Check out GoGirls at: www.gogirlsmusic.com/songwriting K.R.A.V.E. - 1st PLACE WINNERS OF GOGIRLS SONGWRITING CONTEST!!!
We are thrilled to announce the great news! GoGirls is a great resource for chicks aspiring to rock. They have awarded us first place for our song, In Between (produced by Paul Umbach, smokin' guitar riff played by Andy Bassford).
Click on the link above to check out GoGirls Music's Feature band of September....IT'S US!!! Wooohooo!
Vita Izabella~ Vox, gutiars, occasionally heard tin whistles ;-)
The band... floating...
K.R.A.V.E. is:
Kristina con Vita....
* KristinaMarie ~ singin', guitar playin', fruits and vegetables shakin'
* Vita Izabella ~ singin', guitar playin', pennywhistling rockin' ...PLUS
* Talented creatures occasionally appearing and lending their various abilities, especially Andy Bassford (lead guitar & magic tricks), Charlie Spataro (drums and primal screaming) & Rob Micucci (bass guitar & basic gravity defiance)
sounds of the day and the night, long walks, rivers, songs, beaches, tides, the sun and the clouds, smiles and interesting people, friends, great teachers, lessons I'll never forget, things I didn't know before, love, family, work, school, musicians- the people in my "Top 12" :-) and... Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Eva Cassidy, Donny Hathaway, David Gray, Martin Sexton, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Claude Debussy, Frog, Simon and Garfunkle, Sam Cooke, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Sarah McLaughlin, Ray LaMontagne, Blackmore's Night, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Neko Case, Edie Brickell, Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright, Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Janis Joplin, Rickie Lee Jones, The Police, Elliot Smith, Peter Tosh, Neko Case, Fiona Apple, Keith Jarrett, Bill Frisell, Marvin Gaye, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Bobby McFerrin, Emmylou Harris, Grahm Parsons, John Prine, Rolling Stones, Livin' Lovin' Rock n' Rollin'
BEST BAND
K.R.A.V.E. from the USA were voted Best Band in 2007 receiving votes from fellow musicians, writers producers and other participants located in 29 countries around the world. The New York band receive a presentation Gold Disc Award. Check out the link:http://www.musicaid.org/awards.htm
K.R.A.V.E. - 1st PLACE WINNERS OF GOGIRLS SONGWRITING CONTEST, 2007 for our song, In Between (produced by Paul Umbach, smokin' guitar riff played by Andy Bassford).
While you're on the go, you can listen to In Between on 'Nett Radio (www.netteradio.com). Download the PodCast to the show from 8/1/2007: http://feeds.feedburner.com/netteradio
(Listen whenever you want!) Now on iTunes.
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Kristina con Vita - 1st PLACE WINNERS of AMATEUR NIGHT at the Legendary APOLLO THEATER, Nov. 29, 2006 - for their original song Everything About You performed with the unstoppable energy of Ray Chew band
**** Vita Izabella wins Runner Up for Best Female Solo Artist with the original song, "Who You Gonna Run To." The contest was sponsored by Music Aid International, 2007
(http://www.musicaid.org)
**** KRAVE is the First Place Winner in the GoGirls Songwriting Competition, 2007 (http://www.gogirlsmusic.com/songwriting/) with the original song, "In Between."
**** KRAVE is voted Best Band in 2007 by The MUSIC AID organization
(http://www.musicaid.org) for the original song, "In Between,” receiving votes from fellow musicians, writers, producers, and other contestants located in 29 countries around the world.************************************************************************************
Vita Izabella is a singer/ songwriter and a graduate of the Studio Composition program at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music. Over the past few years, Vita Izabella has been showcasing her original music in the tri-state area and in NYC venues, such as: The Knitting Factory, The Bitter End, The Sidewalk Cafe, Pete’s Candy Store, CBGB’s Gallery, and The Back Fence. She has also showcased her music at the nationally recognized Chick Singer Night held at The Bitter End and hosted by Deena Miller.
In 2001, a chance encounter gave Vita Izabella the opportunity to tour throughout Europe as the harmony singer/background guitarist for the legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, former guitarist and songwriter for the bands Deep Purple and Rainbow, and founder of the band, Blackmore’s Night.
In addition to her work as a solo artist, Vita Izabella also performs with the duo, Kristina con Vita and also with their band KRAVE. In November of 2006, the duo act, Kristina con Vita, won first place at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater Amateur Night with their original song entitled, “Everything About You.” Vita Izabella is currently writing and recording songs for her first full length album which is expected to be completed by the end of this year. It is Vita Izabella’s raw emotion and infectious energy that make her performances so compelling.
Check out the article about Vita Izabella written by Gene Melino in the
New Sun Newspaper!
www.newsun.com
Hi Vita! Thanks for the new years wish Hows it going. I have been working on an album and putting together a show for spring or early summer. I will keep you updated. I always love your vocals! Louisa