MEET KATINA.

Katina Stone-Butler, aka KBUncomplicated, is an accomplished singer/songwriter, creative, activist, podcaster, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of The Fountain, an organization committed to centering the voices of Black and other women of color via the intersection of culture, faith, and creativity. Though a Memphis, TN native, Katina is a long-time resident of the Dallas Fort Worth, TX area where she and her husband of over 24 years have raised their three sons. She and her family are active in service and justice work in their city, serving in various roles with local organizations and council committees. Katina is a part of the local music community and is an alum of the prestigious University of North Texas School of Music. She is also a graduate of The University of Memphis.

As a classically trained vocalist, Katina’s musical gifts have afforded her many opportunities to perform, record, do voice-over work, act, travel, as well as serve as a vocal coach and music clinician. She has performed for or with notables, including former NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks, renowned saxophonist and UNT professor Brad Leali, Grammy award-winning singer Joe Cocker (Get By With a Little Help From My Friends), Poet Laureate Maya Angelou, comedian Bernie Mac, actor Blair Underwood, Stax Records artist Rufus Thomas, jazz artist Randall Keith Horton, Pat Coil (former Music Director for CeCe Winans) and many more. Katina loves to serve in music ministry and has led worship at various gatherings, conferences, and services all over the country and internationally, as well as in the role of music director, choir director, and worship leader in her local churches over the past thirty-plus years. She has been featured in multiple magazines, news, and media platforms such as ABC(WFAA), Business Insider, Voyage Magazine, Denton Record Chronicle, and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis). Katina has also contributed writings to The Witness Black Christian Collective.

Katina co-hosts a Black History podcast that aired its first episode in 2020 and has garnered national attention as one of the top ten Black History podcasts by Vanity Fair magazine. In less than two years, it has gained over 35,000 diverse followers, with currently over 50,000 downloads per episode.

Katina’s first major release is Black Requiem, a justice hymn and contribution to the declaration that Black lives matter. It features her son, Jamie, whose artist name is Miztick. The song progresses through four musically diverse movements, weaving genres and rhythms from Black American musical legacies to represent lament, rage, perseverance, and hope. In Katina’s words, “Black Requiem is a lament for our lives and a demand for our dignity.”