Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel, Cocteau Twins, Goreki, Ravel, Bach, Faure, Joni Mitchell,
Television
Don't have a TV:)
Books
The Mysts of Avalon, "Eat, Pray, Love", Awakening the Buddha Within, The Sanctuary, The Tipping Point, Evolutions End, Awakening
Heroes
Louise Hay. Anyone who chooses to truly speak and live in their own truth...these rare people have always been an inspiration to me and have helped me grow in unimaginable ways.
Kristin Hoffmann's Details
Status:
Married
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Kristin Hoffmann CD Release show is tonight at The Living Room Posted at 5:38 PM Jun 20 view more
About me: At four years old, Kristin began playing piano, and before long, was writing her own songs. And from there on, she never stopped, taking classical piano and voice lessons through her teenage years and then picking up the guitar somewhere along the way. Eventually music became a way of life for her. Hoffmann was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music’s pre-college program and began studying opera, secondary composition and classical composition; she became influenced by Samuel Barber and French Impressionists like Ravel. “Opera training really molded my voice into what it is today. Once you study classical voice you can go anywhere with it,” says Hoffmann, who also found inspiration in popular artists like Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel and Radiohead. She soon realized she could marry the two, creating her own unique blend of classical and contemporary music. "I got a lot more joy out of creating my own music and having it touch people. It was just an unmatchable feeling.”
After Juilliard, Kristin spent a year at NYU and her songwriting evolved as she combined her classical roots with accessible pop sensibilities. She was briefly signed to Capital Records, but ended up self-releasing her first album Divided Heart, which she not only wrote, but co-produced, engineered and recorded. All the while, Kristin continued to hone her performance skills with a residency at Café Vivaldi in Manhattan’s West Village. Along with playing some 200 shows, selling 3,000 copies of Divided Heart and securing a loyal local following, As the buzz grew louder, Kristin was discovered at Vivaldi by Interscope and soon after signed to the label.
After enlisting her longtime musical collaborator Darian Cunning, along with producer David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, Tool), Kristin escaped to Longview Studios to make the album she’d always dreamed of. "I really had a very special, deep experience writing this record,” she explains of her time in the converted farmhouse studio in the middle of pretty much nowhere. In all that quiet open space, and with the help of a great piano left behind by Keith Richards, Kristin’s songs evolved with love and care.
Using her piano as a vehicle for her voice, Kristin keeps her instrumentation simple, so the gorgeous melodies and lyrics resonate with the audience on songs like “Home,” which is about finding inner-strength, “Bittersweet,” a song about choosing to follow your dreams over taking the safer path and the title-track “Real,” a song about being true to yourself.
Of her live performance, Kristin muses, “I hope to stimulate my listeners to go deeper within themselves to places they may be reluctant to go. I’ve come to realize that my greatest challenges have emerged from my mistakes, and that they were really blessings in disguise.” Through her gift for songwriting, Kristin illustrates spectacular sonic stories. "My music can reach across a lot of generations,” says Kristin of her varied audience. “Connecting to people by creating music is my contribution to the world."
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Cheers my friend. Just passing to wish you a great day. Sharing a cold one with your friends is some of the most fun you can have with you pants on !!! "Fear no beer" and always, Rock Hard... Timo kaarkoski - Temple of Sin
hey kristin... i'm losing track of who I have asked to read my latest two blogs, so ignore this if I've already asked you... I'm trying to help my sister Sue; if you have a close relative or friend, you understand why I keep trying : ) Please read my latest 2 blogs (My Sister Sue and A Message from Sue) and vote if you are able... thanks!
I have not smoked...I have to say. It is still hard, because of Big brothers putting all those good drugs in the Real Cigarette.. BLU made it easier....I am going to make it....I have a new friend Smoke everywhere E-CIG ..I am giving you a choose both companies are great. I just want to help control Big Brother they have no right to Kill US--
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