Karine Pierson
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and international recording artist Karine was born Karin Pierson in a small
town in northern Michigan. Her mother was a sixth-grade teacher and her father was a jazz musician.
Her parents divorced when she was two and she was raised by her beloved stepfather, Calvin, still her
biggest fan. While still a toddler, she began to learn violin from her Chinese Godmother, Shu, who was a
Suzuki violin method teacher. Thanks to supportive parents, Karin soon began to enroll in every music
program available. At age thirteen, Karin was accepted as the youngest choir member ever to tour
Europe with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Choir. During high school, through the aid of
scholarships Karin attended the prestigious Interlochen Academy of the Arts, and later taught there and
played in the staff orchestra. Her daughter Aria was born in 2001, soon after Karin finished her
bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan. After teaching orchestra in Detroit for five years, Karin
decided to perform full-time and started a band, playing electric violin and singing at festivals, weddings,
corporate parties and events. In 2017 Karin moved to a tiny house as part of the minimalist movement,
and decided to pursue original music and start a music festival. Her band, formed in 2017 with her wife
Tiffany is called the Lofteez, and performs at festivals, outdoor venues, campgrounds and house
concerts nationwide. Check them out at www.thelofteez.com
town in northern Michigan. Her mother was a sixth-grade teacher and her father was a jazz musician.
Her parents divorced when she was two and she was raised by her beloved stepfather, Calvin, still her
biggest fan. While still a toddler, she began to learn violin from her Chinese Godmother, Shu, who was a
Suzuki violin method teacher. Thanks to supportive parents, Karin soon began to enroll in every music
program available. At age thirteen, Karin was accepted as the youngest choir member ever to tour
Europe with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Choir. During high school, through the aid of
scholarships Karin attended the prestigious Interlochen Academy of the Arts, and later taught there and
played in the staff orchestra. Her daughter Aria was born in 2001, soon after Karin finished her
bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan. After teaching orchestra in Detroit for five years, Karin
decided to perform full-time and started a band, playing electric violin and singing at festivals, weddings,
corporate parties and events. In 2017 Karin moved to a tiny house as part of the minimalist movement,
and decided to pursue original music and start a music festival. Her band, formed in 2017 with her wife
Tiffany is called the Lofteez, and performs at festivals, outdoor venues, campgrounds and house
concerts nationwide. Check them out at www.thelofteez.com