Kristi Martel
| Kristi Martel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kristi Martel |
| Also known as | Kristi Martel |
| Born | 1973 |
| Origin | Melrose, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres |
soul rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, yogini |
| Instruments |
Vocals piano |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Sealed Lip Records |
| Website | http://www.kmetal.net/bio.html |
Kristi Martel (born 1973), is a singer, song-writer, performance artist and yogini based in Rhode Island. She has recorded much of her music, and has toured extensively across the United States and Canada, giving concerts in many cities.[1] She also teaches classes in a variety of yoga methods.[2]
Martel was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1973, and moved to Rhode Island at age 5. She studied music, theatre, dance, poetry, and performance art at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, earning a Bachelor’s degree in 1994. She pursued similar subjects at Mills College in Oakland, California, receiving a Master’s degree in 1998. She began performing and recording original music and performance art.[3]
From 1997-2001, she taught at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, California.[4] In 2000, she suffered a back injury while studying jiu-jitsu. She turned to yoga to rebuild her strength and improve her mobility.[5] This sparked a serious interest in yoga, which led to yoga teacher training Yogaphoria[6] in New Hope, Pennsylvania. She has studied with several prominent yogi and learned meditation, kinesiology, herbal healing, and integrated energy therapy to complement the more traditional yoga.[7]
She has since returned to Rhode Island, where she teaches yoga, voice, and piano.[8][9] Her musical style mixes jazz, soul and rock styles, combined with her classical training.[10][11][12] She incorporates her own personal experiences as well as yoga philosophy into the music and into the lyrics.[13][14] She continues to record and to give concerts, and for two years was music director at a local Rhode Island radio station.
Discography
Martel records with Sealed Lip Records, singing and playing piano and keyboards as well as composing and arranging:[15][16]
- Firewater (SLR12, digital single) April 2011
- Blessed Community (SLR11, digital single) February 2011
- Seeds (SLR10, digital single) December 2010
- The Sacred Whore Demos (SLR9, CD LP) June 2009
- Ravengirl (SLR8, CD LP) October 2006
- Quaint & Curious Ravendemos (SLR7, CD LP) August 2005
- The Mule (SLR6, CD LP) March 2004
- bound (SLR5, CD single) July 2003
- brave enough (SLR4, CD LP) November 2001
- give me a little... (SLR3, CD EP) October 2000
- With Mouth and Hands (SLR2, cassette) September 1998
- 4-track and live recordings (SLR1, cassette) August 1996
References
- ↑ "Kristi Martel: 'Littlebird's Flight'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel Biography". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel Biography". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "East Bay Center". www.eastbaycenter.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel - Yoga & Wellness". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Yogaphoria". Places to Yoga. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel - Yoga & Wellness". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel - Yoga & Wellness". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ All That Matters Yoga and Holistic Health Center
- ↑ "The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Kristi Martel". www.ectoguide.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Bay Windows Interview". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel - Experimental from South Kingstown, RI". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "WERS 88.9fm Artist of the Week: Kristi Martel". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Motif Magazine - Ravengirl Review". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kristi Martel Biography". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Sealed Lip Reca Sto...". www.kmetal.net. Retrieved 2015-12-08.