Kristina Stykos is an American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter and performer based in

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

. Her recording studio, Pepperbox Studio, is solar, wind and generator powered and fully off-the-grid.

Debut

Her first self-produced release, ''In The Earth's Fading Light'' (2005), was designated “Best Vermont Album of the Year” by the ''

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''. Stykos completed her audio engineering education by earning a production certificate at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. She has engineered and produced over 15 albums for herself and clients, many of those released on her own indie label: Thunder Ridge Records. Stykos's solo album ''Wyoming Territory'' (2013), was supported by the Ucross Foundation and Brush Creek artist residencies of

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

Recent works

Her recent albums include two collaborative projects, ''Beautiful Blood'' (2013) with singer-songwriter Steve Mayone of

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, and ''Raven'' (2011) co-produced with the Grammy-nominated pianist

Philip Aaberg Philip Aaberg (born April 8, 1949) is an American pianist and composer. He gained international recognition through a series of successful piano recordings released on Windham Hill Records. Although classically trained, Aaberg incorporates clas ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

. "This certainly is not the voice of a bubblegum pop chanteuse. Stykos now delivers strong songs, with a mature, seemingly all-knowing vocal style." - Art Edelstein, arts reviewer, ''

References

External links

Kristina Stykos With Philip Aaberg, Raven

Kristina Stykos, The Lost Tapes 1982-1992

Kristina Stykos, Wyoming Territory
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