Kirsten Price (musician)

Last updated

Kirsten Price
Birth nameKirsten C. Price
Born (1979-09-08) 8 September 1979 (age 42)
Islington, London, England
Genres R&B, soul, pop rock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard
Years active2007–present
Labels KPI
Website kirstenprice.com

Kirsten Price (born 8 September 1979) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. She released her first single "Magic Tree", [1] from her debut album Guts & Garbage , [2] in 2007. Subsequently, she released her next single, "With or Without You" [3] and her second LP, Brixton to Brooklyn , [4] in 2010.

Contents

Early life

Price was born in Islington, London, where she received classical training playing piano and singing in various choirs. She moved to New York City in early September 2001. [5]

Music career

Price was signed to Sony Records in 2007, and began recording Guts & Garbage . On that album she collaborated with Raphael Saadiq and Danny Saber. [5] Following business complications with the label, Price took the initiative to form her own label, KPI, [6] and released the album in 2008.

Around this time, Price recorded several covers and an original song for other commercial usage. In 2007, she recorded a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Feeling Groovy", which appeared in a Clinique commercial. In 2007, she recorded a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" for a Lee Jeans commercial.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Price also recorded vocals for the opening track, "We Will Be Heroes", of the Pokémon DP: Battle Dimension television series, and the ending track, "I'll Always Remember You", for two Pokémon movies, The Rise of Darkrai and Arceus and the Jewel of Life .

Price collaborated on the production of Kidz Bop 15 in 2009, where she acted as vocal producer. [7]

The single from the Guts & Garbage album, "Magic Tree", was used by a number of major TV syndicates, such as Showtime and ABC. [8] [9] This single also appeared on a compilation album by Showtime. [10]

In 2010, she released "With or Without You" as the lead single from her self-produced second album, Brixton to Brooklyn . [5] Several songs off of the album, including the single, have also been picked up for use on more network shows, such as on Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club , [11] MTV's The City , [12] and VH1's Mob Wives. [13]

Discography

Albums
Singles

Tours

Headlining

Related Research Articles

The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. that opened on April 28, 2003, as a result of Steve Jobs' push to open a digital marketplace for music. As of April 2020, iTunes offers 60 million songs, 2.2 million apps, 25,000 TV shows, and 65,000 films. When it opened, it was the only legal digital catalog of music to offer songs from all five major record labels. As of June 2013, the iTunes Store possessed 575 million active user accounts, and served over 315 million mobile devices.

Miranda Cosgrove American actress and singer

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer. She has received several accolades, including two Young Artist Awards, a Kids' Choice Award and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress of 2012.

Dan Black British singer-songwriter

Daniel Black is an English singer-songwriter and vocalist. He was a member of alternative rock band the Servant, before their split in 2007. He has also been a guest vocalist for the Italian British group Planet Funk. After releasing his breakthrough song "HYPNTZ", he signed to The:Hours, releasing his first two singles – "Alone" and "Yours" – in 2008. The following year, he released his most commercially successful single to date, "Symphonies".

Emily Williams is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of Australian Idol and became the runner-up of the competition. After Idol, Williams signed with Sony BMG Australia and enjoyed commercial success as a member of the Australian girl group Young Divas. The group released two top-ten albums, Young Divas (2006) and New Attitude (2007), and achieved three top-fifteen singles, including the hugely successful "This Time I Know It's for Real". After the Young Divas disbanded in 2008 and Williams' contract with Sony BMG ended, she began releasing her solo music independently. Williams' debut solo single "Spellbound" was released in 2010, followed by the release of her debut solo album Uncovered in 2012.

She Wants Revenge American rock band

She Wants Revenge was an American rock band, based in San Fernando Valley, California; they were active 2004-2012, and 2015-2020. Personnel were singer/guitarist Justin Warfield and multi-instrumentalist Adam Bravin. Their music was influenced by post-punk, darkwave and gothic rock. The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US.

Bertie Blackman Musical artist

Beatrice "Bertie" Blackman is an Independent Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame in 2004 with her debut album Headway, which came after years of prolific performances around Sydney's inner-city venues, where she developed a dedicated following.

Adalita Srsen Australian singer

Adalita Srsen is an Australian rock musician who is a founding member of the rock band Magic Dirt and a solo artist. She released her first solo album, Adalita in 2011 and her second solo album, All Day Venus, in September 2013. She is known simply as Adalita.

Yelle

Yelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake Yelle and GrandMarnier. A third member, Tepr, joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Yelle and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000. The band came to prominence when it posted an early version of the song "Je veux te voir" on MySpace in September 2005, which later reached the top five in France. The success of the song on MySpace attracted the attention of a record label, which set them to work on their debut album, Pop Up, which was released in 2007. The group's second album, Safari Disco Club, was released in 2011, their third, Complètement fou, in 2014, and their fourth, L'Ère du Verseau in 2020.

Natalie Gauci Musical artist

Natalie Rose Gauci is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on national radio station Triple J's talent contest, Unearthed, she successfully auditioned for the fifth series of Australian Idol in 2007 and went on to win the series.

Fijian-born Australian singer and songwriter Paulini has released four studio albums, one extended play, sixteen singles, and twelve music videos. Paulini placed fourth on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003, and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony BMG Australia. Her debut studio album, One Determined Heart (2004), debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, where it remained for two consecutive weeks, and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies. Its lead single "Angel Eyes" remained at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and was also certified platinum, while the second single "We Can Try" peaked at number 30. Paulini followed with the release of her debut EP, Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas (2004), which peaked at number 70.

<i>Glee</i> albums discography

The Glee cast has released sixteen soundtrack albums, six compilation albums and eleven extended plays (EPs), containing 754 different performances of an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance. Of the performances on the various albums and EPs, 460 were also released as singles. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers, most of which are cover versions of popular songs, with genres ranging from R&B and pop to country and show tunes. The cast consists of fifteen main characters; some actors were cast following Broadway theatre experience while others were required to audition to prove singing and dancing capabilities. Recordings of performances on the show are sold as singles the week of broadcast, available for download.

<i>Love in Motion</i> (Anika Moa album) 2010 studio album by Anika Moa

Love in Motion is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Anika Moa. The album's underlying theme is love. Moa's civil partner, Azaria Universe, was her biggest influence when writing the album. With Love in Motion, Moa moved from the folk and country pop influences of In Swings the Tide to a pop rock sound. The album was released by EMI Records internationally on 12 March 2010, with releases in Moa's home country and Australia following on 5 April and 10 September, respectively. Moa toured Westfield malls the week of the album's release, and a concert tour followed in May and June 2010.

<i>Episode 001: Chasing Hayley</i> 2009 EP by Kidz in Space

Episode 001: Chasing Hayley is the debut EP by New Zealand hip-hop band, Kidz in Space. It was released by Universal Music Group New Zealand on 31 August 2009.

Yoann Lemoine French music video director, graphic designer and musician

Yoann Lemoine, known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter. His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Taylor Swift's "Back to December", Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" and Harry Styles's "Sign of the Times".

<i>Brixton to Brooklyn</i> 2010 studio album by Kirsten Price

Brixton to Brooklyn is the second full-length album by Kirsten Price, released on September 7, 2010. The album's single, "With or Without You", was featured on Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club, MTV's The City, and VH1's Mob Wives.

<i>Guts & Garbage</i> 2007 studio album by Kirsten Price

Guts & Garbage is the debut full-length album by Kirsten Price, released on October 19, 2007. The album's single, "Magic Tree", was featured on Showtime's The L Word, and appeared on a compilation CD for that show.

<i>Make a Scene</i> 2011 studio album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Make a Scene is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in Russia on 18 April 2011 by Universal Music Group and in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2011 by Ellis-Bextor's own record label, EBGB's. It is her first studio album since Trip the Light Fantastic (2007).

Tkay Maidza Musical artist

Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper.

Oh Land discography Artist discography

Danish singer Oh Land has released five studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), 26 singles, seven promotional singles, and 15 music videos. When signed to Fake Diamond Records, Oh Land released her debut album, Fauna, in November 2008. Following a performance at the 2009 SXSW event, she met a representative from Epic Records and signed with the label. She released her major-label debut single "Sun of a Gun" in October 2010, which charted in five countries and served as the lead single to her 2011 self-titled studio album. Oh Land peaked at number five in Denmark and also entered the Billboard 200 in the United States. It would go on to be certified Platinum for selling over 20,000 copies in the former country. The album spawned four additional singles, including "Wolf & I", "Voodoo", "White Nights", and "Speak Out Now"; the latter two songs both charted within the top twenty in Oh Land's native Denmark and were also certified Gold by IFPI Denmark.

References

  1. ↑ "Magic Tree – Single". Apple iTunes Store. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Guts & Garbage". Apple iTunes Store. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "With or Without You by Kirsten Price". Apple iTunes Store. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Brixton to Brooklyn". Apple iTunes Store. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Steve Legett "Kirsten Price Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "KIRSTEN PRICE – Trademark by Kirsten Price Industries Corp. New York". Trademarkia.com. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Kidz Bop 15 AllMusic.com
  8. ↑ "Songs – Cashmere Mafia Episodes". Cashmere Mafia Episodes. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Music for Episode 411 Literary License To Kill". The L Word Online. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  10. ↑ Amazon "L Tunes: Music From & Inspired by the L Word". Amazon.com. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bad Girls Club Music: Episode 1". Oxygen Website. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Review: Kirsten Price – Brixton to Brooklyn". Planet Music Reviews. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  13. ↑ “Music : VH1 Mob Wives: Music From the Series” Rhapsody.com. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Kirsten Price’s Tough Times ’09 Tour: Indie Artists Driving Through the Downturn". PRWeb. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.