Katie Sutherland played her gig at the Oran Mor Glasgow in April 2012. She was with a band called Pearl and the Puppets who had songs picked up with commercials and films. In 2009 she was signed by Universal. She played BBC One Scotland Hogmanay Live, and festival main stages such as at Rockness. "Because I Do" was featured on a Vodaphone advertisement. Their song "Make Me Smile" was featured in a Victoria Secret advertisement in the USA and an Orange advertisement in Romania.