Treasure Isle Studios friend and recording artist, Kristi Warner, was in Las Vegas and she decided to visit and get in some rehearsal time with Rowdy and the band.
Kristi is a product of “West Coast Country Rock” and she hails from Clovis California, about 100 miles north of Bakersfield, CA. That infamous central California town that gave rise to “The Bakersfield Sound” and “West Coast Country Artists” such as: Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Bill Woods, Gary Allen, and of course Buck Owens. And now, the latest in this line of amazing artists is Miss Kristi Warner. A raven-haired young beauty, with a voice of limitless vocal emotion and power, all woven together with accents and influence from Kristi’s favorite ladies of country: Reba, Wynonna, Martina, Loretta, and Dolly, combined with the mix and stylings from her favorite classic ladies of rock: Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar, and Stevie Nicks.
Midway through 2007 Kristi made the decision to move to Nashville. After her arrival, Kristi quickly earned the attention of some of Nashville’s top songwriters and musicians. Over the course of that year, Kristi performed her way into various traditional venues and stages across Nashville which included: Douglas Corner, The Listening Room, Tootsies, C.R.S-Country Radio, Blue Bird Café, Third & Lindsley, 12th & Porter, and numerous Open-Mic & Writer-Nite’s. 2007 also saw Kristi finish the production of her first music video, “One of the Boys” - a song off her 1st EP-Project. Both the song and music video made the finals of the “CMT - Music City Madness” contest.
Since that time, Kristi has received accolades by numerous Nashville industry executives, producers and songwriters, as well as mainstream artists Dierks Bentley, Porter Howell of Little Texas, and Grammy winner, Linda Davis. This California Gal plans to keep the positive coming more than ever.
Complete with signature songs, powerful vocals that reach out and emotionally grip you, she’s putting a finely sharpened edge to her already distinctive emotional vocal talents. So stay tuned, you’ll soon be hearing a lot about Miss Kristi Warner.