As I got older I was picked on for having a country twang all of the time so I worked that out of my vocals and nowadays I sing more pop-inspired tunes. Holly: My first influences were Patsy Cline and LeAnn Rimes. When you look at our family album from the early days, it is just amazing. They hung out with all of their music friends at the Grand Ole Opry back in the day. Quite a mix right?! But the 90’s music was my music. I grew up with my mom and her 80’s music as well as my grandfather’s classical music. Who are some of your earliest musical influences? I still love it so much I take cover songs and attempt to make them my own. I have loved singing along to the radio since I was a little girl and growing up I loved singing other peoples songs. In turn, that keeps me inspired to keep doing what I am doing. It has always been a part of me and I try make the audience “feel something” with the music I play. I guess because I grew up with it in my house from the day I was born. It seems natural for music to be a major part of my life. Pandy: I think it is pretty cool to do something I love and see other people love it too. Lee: Two things mostly: The drive to become the best I can be and open up a world of limitless music as well as the honor and pleasure it is to play with other amazing musicians. So that makes about 16 years of guitar playing! I grew up in a musical family so it was my father who taught me how to play. Holly Kristin: I have been playing the guitar since I was 13 years old. Pandy Raye: Since I was 8 years old (a looong time). Singer/songwriter Holly Kristin played locally for a handful of years, moved to Colorado, and now is back in the Valley entertaining patrons of bars and restaurants from Chandler to the West Valley.įrank: How long have you been playing guitar? His “Blues-infused” style of rock and tenor voice is, without a doubt, original. James Brown’s “hardest working man in show business” crown away from him, is a staple in and around town, playing on the stages of bars and restaurants as well as in concert venues. Lee Perreira, who, in my opinion would take Mr. I had a chance to spend some time with music of these entertainers and I’m pleased to report that the music is anything but wallpaper. “The music has to be engaging but not overwhelming”, one restaurateur told me, “our guests are here to eat and drink, to be sure, but they are also here to socialize with friends or hold business meetings, so while the music has to be entertaining, it can’t get in the way of the conversations.” While local bands seek out gigs at bars and concert venues, these artists market themselves to venues such as restaurants and hotels – places where the audience is not of the drinking and dancing kind, but the eating and socializing kind. I interviewed three of these local artists, Lee Perreira, Holly Kristin, and Pandy Raye – each have their own style, one exclusively plays covers, two mix in originals along with covers. Additionally, many artists do not buy-in to the idea of paying to play and, in the end, take whatever the venue gives them.īut, there are a handful of local artists who are playing for pay – and making a good living at it. And many artists agree to take part in this system. The payments can originate either directly from the artist or to be collected from the artist through the sale of tickets (aka pre-sale).įrom the promoters/venue’s point of view, it’s necessary to protect and guarantee revenue. Every artist knows what this is: the artist pays the promoter or venue before they can take the stage. There’s been a lot of talk, almost to infinitum, about “Pay to play”.
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