Christine Anderson

Christine Anderson discovered the piano at nine and by eleven had soloed with her first symphony. In 2004, she recorded a 5-song EP, Pianist Envy, with Grammy nominees Derek Nakamoto and Craig Burbidge, and went on to win the Los Angeles Music Award for Composer of the Year by a unanimous vote. With a tremendous catalogue of original material, an extensive repertoire of classical masterpieces, and a keen ability to compose hilarious songs about random people in the audience, right on the spot, Christine began gigging steadily around Los Angeles, playing to diverse crowds of enraptured music lovers, professional musicians, and curious rock stars, who had never seen anything like her. She quickly earned a reputation for giving sensational live performances & passionately "serving up her soul on a plate of piano." It was the idea of capturing this emotionally charged "live" vibe that led to the making of Live Summer Session. Recorded live in a single gut wrenching take, Christine's inspired breakthrough album is being hailed by critics as "creative brilliance," "as raw and real as music gets." With a red hot stage presence and the credibility that comes with writing all her own music - live and impromptu - the former child prodigy is amassing a passionate following with her soulful voice, heartbreaking songwriting, and world class piano playing. She has appeared in special features on ABC, MTV, and Much Music, but has turned away traditionally coveted "record deals" to remain independent and in complete artistic control of her music. Following the breakthrough success of Live Summer Session, Christine returned home to southern Oregon's Rogue Valley where she has penned upwards of 100 new songs. With a freshly completed home studio, has begun the process of recording her first full-length self-produced studio album, due to drop in 2011.

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Members:

Christine Anderson
Piano, Vocals, Songwriting

Sounds Like:

"This stunning live debut is as raw and real as music gets; a spectacular specimen of pure musicality, stripped down to a bare bones duet between Anderson's heavenly pipes and possessed-by-Beethoven piano playing."

- LOS ANGELES MUSIC REVIEW


"Recorded at home during a bout of improvisational whimsy, Live Summer Session is equal parts quirky and spellbinding. Anderson's ability to improvise like a jazz player and compose much of the music on the fly reveals not only a confident player of consequence, but a champion songwriter with a very bright future."

- LA MUSIC WEEKLY


"Uplifting, powerful and damned-hard to get out of your head... Every little asymmetry in the right hand, any slightly mishit note only goes to deepen the experience... They don't make records like this anymore..."

- TOKAFI WORLDWIDE MUSIC REVIEW


"The infectious melody of her bittersweet anthem 'Hollywood Trainwreck' is sweetening up the airwaves as it racks up spins at a growing number of FM radio stations across the US, giving the young singer-songwriter her first taste of crossover success."

- ROCKDOGZ MAGAZINE
Top 40 Emerging Artists of 2006" issue


"The brave risks Christine Anderson takes in her music are wildly successful in their payoff to the listener! 'Hollywood Trainwreck' is intensely personal and sensual in the way that Joni Mitchell, Shakira and Sheryl Crow come across in their songs. Rock strong in 2006!"

- MYSPACE MUSIC REVIEW


"Enchanting and original! Beyond spotlighting Anderson's heartbreaking voice and tremendous piano skills, Live Summer Session marks the rise of an outstanding new songwriter in the vein of oldtime John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A serious and versatile artist who has this reviewer hungering for more!"

- DISCOVER MUSIC


"Pianist and singer-songwriter Christine Anderson is the latest artist to burst onto the LA music scene, having won the 13th Annual Los Angeles Music Award for Composer of the Year this Thursday, following a unanimous decision by a panel of industry judges. With a preternatural gift for indelible melodies and soulful storytelling, it is Anderson's unique theatrical fusion of classical masterpiece, crafty piano pop, and provocative lyric that sets her apart from thousands of other talented musicians, and has her poised to bridge an uncharted gap between the sounds of the great concerts halls, Broadway, and pop radio."

- LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS
Composer of the Year Press Release, 13th annual LAMA