Karisa Wilson
From the time she was a small girl Karisa would sing around the house and pretend to play violin until she began studying at age 10.
Trained classically, she played violin competitively until after college when she started playing in bands whose genres ranged from heavy metal, Celtic, hip hop, bluegrass and blues, to good old rock 'n roll. Having grown tired of how limiting the violin was in band music, Karisa bought and learned to play guitar, debuting her first song "Adore" at open mics. Since then, Karisa has opened for such national acts as 50 Cent, Quiet Riot, Kansas, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Tim Reynolds, Talib Kweli, Toots and the Maytals, and looks forward to an upcoming show with Hollywoods' Billy Bob Thornton.
Karisa released her debut solo album, "Little Girl", in August 2007 to a sold out crowd, and won Jammie Awards for Best Artist as well as the coveted Big Jammie for Album of the Year!
Influenced by years of genre-jumping, Karisa's style can be described as a jazz and R&B inspired folk, with helpings of rock & roll, and bluegrass, all wrapped up with a soulfully clear vocal delivery that is uniquely Karisa.
Not many bands are fronted by an afro-toting female who can not only sing, but play guitar with skill. This and the violin that occasionally pops up during such tunes as "Summertime", are just a couple of things that make Karisa Wilson uniquely appealing.
Trained classically, she played violin competitively until after college when she started playing in bands whose genres ranged from heavy metal, Celtic, hip hop, bluegrass and blues, to good old rock 'n roll. Having grown tired of how limiting the violin was in band music, Karisa bought and learned to play guitar, debuting her first song "Adore" at open mics. Since then, Karisa has opened for such national acts as 50 Cent, Quiet Riot, Kansas, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Tim Reynolds, Talib Kweli, Toots and the Maytals, and looks forward to an upcoming show with Hollywoods' Billy Bob Thornton.
Karisa released her debut solo album, "Little Girl", in August 2007 to a sold out crowd, and won Jammie Awards for Best Artist as well as the coveted Big Jammie for Album of the Year!
Influenced by years of genre-jumping, Karisa's style can be described as a jazz and R&B inspired folk, with helpings of rock & roll, and bluegrass, all wrapped up with a soulfully clear vocal delivery that is uniquely Karisa.
Not many bands are fronted by an afro-toting female who can not only sing, but play guitar with skill. This and the violin that occasionally pops up during such tunes as "Summertime", are just a couple of things that make Karisa Wilson uniquely appealing.
Genres:
Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter (Female)
Members:
Karisa Wilson - Vocals, Guitar, Violin
Lou Musa - Lead Guitar
Mark Lundell - Bass
Eddie Eicher - Drums
Lou Musa - Lead Guitar
Mark Lundell - Bass
Eddie Eicher - Drums
Setup Requirements:
Minimum of 6 inputs
One DI box
Two vocal mics w/ boom stands
One guitar amp
One bass amp
Three instrument mics for drums
Two monitors
One DI box
Two vocal mics w/ boom stands
One guitar amp
One bass amp
Three instrument mics for drums
Two monitors
