Artist
Spotlight: CHRISTINE
ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Place
of Birth:
Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:
Aries, Leo Rising
Heritage:
Swedish and Czech
Measurements:
34B-22-34
Hobbies:
Stargazing, writing, wine, food, research.
Some
Favorites: Dr. Seuss, Mozart, graveyards, ghost
stories, gardenias, sushi, haunted houses, and cats.
Languages:
English, Italian
Favorite Quote: "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope
that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and
could say, 'I used everything you gave me...'" -Erma Bombeck
Official
Site: www.christineanderson.net
A
Little Bit About Christine
Christine
Anderson, an award winning classical pianist, is
the latest singer-songwriter to burst onto the LA
music scene. It is her unique fusion of classical masterpiece,
crafty piano pop, and provocative lyric that sets her
apart from other young female songstresses, and has her
poised to bridge an uncharted gap between the sounds of
the great concerts halls, Broadway, and pop radio.
Anderson began studying classical piano at the age of
nine, after sitting down to an instrument for the first
time ever and inexplicably knowing how to play. She began
performing and adjudicating almost immediately, serving
as the pianist for the Portland Youth Symphionetta and
collecting top Music Teachers Association awards and State
Syllabus Honors.
Educated
at home like Anton Bruckner, Felix Mendelssohn, Amadeus
Mozart, and Francis Poulenc, Anderson dedicated most of
her waking hours to the mastery of her music. Her innate
musical intuition naturally led her to compose, and in
1991, only months into her musical studies, she won 1st
Place in the WMTA Young Composers' Project with a Sonatina
for solo piano. A long string of other solo compositions
soon followed -- among them sonatas, polonaises, nocturnes,
and a concertino -- as well as a chamber symphony, a suite
of jazz duets, and a collection of works for string ensemble.
Her
passion for the masterworks was also fostered with fervor
as she built up an extensive repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven,
and Chopin, and began competing in and winning solo artist
and duo piano competitions across the Pacific Northwest.
Her exceptional technical execution, tremendous degree
of energy, and sheer speed at the keyboard belied her
young age, leading internationally acclaimed pianist Wladimir
Jan Kohanski to label her a child prodigy and to encourage
her exploration of Bach. Anderson subsequently entered
and won six Bach competition recognitions including two
consecutive Junior Bach Festival gold medals for her animated
performances of J.S. Bach's Preludes and Fugues.
Anderson
attended Scripps College for Women on full scholarship,
and received her Bachelor of Arts in Music under the tutelage
of famed concert pianist Dr. Hao Huang, holder of degrees
from Harvard University, the Juilliard School and the
State University of New York at Stony Brook. She also
earned a concentration in composition under the direction
of Dr. Bill Alves, resident composer at Harvey Mudd School
of Engineering.
Following
a series of appearances on MTV and Much Music, Anderson
has been performing industry showcases throughout Los
Angeles, and will be heading to New York after a summer
session in the studio.
Our
Interview with Christine
Q
- Favorite
artists
A - Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, and Bach. Tchaikovsky.
Debussy. Milton Babbitt. Eminem, he's a genius. Daft Punk,
Propellerheads, Portishead, Marilyn Manson, Bloodhound
Gang, and all sorts of deep hard progressive house DJs.
Q
- Growing
up, what did you think you'd become?
A - A piano
teacher with thirty cats.
Q
- How
did you get started in this business?
A -
I got a
manager.
Q
-
What projects are you currently involved with?
A - I'm
always making new music. Writing it, recording, performing
it. And I'm getting ready to head back into the studio
next week to record a live summer session.
Q
- What has been your most memorable moment
as a musician?
A - Every minute
I am at my piano is the greatest moment of my life.
Q
- Is
there anything about you people don't know that may surprise
them?
A - Oh, sure.
But we're not going to go around talking about that now,
are we? :)
Q
- If
you had to describe yourself in 3 words, how would you
do it?
A -
High
output device.
Q
- What
do you consider your best quality to be?
A - My passion
for life.
Q - What
do you do for fun when you're not writing, practicing
or performing?
A - I love to
look at the stars and imagine what it would be like to
touch one.
Q - Your
most frequently asked question is:
A - I'm often
asked how long I've played the piano, and if it's something
I found on my own or if I was forced to practice. The
answer is that I learned to play the piano the first time
I tried to do it. I was nine years old, and I've been
happily playing away ever since.
Q - What
inspires you the most in life?
A - The mystery
of how it all passes by.
Q - What's your favorite food?
A - Beluga,
oyster shooters, sushi, and plum wine.
Q - What
was your craziest experience ever?
A - I was kidnapped
once by that rap group, The Alkaholiks. I was backstage
at their concert with a girlfriend when they told us they
were going to drive us back to our dorms. Instead they
locked us in their car and took us to some dope party
in Pomona. We literally had to run away from the party
with one of them at our heels.
Q - If
you could take a dream vacation anywhere in the world,
where would it be?
A - Santorini.
Q - If
you were anyone else for a day, who would you be?
A - I would
be Ceasar, or a pharoah, or maybe I would be a cat.
Q - If
I looked in your cd player now, what kind of music might
I see?
A - Rammstein
and Rossini.
Q - What
advise would you give someone interested in your field?
A - Live your
dreams, don't live in them.
Q - This
question is for all the dreamers out there... what do
you look for in a man?
A - Someone
smolderingly passionate, decadent and indulgent.
Q - Anything else you want to say to our readers?
A - Visit my
website (www.christineanderson.net)
to download my music, and stop by my online shoppe, too,
for CDs, music scores, and autographed photos.
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