kyle offidani

Singer-songwriter Kyle Offidani is so passionate about music that he spent months living in a storage pod in Texas so he could work on a new album.

Though this was nearly a decade ago, Offidani is finally finished recording the project, dubbed “Through My Window.” It’s slated for release in 2019.

Offidani, who now lives in Milton, will share his talents in a free concert at the Old State House Friday. The show is presented by the Delaware Friends of Folk, in partnership with First State Heritage Park.

“Through My Window” sounds like an introspective album.

It feels that way to me. I think the perspective I have on it changes, of course. Any time you create anything it changes form in the way you see it somehow. I see it a lot of times almost as inner-dialogue sort of stuff that I’m writing.

A few years ago you were living in a storage pod. What was that like?

Those times were awesome, man. I think about those times a lot because they seem so far now. Everything is different now, and it’s a great life. It was a place called 1st Choice Storage and it was in Buda, Texas. There was an older fella working there and he was retired. I imagine he doesn’t work that job any longer. It was about six years ago. That whole story was a trip in and of itself because I was living there for about seven months.

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In the first three weeks of me living in there, there was a valet working at the desk. I told him I was going to be using the space as a practice space, because I wanted to record my record in the future. He said, “Yeah, I don’t think that would be a problem. You just can’t live in here.” He just glanced over it and didn’t beat that into my head. I don’t think he really had that idea that I would.

At the end of the month they go around and check the pods. If there’s a lock off one of the doors, they assume somebody moved out, they open up the unit and they see if there’s anything in there like trash and they take it to the dumpster.

My door pops open and a lady’s at the door. I had a sleeping bag I was laying on. I pop my head up and she was like, “Ahh!” She screamed and slammed the door. She came back about two hours later with tacos. It was amazing. Long-story short, it manifested into this great, warm experience that validated the path I was on.

It’s sweet that woman brought you tacos.

She was really awesome. And the older guy who worked there was especially a really interesting fellow. He was a conspiracy guy and had a lot to talk about and share, and educate me on. A lot of the stuff I couldn’t quite understand, but he’s great. He’s one of those people you never forget.

Do you feel like more of an artist because you’ve lived like a struggling one?

We want to see the magic in the world. When we see it, it just validates life and opens a new door for us to ask another question. When I look at it, it wasn’t just that those experiences happened. But I made those experiences happen in some way, shape or form. Those people were there for me. Somehow, consciously, I ended up there. But it was a choice. I think if you don’t acknowledge that then you take power out of what we’re capable of. - Andre Lamar

March 16, 2019

Local musician Kyle Offidani will release his first full-length CD, “Through My Window,” at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at the Rehoboth Ale House on Wilmington Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. Artist Cathy Jane of Ocean View will kick off the show with her own original music set.

The music will officially release on all internet platforms Monday, April 1.

Born and raised in the Long Neck area, Offidani recently returned to the coastal area. He is no newcomer to music, self-expression and the struggle it takes to find a unique voice. Since age 8, he has been playing guitar and honing his skills. At 22, after a run of touring and playing festivals, venues and street busking, Offidani planted roots in Nashville, Tenn., for two years.

In Nashville, he found a wealth of inspiration, and even began playing on the same stages as his childhood guitar virtuoso heroes. Offdani got involved with the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society and landed airtime on the Guitar Show with Andy Ellis, which led to him being the opening act for concerts by Muriel Anderson, Nokie Edwards, Richard Smith, John Knowles, and multi-Grammy award-winning, flat-picking phenom David Grier.

Eventually believing Nashville was limiting his own artistic expression, Offidani got back on the road to do more touring and soul searching. “I didn’t know where I would land next,” he said. His travels led him to Austin, Texas, where he fell in love with the artistic nature of the city.

His weekly gig circuit included music venues, wine bars, restaurants, and farmers markets; he also performed daily on the street. “Here I was on South Congress Street, right next to the Continental Club, where guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughn had his musical residency,” Offidani said. “I was just scraping by, living in my car, showering at a recreation park, living in storage units, and couch surfing allowed me to focus all of my energy on my craft.”

In 2016, Offidani returned to Long Neck where he fell back in love with his roots. He dug deep to muster all the meaning behind his life experiences, hopes, failures and successes that would inform his first full-length record.

“Through My Window" was recorded mostly in his childhood home overlooking Indian River Bay. “It’s clear why some of the songs on the record hold feelings and vibrations reflective of the ebb and flow of nature and the water’s tide. The album tells stories of the past I escaped to search for meaning, purpose and ultimately my true self,” Offidani said. "After all of my travels, I now know what I was looking for.”

Offidani himself performed, recorded and mixed “Through My Window.” During summer 2018, he began painting and decided to incorporate his own visual art as the album cover.

He brings a depth and vulnerability to his craft that is rarely found in current popular music. It is an obvious intention to not only share his incredible musicianship, but to also share something deeper, timeless, and familiar to everyone.

For more information, go to www.kyleoffidani.com. - Cape Gazette

Here’s what Milton singer-songwriter Kyle Offidani told us in December. His album is now out.

Singer-songwriter Kyle Offidani is so passionate about music that he spent months living in a storage pod in Texas so he could work on a new album.

Though this was nearly a decade ago, Offidani is finally finished recording the project, dubbed “Through My Window.” It’s out at last April 1.

Offidani, who lives in Milton, will share his talents at the release party Saturday for the “Through My Window” CD. The 2 p.m. set is at the Rehoboth Ale House in Rehoboth Beach. Opening act is Cathy Jane from Ocean View.

“Through My Window” sounds like an introspective album.

It feels that way to me. I think the perspective I have on it changes, of course. Any time you create anything it changes form in the way you see it somehow. I see it a lot of times almost as inner-dialogue sort of stuff that I’m writing.

A few years ago you were living in a storage pod. What was that like?

Those times were awesome, man. I think about those times a lot because they seem so far now. Everything is different now, and it’s a great life. It was a place called 1st Choice Storage and it was in Buda, Texas. There was an older fella working there and he was retired. I imagine he doesn’t work that job any longer. It was about six years ago. That whole story was a trip in and of itself because I was living there for about seven months.

In the first three weeks of me living in there, there was a valet working at the desk. I told him I was going to be using the space as a practice space, because I wanted to record my record in the future. He said, “Yeah, I don’t think that would be a problem. You just can’t live in here.” He just glanced over it and didn’t beat that into my head. I don’t think he really had that idea that I would.



At the end of the month they go around and check the pods. If there’s a lock off one of the doors, they assume somebody moved out, they open up the unit and they see if there’s anything in there like trash and they take it to the dumpster.


My door pops open and a lady’s at the door. I had a sleeping bag I was laying on. I pop my head up and she was like, “Ahh!” She screamed and slammed the door. She came back about two hours later with tacos. It was amazing. Long-story short, it manifested into this great, warm experience that validated the path I was on.

It’s sweet that woman brought you tacos.

She was really awesome. And the older guy who worked there was especially a really interesting fellow. He was a conspiracy guy and had a lot to talk about and share, and educate me on. A lot of the stuff I couldn’t quite understand, but he’s great. He’s one of those people you never forget.

Do you feel like more of an artist because you’ve lived like a struggling one?

We want to see the magic in the world. When we see it, it just validates life and opens a new door for us to ask another question. When I look at it, it wasn’t just that those experiences happened. But I made those experiences happen in some way, shape or form. Those people were there for me. Somehow, consciously, I ended up there. But it was a choice. I think if you don’t acknowledge that then you take power out of what we’re capable of. - Andre Lamar of Dover Post

Cheers Elephant and Kyle Offidani, local bands and part of the Philadelphia Folk Co-op, both blew me away on Sunday. I had heard of Cheers, never of Kyle. But word around the folksong society was that he was an up-and-coming guitar-picking prodigy and I got a chance to experience that first hand. Kyle, a 23 year old from northern Delaware, ripped up the stage, slapping and picking and doing things to his guitar I had never seen. Especially from someone as young as him. As the rain forced many festival goers under the tent, Kyle pounded away on his guitar. The growing crowd of amazed faces cheered with excitement as he taught them all a lesson. Jaws dropped and hands clapped. Later in a conversation we remarked how a simple twist of fate had brought the rain and the crowd to fill the tent stage while he was playing. - Shady Groove

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