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Christine

Funky Strings!!

About Me

I love this!
Christine has been playing violin since childhood, beginning with classical and transitioning into rock, funk, blues, ambient/indie, and hiphop. Since moving to Oakland in 2002 she has gigged with a variety of artists, and also collaborated on several albums and recording projects. Christine is available for session work, recording, and performances.Most recent tracks:"Continuum" features Shilo on guitar, samples, and beat production, with Christine on violin tracks and assisting with arrangement."Haircut Blues" and "Fluorescent Orange Addict" are collaborations between Christine and Malcolm Marshall, who provided the beats and recording know-how. The tracks contains about 3 or 4 violin tracks as well as a keyboard line.The track "Good Intentions" is from Needle ’s gorgeous album "Songs Your Mother Never Sang You", where Christine collaborated on 4 of the album’s tracks. You can purchase the cd at www.onlinerock.com/needle or www.cdbaby.com/needlemusic . The primary singer songwriter on these wonderful tracks is Julie Cornett .Peace and beautiful music...... ...C

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Member Since: 8/4/2005
Band Website: christinebanks.com
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My Blog

Who here knows The Damned?

I just got "Strawberries", an album they released 25 years ago, when I was enjoying the completion of kindergarten (I always put albums in historical context to my life - "My mom was graduating high s...
Posted by Christine on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:42:00 PST

A dash of Rick Astley, a sprinkle of Jethro Tull and a pinch of Reggaeton

and you have Chilean radio!  I will hear songs in the supermarket that I havenĀ“t heard since circling around the Jr. High gym floor, slowdancing with my arms locked straight & nervously resti...
Posted by Christine on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:56:00 PST

Sign your name across my map

I don't usually go for the widgety, blinky, flashy, take-forever-to-download kindsa things on my page, but I love maps, and there's something about visually seeing the land and area and appreciating t...
Posted by Christine on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:45:00 PST

Terence Trent

AKA Sananda Maitreya.  I now own 4 albums by this man and each time I hear a new one (new to me I mean, this one I just got is 11 years old!) I am amazed by how talented he is.  And underapp...
Posted by Christine on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:35:00 PST

Am really feeling Wham right now..

Yep.  Wham.I've been watching this DVD of some of their videos, and it's this amazing combination of silly/cheesy/wonderful to me.  I've always loved George Michael's voice, if not always al...
Posted by Christine on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:43:00 PST

A good idea

And that is to commemorate MLK Jr. by putting him on the $20 bill. Every time I see his image I can't help but think about what he represented, so maybe if the other 300 million residents of this cou...
Posted by Christine on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:26:00 PST

Camping RULES!!

It had been awhile since I had slumbered uncomfortably yet contentedly on Mother Earth in a sleeping bag, in a tent, breathing nice foresty air.  But this past weekend I had the good fortune to a...
Posted by Christine on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:07:00 PST

The addition dilemma..

So, you've probably had that experience where you get a friend request and you go, "Hmm, who is this?"  You check out their profile, hear a song, maybe look at their pics or browse their friends....
Posted by Christine on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:42:00 PST

In the techno-freak society....

..we create our own families.  We cry on cyber-shoulders because real ones are unavailable.  We don't want to wake another human off in the distance so we visit the glowing box and attempt a...
Posted by Christine on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:41:00 PST

1,118 miles, 9 cities, 12 friends, 4 family members later....

I reflect and recover from a week's journey and the ensuing cold it brought, drinking tea & watching "Purple Rain"..  Realizing I am so fortunate to be able to pick up and go almost anywhere,...
Posted by Christine on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:37:00 PST