstić (Consulting), Stewi Aebersold (Instrument Loan), Helena Rindlisbacher (Wardrobe), Rosemarie Bernasconi/Buchhandlung Einfach Lesen (Book Promotion and Premiere), Landauer Kellertheater (Release Concerts and Party), Winja Walter/Stiftsgarten (Book Premiere), Regionalbibliothek Langnau i.E. (Photo Location)...

To every person who has smiled, reflected upon or laughed at the development of this process with me and helped me to be able to see this giant project through to completion, thank you! To every person who will listen, watch, share, sing and retell, thank you!

INTO THE EVENING MOOD (2022)

In Studio
Songwriting and lead vocals: Kate Pearl
Pianos, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals: Tom Gisler
Drums, Percussion, Vocals: David Jutzi
Guitars, Vocals: Serge Christian
Basses: Phillip Bühlmann

The Book
Content: Kate Pearl
Graphic Art: Roland Zenger
Engineering: Serge Christian, Mazzive Sound Productions