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NEW MUSIC REVIEWS FOR 2007 COMING SOON!!!

Published: September 9, 2007 9:01 PM EST
By: Isaac Joseph Davis Junior
(Juniorscave.com)

New Music Spotlight:
Chris Marsol

	Album: Butterflys,Lipstick,and Hand Grenades

"Butterflys, Lipsticks, and Hand Grenades"—now I know you never thought about these three things all together. But, our next artist has with the release of his new album entitled "Butterflys, Lipsticks, and Hand Grenades". Singer, Chris Marsol, is certainly making a name for himself in the Indie culture and I can see why after having the pleasure to listen to his music. Wow! I was blown away to say the least.

But, should I expect anything less from a guy who started at the age 6 singing in his church choir and stealing the spotlight from everyone else while dancing at his family reunions? Don't answer that! I already know the answer. More amazingly is that by that time Chris turned 17 he taught himself how to play the piano.

As he continued to absorb the music, he began to learn how to play the guitar. With such influences such as Pink Floyd, Cream, Stevie Wonder, Nirvana, Genesis, Terence Trent D'Arby, Stone Temple Pilots, D'Angelo, Radiohead, Hall and Oates and Elton John, Chris is ready to make his mark in the music industry. Check out this recently online feature from the folks of Music Now on Juniorscave.com.

Isaac-Joseph: Chris, how are you doing this Sunday afternoon?
Chris: I'm doing great.

Isaac-Joseph: Let me first state that you are a truly amazing talented young man. What was your inspiration for your forth coming album, "Butterflys, Lipstick, and Hand Grenades"?
Chris: I'm glad you like it. My inspiration for the album was....I had so much music in my head and for a long time I had no way of recording it. All the arrangements and musical ideas gave me insomnia and almost drove me to the brink of insanity. I just needed a way to get all that music out of my head.

Isaac-Joseph: You are from the Bay Area, CA, USA. How has this area influenced your music? Do you think that you would have the same style if you were living in say Georgia?
Chris: The Bay Area is so eclectic and diverse that it really opened up my mind and made it possible to step outside of "normal". Other than New York, I don't know that I would have had that much exposure to so many different cultures and ideas and styles if I grew up somewhere else....and all that is in my music. At the same time, I don't want people don't hear my music and immediately recognize what region it comes from. I think my sound is more universal than that.

Isaac-Joseph: In your bio, you stated that you can bring "the Rock lover, the Soul lover and the Pop music lover together in one blissful Technicolor orgy". Explain to my audience what do you mean with this statement:
Chris: Rock is blue, Soul is orange and Pop is yellow. Individually they are vibrant, but when put together they create a rainbow. Rainbows are always more interesting. Don't you think?
Isaac-Joseph: Uh Huh!

Isaac-Joseph: When I am listening to your music, I can hear many of your influences' style in your deliverance of your own music. Who has been your biggest influence and why?
Chris: I don't really have one "biggest" influence. Growing up, I listened to music in phases...so I guess it would depend on what era you caught me in. It might've been New Edition or it might've been Stone Temple Pilots...I was all over the map! I'm not really an artist guy so much as I'm a song guy. You know? I love great songs.

Isaac-Joseph: If someone where to label you, what would that person label you as meaning Rock or Alternative or something new?
Chris: lol! I guess it would be up to them huh? Artists are always saying "don't label me" but if it sounds exactly like Fall Out Boy, why can't people say so? But really....labeling music is for critics and industry types. It’s like…once you label something, you can label everybody who listens to it and thereby market it to them. Musicians just play you know?

Isaac-Joseph: As 2007 draws near to the end, what can you say was Chris Marsol's biggest accomplishment for this year so far? What can fans of Chris Marsol look forward from him in 2008?
Chris: My biggest accomplishment for '07 was finishing this record. It’s the first music that I've produced by myself and didn’t have to compromise my vision. Hopefully, fans will get to hear the music live...I plan on doing tons of shows and drinking lots of alcohol.

Isaac-Joseph: The floor is yours: Any last thoughts that you would like to share with the audience of Juniorscave.com?
Chris: I'd just like to thank everyone; including Juniorscave.com for supporting myself and other Indie artists. If you like what you hear...hit me up and let me know. www.myspace.com/chrismarsol and chrismarsol.com I'll see yall at the show!
Isaac-Joseph: Thanks Chris.

2007 will bring tons and tons of great stuff for us at the Coastal Beat--the best is yet to come!!!