About Me
Krista Marie was born into a musical family in Western New York State. Her mom taught voice and piano lessons and found time to perform in local choral and theater groups. Her dad was a world renowned classical accordionist and an accomplished pianist. At a very young age, Krista began performing at school, joined the children's choir in church, won statewide vocal and dance competitions and competed in 4H horse shows. As a teen, her love of music and horsepower continued to go hand in hand. Working summers at the local theme park as a country singer/dancer, Krista Marie managed to save enough money to buy her first motorcycle. She also tried her hand at racing mini stock cars, snowmobiles and, eventually, ATV's. After studying musical theater, dance and voice in NYC, Krista moved west to L.A. where she earned her membership in the Screen Actors Guild appearing in various film, television and commercial productions. Krista went on to become a certified stunt woman, while continuing to focus on her songwriting. Determined to make music a full time endeavor, Krista relocated to Nashville in 2003. After writing and self-producing her first independent project, she was signed by noted artist manager, television and event producer Marc Oswald of Dale Morris & Associates, who has guided the careers of Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich and others. He believes Krista’s musical talents and background in the motorsports world will offer her amazingly unique opportunities. In fact, "Drive It Like I Stole It", which she co-wrote and performed, will be the official ESPN, NHRA Drag Racing theme song for the 2009 season. Gary Overton, at EMI Publishing, was quick to sign Krista Marie to a publishing deal in Nashville in 2007. "Krista is such an incredible talent. She is everything that a music executive wants in a new artist. She is young, has a great voice, shows tremendous stage energy, looks like a model, writes hit songs and outworks everyone in her organization. This girl is going to be a superstar. I'm proud to represent her at EMI Music Publishing, where she joins the ranks of other great EMI artists like Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Beyonce, Sting, John Mellencamp, Pink and many others." In 2008, Krista secured an exclusive recording agreement with Holeshot Records, a newly formed imprint of Broken Bow Records where the careers of Craig Morgan and Jason Aldean were launched. The label also recently released the new debut solo album of legendary country group Alabama lead singer Randy Owen. “Krista Marie is one of the most talented female artists I have ever had the pleasure to experience and is an exciting addition to the BBR family,” said Broken Bow Executive Vice President Jim Yerger. “I am confident that with Krista’s tireless work ethic and the fantastic Holeshot/BBR team, 2009 and beyond will be a great ride.”