About Me
Here's my bio, but I warn you, it's boring (like most bios are). I'll get around to writing (or having someone write one for me) one of these days when I'm not so darn busy.
You see I've not only been busy with music but I am also focusing on changing the English language. I invent new words everyday, like: "questionative" - definition: to inquire or have interest in a topic or matter for the sake of learning. not "Questionable" or "Inquisitive"I suppose what you really want to know is what I've been up to since living in Nashville for the past 2 years. Well, I turned 21 just 3 weeks after moving to Nashville and let's just say it's been a blur since then. OK, that's not really how it's been, I've been working on my music, making progess slowly but surely, met lots of great people, I've been listening to lots of great songs from publishers, and I plan on getting back in the studio soon, this time with Producer Peter Collins (Rush, Indigo Girls, Jewel). We are going to make a kick ass demo and then I'm going to stand on a street corner on music row with a mega phone and a sign around my neck asking for a record deal. I hope that works, if not, I'm sure the Webster dictionary people would love to hire me.Peace out Yo!The Crystal Yoakum BiographyHitting the country music scene is Crystal Yoakum, a bright new talent composed of striking beauty, unstoppable vocals, rugged sophistication and a surging stage presence. The San Diegan has a remarkably authentic country style that evolved from growing up in Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas. Nashville is now home while Crystal is pursuing her goal and lifelong dream of being America’s next top female country performer The five-day demo recording in February of 2003 was a total immersion in music at Smash Recordings and Sound Emporium producing six compelling songs. Additional talents who contributed to the recording were guitarist Mark Oakley (Jewel, She Daisy), drummer Trey Grey (Faith Hill, Jewel), bassist “T-Bone†Hannon (Amy Grant, Jewel) and electric guitarist Stuart Mathis (Lifehouse, Jewel). The recording was an exciting growth experience that gave Crystal a professionally close look at the vital technical details beyond writing and singing.Performances throughout her childhood make the stage a second home to Crystal’s young boots. As young as age 3 she sang with her uncle Richard and his country band on stage at the Texas Tumbleweed. Being completely mesmerized by his voice and musicianship, she credits him as one of her top inspirations for choosing music as a career. Her dad Thomas was well known in Latin America for his musical success and has passed down a notable sassy spice to Crystal’s voice.The Country Showdown, whose previous finalists included Garth Brooks and Trisha
Yearwood, selected Crystal as a finalist at the early age of 14. Now at 22, she currently performs countywide throughout San Diego at a multitude of venues including coffee houses and country bars. Her exciting performances at San Diego’s 2002 and 2003 KSON CountryFest drew many new fans adding hundreds of new names to her mailing list.Crystal’s songwriting streams smoothly from her untamed heart through collaborations with lyricists Jeannie Lurie, Holly Mathis, Calman Hart, Dave Howard and Jeff Berkley (Mathis also produced the demo). Vocal coaching from well-known expert Roger Love has been a key part of enhancing the existing power and beauty in her voice. Recent guitar lessons have revealed that Crystal’s talents are seemingly endless.The young talent is dedicated to her career with a two-part focus: first, developing outstanding material and secondly, surrounding herself with strategic business partners as she makes her debut on the main stage of the country music scene. Ultimately, it is through her dedication and tenacity that Crystal will be enjoying what she does while stunning audiences in the years ahead.
