Sandi King

Vocalist and songwriter Sandi King released her debut single as a solo artist in 2023. “Frozen Heart” is a collaboration with four-time San Diego Music Award-winner Jonny Tarr. King's debut solo record, Departure, is a jazz tribute to her late father, and was released in October 2024.

King is the 2023 recipient of two San Diego Music Award nominations with her indie soul band King Taylor Project. She has contributed featured and backing vocals to numerous acclaimed original releases, including those of multi-award winners Joshua Taylor, Jonny Tarr, and Jeff Berkley. She is a highly active and sought after session and live vocalist in a diverse array of genres, and has performed with R&B legends The Manhattans and Heatwave.

Sandi also operates Backseat Booking, a DIY artist assistance one-stop, through which she provides everything from indie tour booking, calendar management and administrative upkeep, to lyric and performance video editing. She is also an experienced local music events planner, coordinating intimate house shows, album release parties, and small festivals.

Sandi's AppeArances

In addition to her own band, King Taylor Project, Sandi performs frequently with other projects

December 21, 2024
Lou Lou's Jungle Room
San Diego, CA
Kogee Soul Reprise
January 23, 2025
The Jazz Lounge
San Diego, CA
Sandi King
Departure Album Release Show & Ron King Birthday Celebration
March 1, 2025
Humphreys Backstage Live!
San Diego, CA
Sandi King
Gourmet Blues Concert Series • Opening for Danielle Nicole Band

Discover Sandi king

A collection of songs featuring Sandi King • including her own music, songs from her band King Taylor Project & songs she is a featured vocal or has background vocals on.

Backseat Booking Projects

Backseat Booking is Sandi's artist assistance business. She has been assisting musicians and bands build DIY tours, creating and editing videos, doing digital graphic design for promotional materials, and helping artists manage a DIY music career. Here you'll find a few examples of her work, check out the playlists on Backseat Booking's YouTube channel to see all publicly available videos.