Bio
Who is Kimberly Joyce? Some may ask, wasn’t she a basketball player? Though she succeeded as a four-year college basketball player for one of the most prestigious universities, she now walks a different path. The multitalented Kimberly Joyce is a soulful singer, an advanced lyricist, and also a producer of her own music and also a musician. She is not another image of a Beyonce or a Christina Milian. Many people compare her voice to India Arie and Lauren Hill. However, she has a unique sound with an even more distinctive look that portrays her diverse, yet lovable character. Kim's uniqueness in style comes from fusing singing and "flowing" over a wide range of styles, from soul to hip hop, house EDM, acoustic to alternative rock lead guitar solos.
She began singing at a young age in her father’s church in Detroit, Michigan. Kimberly gladly sung every Sunday, and eventually began to take piano lessons so she could assist her mother on the piano. It was then that Kimberly realized that she had the talent to be a musician. Since Kim is also a gifted athlete, her musical career would remain hidden, as her basketball career became more demanding and intriguing. She began in AAU and traveled all over the US, gaining recognition as one of the premier guards in the nation. Kimberly Joyce received a full scholarship to The Ohio State University where her team won the Big Ten Conference as well as the Big Ten Tourney Championship. She left Ohio State as the "Career Steals Leader" and "Defensive Player of the Year" her senior year.
Throughout her collegiate basketball career Kimberly’s passion for music arouse higher than before. She wrote songs when she wasn’t on the court. Whenever afforded a break, she traveled back to Detroit to produce more beats. She was able to produce beats on Frooty Loops, MPC 2000, and Reason 3.0. Mostly, she loves to produce on a Motif 6. Kimberly continued to play piano very heavily by ear through the years. She utilized her experience from her youth and built upon them.
At the beginning of her senior year, Kimberly Joyce wrote a song with an alternative feel. She was introduced to a band named LaQuest, and within days she joined them as their lead vocalist. After receiving a guitar as a Christmas gift, she discovered yet another talent. While immersed in the live music environment, she had a desire to play the guitar more seriously. Kimberly soon taught herself how to play the guitar.
Though she loved the live music scene with her alternative band, she still longed to succeed with her own music career. This desire motivated Kimberly to strive each and every day for her dream of being an international singer. In pursuit of that dream, she has traveled from Detroit to Atlanta, New York to LA, Ohio to Chicago, doing shows, networking, and learning from many different artists from many different genres. Shining in the field of versatility, she has performed on the same bill as Howard Huet, Lil Wayne, Bobby Valentino, Pleasure P, SOS Band, Brian McKnight, Eric Roberson, and Keith Sweat to name a few.
Joyce not only has a unique style she also has a very unique and intriguing story. "One of my most standout traits as an artist is being black, female, openly part of the LGBTQIA community, being a preachers kid, the lessons I learned playing the level of basketball I did, I see all that as a gift. Helps me to communicate in my own language, sonically, lyrically, you can even see it and feel it emotionally with me.”
Joyce won Ohio State's Soul Time talent show, Spotlight Detroit Talent Search, also Best Vocalist at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards. Joyce has three mixtapes; "Different Sides of Sexy", "Tomboy Swag", and Kim Killing Kovers Vol 1, six EPs; “Kimberly Joyce”, "Unstoppable", Twenty Twenty Won", “Earth”, “Water", Fire" and is on course to release her 7th EP, Air. Joyce's viral hits include “Crowd Pleaser” (featured in MacGyver TV series) , "Timeless Moments" and "Aw Sh*t" (featured in web series Studville). In 2025 a project she featured, produced, and mixed on was nominated for a grammy with 2x Grammy nominated poet Queen Sheba. Her initial goal was to try to win over the hearts of Columbus and Detroit with her music and character. Kimberly Joyce has not only triumphed on that journey, but is continuing to spread her gift of song to people all over the world.
