Cristen Grey: Lead Vocals-Rhythm & Lead guitars
Brian Widger: Rhythm & Lead guitars-Backing Vocals
Mark Clark: Drums-Backing Vocals
James Maldonado: Bass-Backing Vocals
Influences
Sounds Like
Alanis meets Sheryl meets Melissa meets Heart meets...you get the picture.
A veteran musician with a touring history, she opened up for the likes of Quiet Riot, Cinderella, Missing Persons and a few other “Glam” bands during the late eighties as a rhythm and lead guitarist for the regionally successful metal band “All Eyes”. Under the auspices of All Eyes she flourished as a songwriter and artist paving the way for her most recent incarnation as Cristen Grey and the Moving Dunes.
Since forming her indie power-rock AC band in 2007, Cristen Grey and the Moving Dunes have demonstrated a superlative talent for blending adult contemporary rock with everything from country and blues to metal-tinged power ballads.
Her newest release entitled 10,000 Things reflects the flow of unique life experiences and the themes that tie us together—fear, love, joy and sorrow and how we manage to somehow draw the resiliency needed to pick ourselves up when we we’ve hit the ground hard. Grey's smoky alto voice gives her a hard rock feel, while acoustic guitars soften the sound, taking the dullness out of adult contemporary. Drawing from a myriad of influences, a few such as Classic Heart to Sheryl Crow, these influences are but one component of irresistible rock adult contemporary laced with the bittersweet lyrical grit of life experience perfectly reflected in tracks like the award-winning “So Much Better,” in which she exults in finding that special person to connect with, riding out all of life’s ups and downs; award-winning acoustic mid tempo ballad “Absolute,” a hard hitting emotional summary of lost relationships and the difficulty involved in accepting that they’re gone; and the vocal harmony driven “Stir Up A Swarm,” which is about the power of careless words and the damage they can do.
Cristen Grey and the Moving Dunes have performed over the past few years at festivals such as the Hyperactive Music Festival and most recently at this year’s southwest’s favorite Thirsty Ear Festival (on the bill with artists such as Keb’ Mo’, Bela Fleck and Steel Pulse) and at regional hotspots like the Santa Fe Brewing Company, Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Catamount, El Paseo Burt’s Tiki Lounge and El Rey Theatre.
Film Placement:
2006 ‘Out of Control’ was licensed for a film short called ‘Bloodline’; a detective story that was a part of the national 48 Hour Film Project
Artist/Writer Accolades:
2009 Nominated for ‘Main-Stream Rock’ by the NMMA for 'Bad Emotion'
2008 Nominated for ‘Best Rock-Adult Contemporary’ and awarded ‘Best Rock-Adult Contemporary’ by the NMMA for 'So Much Better'
2008 Selected to showcase at the Hyperactive Music Festival in Albuquerque in front of record industry executives
2007 Nominated for 'Best Song'and awarded ‘Best Rock-Adult Contemporary’ by the NMMA for 'Absolute'
2006-2008 Selected to showcase at Hyperactive Music Festival in Albuquerque in front of record industry executives
2004 Placed as semi-finalist in the national 2004 Billboard Magazine Independent Music World Series (IMWS) competition
2003 Material selected for the Durango Songwriters Expo where it was performed for select industry professionals
2002 Nominated for ‘Album of the Year’ by the NMMA
I've just added sample Soundscapes for TV and Film. Please go to www.cristengrey.com to review!
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Thanks sooo much for taking the time to listen to my new music and for the compliment. You have a very cool voice. Best wishes to you in your career. Stay in touch.
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