Bio

I LOVE MUSIC. I started writing songs as a sort of diary or journal, then I began recording them and this is what came out of it. I am a Graphic Designer most of the time, but my life always ends up with music in it. I started singing at a very young age. Like a lot of vocalists, in church and school choirs. I grew up across the border in Mexico and moved to the U.S.A. at 11, which is why some of my songs are in English and others in Spanish. There are things that just can't be explained in other languages. How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry? It's fantastic! Would you sign a record contract with a major label? Not unless they let me call the shots with the music, part of the money goes to a cause of my choosing and I don't look like an airbrushed monkey every time I perform...okay, they can Photoshop me a little, but that's it. LOL. Mostly kidding, by the way, wishful thinking. Your influences? Sarah McLachlan, Julieta Venegas, Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrisette, Sia, Si*Se, Gwen Stefani, Bjork Equipment used: GarageBand, iMac, Shure PG-58 mic, Casio Privia piano Anything else...? I just want to share my thoughts through my music. Hope you like it. Find me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/anamari.rivas