Artist Information Biography Allison Cipris (pronounced Cy-Press) grew up on stage. She started performing at a young age in musical theater, but knew early on that her rock and roll heart could not be tamed. After spending a couple of years developing her chops and stage presence as a session and backing vocalist in the U.S. and abroad with everyone from Cy Coleman to Richie Sambora, she got tired of singing for other people and wound up back home in New York City determined to devote all of her time and energy to her own music. During the past couple of years, Allison has emerged on her own as a gifted songwriter and powerhouse performer, carrying on the lineage of Joss Stone, Sass Jordan, Sheryl Crow, and Melissa Etheridge before her. Whether she is alone onstage with her guitar or in front of her band, her shows stick with you long after the last encore. She can hush the room with her intimacy, blow out its back wall with raw intensity, and break your heart and fix it again, all in one set. Allison’s sexy grit and sass shines through in the video for "Break" from her 2005 full-length debut, Not Like You.  After spending time touring to support that effort, Allison returned to the studio and recorded the old Motels classic “Only The Lonely”.  Work on her follow-up full-length release has already begun in New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.  Allison will return to the stage this spring with local and regional tour dates. Recent accomplishments have included: *Opening act for the Gin Blossoms, Summer 2007 * 2005 and 2006 ASCAPlus award recipient in the pop/rock category * Billboard magazine/Songwriters Hall of Fame New Writers Showcase * Sharing the bill with Gavin DeGraw and Jason Mraz, sponsored by Sirius radio. * Opening for Ben Jelen at the NY International Auto Show (asked to perform an additional show the following night!) *Women Who Rock Magazine sponsored concert to benefit the Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls * An exhaustive schedule of club and concert dates What's next for Allison Cipris? Don't blink. You might miss something. Allison Cipris is endorsed by Washburn Guitars, Everly picks and strings and Sam Ash Music. Instrumentation Allison Cipris - acoustic guitar and vocals. with lead guitar, bass and drums for full band shows. Discography NOT LIKE YOU full length debut! released March, 2005 has received national, college and international radio play and Cd sales. available for purchase through official website, itunes, cdbaby.com,tower records and more. -------------------- Me Likey - ep  released Nov. 2003 --------------------------------------------------------- "Hardest Fall" placed in the 2004 BILLBOARD SONGWRITING CONTEST as one of the top song entries in the Pop category. ----------------------------------------------- *"Break" is featured as a single on the following CDs: -  New York Cares About Local Music Now 2004, released by Local Music Now, featuring NYC's most promising indie bands. - Camp Jeep Trax - summer 2005 -Discovergirls CD -  a collection of signed and unsigned female artists, distributed nationally, September 2005 -GoGirls Fest compilation - distributed nationwide, September 2005 *"Not Like You" featured as a single on the following CDs: -Indiegrrl-palooza - July 2004 - Jeep Trax - distributed at NY Auto Show, 2005 -Camp Jeep Trax - August 2005 *"More" featured as a single on the following CDs: -Discovergirls CD - a collection of signed/unsigned female artists, distributed nationally, September 2005 " Break " has also appeared on the soundtrack of Pheremone films 2005 release, "Unearthed". -------------------------------------------- Links http://www.allisoncipris.com click here for Allison's myspace site