Megan Erben Smidt - Vocals, Craig Smidt - Synths/Vocals, Brian Hazard -Piano/Synths/Production (Orange Grove Lullaby & Echo of a Star), Jeff Harper - Synths/additional Production (Secret Separation).
Influences
Depeche Mode, Love and Rockets, Bauhaus, Goldfrapp, Erasure, Panic at the Disco!,The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Echoing Green, Bel Canto, David Bowie, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Elton John, Madonna, synthpop/electropop guru's and mainstays.
Sounds Like
A mixture of our influences: Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Goldfrapp, Erasure, Panic at the Disco!,The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Echoing Green, Bel Canto, David Bowie, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Elton John, Madonna, synthpop/electropop guru's and mainstays.
Formed in 2002 by former Faith Assembly member Megan Erben Smidt (Vocals) and guitarist/keyboardist Craig smidt (Vocals/Guitars/Synths), Kiss the Star has been in hiatus for the past two years. Meg has worked with many of the American Synthpop stars such as Midihead of Monolithic and Joey Belville of the Echoing Green. Craig is best known as the creator of Electroculture Magazine and as a feature article contributor and liason for the Electrogarden Network. Meg and Craig also formed Kiss My Asterix Records, which is now owned and operated by Section 44 Records, having discovered such talents as rising Synthpop stars the Alphabet Girls.
Kiss the Star plans to release an album by 2008.
Brian Hazard of Color Theory has been a major contributor to Kiss the Star providing his keyboarding, piano and production talents.
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Mad Arf
Open Reception: March 30, 2007 (7-11)
Location:
Mad Art Gallery
2727 S. 12th St
St. Louis, MO 63118
Women's Exhibition
Reception: March 31, 2007 (6-8pm)
Location:
SWIC GC Campus
4950 Maryville Rd
Granite City, IL 62040
Femme Fatal II
Open Reception: April 13, 2007
Location:
Oriental Theatre
4335 W 44th Ave
Denver, CO 80212
Venus Envy 2007
Date: April 13/14, 2007 (7pm-12am)
Location:
3001 & 3016 Locust
St. Louis, MO
Collectors Wine Label Release Party
Open Reception: April 14th, 2007 (2pm - 7pm)
Location:
Le Bourgeois Vineyards
14020 West Highway BB
Rocheport, Missouri 65279
SDAI 49th International Awarded Exhibit
Open Reception: April 28, 2007
Location:
San Diego Art Institute
1439 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Collectors Choice VI
Open Reception: May 18, 2007
Location:
St. Louis Artists' Guild & Galleries
2 Oak Knoll Park
St. Louis, MO
Collectors Wine Label Solo Exhibition
Exhibition Dates : Sep 1, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007
Location:
Le Bourgeois Vineyards
14020 West Highway BB
Rocheport, Missouri 65279
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