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Vita Izabella

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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
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Check out GoGirls at: www.gogirlsmusic.com/songwriting
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
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**** 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

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Member Since: 08/06/2005
Band Website: www.Oilisfordinosaurs.com
Band Members:
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!
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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)
View K.R.A.V.E.'s EPK

Influences: 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, Edi 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'

Sounds Like: Life and Dreams in Color
Record Label: Hang on tight

My Blog

JohnLennonSongwritingContest

Who You Gonna Run To receives an honorable mention from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest... yey!... Cool!:-)
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Charlie Morgan plays drums on Who You Gonna Run To!!

The great Charlie Morgan has lent his skills to our recording of, Who You Gonna Run To. Charlie's session drumming credits include work with A list artists, such as: Elton John, Kate Bush, Paul McCart...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:30:00 GMT

Nashville

Yes. Automotive in that Kristina and I returned from our short recording trip deep in the backwoods of Tennessee a few days ago. I'm lovin' Nashville these days. Although KM and I spent most of the ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:47:00 GMT

Hudson River V&J

Been dreaming up random notes to string together into songs with Joe D from Headline Sound these days. We seem to relate to music in a similar way, and so the writing process has been a mirrorlike exp...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:50:00 GMT

Songwriting Contest!

How cool is this?!... Kristina con Vita won the grand prize in the GoGirls Songwriting contest! YAY!  Kristina and I were pretty shocked!  We submitted to the contest pretty much on a whim without rea...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Recording

Finally gettin' into the studio...long overdue.  On Monday Kristina and I are gonna be puttin' down the tracks for OBSIDIAN, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU, and WAKING IN A MESS.  If there's time, we may even l...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:05:00 GMT

RandomAutumnThoughts

This is not REALLY a quiz... Been a wild few weeks.  Rehearsed with our band (K.R.A.V.E.) last night. Getting the music together for all the shows we have comin up in the next few months...busyn...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:47:00 GMT