The recording artist Chrissy has a lifetime of music experience, and a lot to show for it. With her music being produced by some of the same people who help internationally famous artists shine, being featured in prime time television, and reaching over 2 million hits on Clear Channel's "Discover New Music" site – you know the girl's long been on her way.
Her music, which she describes as "alternative pop & progressive pop," has drawn the attention of people who would know talent when they hear it. Chrissy was previously part of the talent roster of Johnny Wright's WEG – Wright Entertainment Group, and WEG executive senior vice president-Melinda Bell's sister company StraightUp Entertainment Group, where her fellow artists were Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson and the Jonas Bros., to name a few. It was there that she became the protégé of superproducer Alex Greggs & his partner Dennis "Dow Jones" Shaw of the legendary South Rakkas Crew (who have produced songs for/worked with Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Beck, Justin/ JC/ *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Kelis, Good Charlotte, Shakira, Duran Duran, Lily Allen, Girlicious, M.I.A., Pussycat Dolls and many others), who produced her recent songs and more singles already in the works. Chrissy is a featured artist for super producers Cool & Dre (producers of Lil' Wayne's forthcoming "ReBirth" album)'s new website, where she will be doing more collaborations with the said team.
Chrissy has also recorded, written and collaborated with platinum producers Dow Brain and Brad Young of Underground Productions (LFO, Aerosmith, Boston, Tracy Bonham), as well as the co-writer of her song "Big," the late Rich Cronin (also of LFO and also VH1's Mission: Man Band), and next in the works will be a new song, "Can't Play a Player," co- written for Chrissy by American Idol judge and smash hit song writer Kara DioGuardi. Another of Chrissy's cowriters is Taryn Murphy (whose credits include Mariah Carey's "Wisegurls"). Other collaborators include Deanna Dellacciopa (music featured on Fox Family, Oxygen, MTV) and Sam Conjerti, writer for LFO and collaborator with Chrissy's songs "My Slushy" and "Danger", both of which have been mimicked by "copycat artists" as of late. And in addition to working with the prestigious production team of Alex Greggs and Dennis Shaw of South Rakkas Crew, she's teamed up with Law of Planet12 most famous for his role in helping break Amy Winehouse in the states, and well as being in her backing band and his production work for the legendary George Clinton. Chrissy has also worked with Chico of the Joe Bermudez Sirius XM camp (known for producing Hilary Duff's hit, "Reach Out" and also platinum remixes for Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, etc.) and several infectious ditties resulted from that stellar team up. She has recently worked with Nashville's finest,the Grammy Award winning team of the Meckels and Pam Reswick, and as a result of this, she got to collab. with Australia's biggest pop star, Vanessa Amorosi. She is currently in the studio with The Krewsaders (credits include Justin Beiber) where she's been cooking up more of her signature, unique, girl power hybrid of alt rock, dance pop, new wave, and soul.
Her travels have also intersected the paths of some other notable music professionals. Her fans have long known her as the webmistress and "go-to" girl for the avant-garde and influential Long Island rock outfits GlassJAw and Head Automatica, fronted her by longtime music friend and idol, Daryl Palumbo, which had her working closely with Warner Bros./Reprise Records Publicity and new media, mentored by Jeff Watson (who can be credited with having had a large stake in Linkin Park's success). She has also planned forthcoming collaborations with producers Soul Diggaz (Madonna, Britney, Missy Elliott, etc.) and has many other tracks in the works.
A true student of music, Chrissy can cite influences ranging back through five decades, and can pride herself on being savvy about the business end of the industry as well. Her encyclopedic appreciation and knowledge base extends from the music makers to the decision makers, and while with WEG she even had the opportunity to speak on various Grammy (NARAS) panel discussions on the east coast. A whiz at self-promotion, she was one of the first artists to discover MySpace, and even after 3 different page incarnates since '03, she still continues to have a rabid and loyal fan base there. She brought her songs "Strut" and "Real Woman" to ClearChannel radio where she was designated "Most Played Unsigned Artist" for several months in a row, with "Strut" reaching playcounts in the millions, and counting. She was the 1 artist on Podshow.com with "I Took Your Boyfriend" and on the IAC Music Big 50 Chart with "My Slushy." Chrissy's songs have received extensive airplay throughout the internet and around the world on terrestrial radio as well. Her music has also been featured on television: "Real Woman" on Fox's Prison Break and the new dvd's, as well as Fox's "Melrose Place", "Gonna Be" is on both Showtime's Masters of Horror and Oxygen's Pop School, the latter using the song as its main theme, as well as television placements all over Asia for StarWorld TV (Murdoch Corp, Asian Fox), Fuji Television, Red Bana video games, and so many more.
With an already established entertainment resume from the age of 2, extensive lifelong experience ranging from dozens of professional on and off B-way theatre productions to television appearances, training in all music genres at the most prestigious music institutions as well as dancing, acting, martial arts/sword & battle choreography, gymnastics, beauty pageantry, modeling and more, Chrissy has the chops. With her unique beauty and captivating demeanor, she's got the looks and the moves. Staunchly straightedge, she can still be the playful "bad girl" onstage and in photos who won't become tabloid fodder in real life, and she often donates her time performing for charity, food drives and does volunteer work with at-risk kids in her community, working closely with Girl Scouts of American, Make-A-Wish, Salvation Army, Relay For Life, and the Rock School. Her sweet smile and innocent face may mask the complexity of the soul within, but Chrissy is a serious, unwavering music professional who knows the blood, sweat and tears of her chosen path, and who has had the maturity and dedication to face the road ahead.
