Kina Grannis，出生于1985年8月4日，是一位美国吉他手和作曲人。Kina Grannis是一位多国后裔混血儿, 她也是超级碗Doritos Crash奖的获得者。
格兰尼斯从小在加州的Mission Viejo长大，正是在这里，她对音乐的热爱开始了。在小学里，她创作和提交的钢琴作品参加比赛。不久之后，她开始拉小提琴，她整个高中都在玩小提琴。15岁时，她开始自学吉他，从此她爱上了这个乐器。2003年她考入南加州大学，两年后制作了第一张专辑 《Sincerely, Me.》。2007年从社会科学与心理学毕业。
Kina Grannis在该项比赛中成功的事迹曾被著名的网络新闻网站OCRegister和华尔街日报报道过。Kina Grannis在2008年也曾为电影《Glass City》创作过配乐歌曲。《Stairwells》是Kina Grannis 2010年的全新专辑，这张专辑2月23日刚被添加到iTunes Store，就立刻引来了众多乐迷的关注。这是她的首张正式全长专辑，许多歌曲较之前Mini专辑的版本有较大的改动。
Early life and career beginnings
Grannis grew up in Mission Viejo, California. Grannis attended Viejo Elementary School, Newhart Middle School and, from 1999 to 2003, Capistrano Valley High School. Grannis enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in 2003. Two years later, staff members of the University's Thornton School of Music asked her to produce an album in their music and music industry departments. That album, Sincerely, Me., was released the same year. In 2007, she graduated summa cum laude in social science with an emphasis on psychology. While attending USC, she was inducted into academic society Phi Beta Kappa.
Career
In 2006, Grannis recorded and self-released two more albums, One More in the Attic and In Memory of the Singing Bridge. In early 2007, she recorded "Ours to Keep" written by Rachael Lawrence and Deborah Ellen. This song would be featured regularly on General Hospital and was in an episode of the ABC Family's mini-series Samurai Girl in September 2008.
On November 14, 2007, she created her YouTube account and began posting videos of her songs online. Her first video, "Message from Your Heart", was entered into Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. Her progress in the competition was covered in The Orange County Register and The Wall Street Journal. and featured on FOX News Los Angeles, Good Day L.A. and Yahoo!. The contest, which she won, landed her a contract with Interscope Records. Her YouTube videos have received more than 99 million views and have propelled her to become one of YouTube's most popular personalities. Grannis planned to work with Interscope Records to produce a new album, but in January 2009, she announced that she was leaving the label to be an independent artist.
On February 24, 2008, Grannis sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California. In June 2009 her songs "Never Never" and "People" were used in episodes of MTV's reality series College Life. On January 13, 2010, Grannis was the headliner at a sold-out show at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles.
Stairwells (2010)
Stairwells was released on February 23, 2010, and included many original songs already appearing on YouTube, as well as three previously unreleased songs: "World in Front of Me", "In Your Arms", and "Mr. Sun". Stairwells debuted at No. 139 on the Billboard 200, No. 5 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and No. 18 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. The location of her release party for Stairwells, the Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica, was the subject of an article in the Orange Country Register because the venue enabled her to show her gratitude to her fans. On March 13, 2010, her single "Valentine" was played by Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2, a popular radio station in the UK. The music video for "Valentine" directed by a young and talented viral video director Ross Ching has been viewed well over 21 million times on YouTube.
Grannis' Stairwells Springtime Tour began in San Francisco on May 24, 2010, and concluded in late June after several stints on the East Coast and in Canada. Her Fall Tour began on September 17, 2010, and concluded on November 17, 2010. On July 10, 2010, she played at Lilith Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, Grannis was featured as Judy in a miniseries by Wong Fu Productions entitled "Funemployed". In early 2011, Grannis was awarded the title of Sirius/XM CoffeeHouse's 2010 Singer-Songwriter Discovery of the Year after a months-long online voting period. Her song "Heart and Mind" was used for the German TV series Anna und die Liebe. On November 3, 2011, Grannis released a stop-motion music video for the single In Your Arms, using 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans. It took about 2 years to complete the project. The video accumulated over 1 million views within the first three days. It now has over 13 million views.
World in Front of Me Tour (2011)
In April 2011, Grannis launched her first world tour. She performed in the eastern regions of Canada and in the eastern and southern regions of the United States. She continued in May through the northwest region of North America which included stops in Vancouver British Columbia and Los Angeles. Shows in Europe and southeast Asia followed into the fall of 2011.
In Your Arms Tour (2011)
In late 2011 and into 2012, Grannis launched her In Your Arms Tour in Europe, Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong), Australia, and North America.
In March 2013, Grannis gave a talk at TEDx Hollywood titled 'Finding Community Through the Internet'.
Elements (2014)
Elements was released on May 6, 2014, and was produced by Matt Hales (a.k.a. Aqualung). Starting in November 2013, Kina began ramping up for the forthcoming album with the launch of "Kina Mondays", which promised a weekly video via Kina's YouTube channel. Nearly six months later, she continued to deliver on that promise and released a video for "The Fire", the first single from Elements. The song showcases lush acoustics and folk-driven vocals. The following week another album track was released via video with a stripped-down version of "My Own" featuring Kina's sisters and their rich harmonies. "Dear River", an upbeat, sonically organic track, premiered on Glamour's "Obsessed Blog". Elements debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200, No. 4 on the Billboard Americana/Folk chart, and No. 7 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. On its release day, Elements hit No. 2 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Chart, and No. 1 on iTunes Canada.
Grannis announced that she would be celebrating the release of her sophomore studio album Elements with fans at a handful of intimate shows across North America, kicking off with a show at the Troubadour in Hollywood on May 6 – Elements' release date. From there, she performed in San Francisco, New York City, Brooklyn, DC, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago. The select dates were the first time fans could hear Elements live and also served as Kina's first official headline run since the spring of 2012.
In late 2014 and into 2015, Grannis launched her Elements tour in Europe and North America. In January 2015, she posted a survey on her Instagram to allow fans to vote for countries to be included in an upcoming tour in Southeast Asia.
Patreon
Grannis joined Patreon, a site created by Jack Conte to provide artists a living via direct support, in April 2014.
In April 2017, Grannis created a record label entirely composed of her patrons and began creating an album entirely funded by her supporters. On advice of these supporters, the record label was named KG Records. Grannis began recording, producing, and releasing songs from the upcoming album throughout 2017.
In the Waiting (2018)
The first major release under KG Records was the album In The Waiting, on June 29, 2018.
Philanthropy
An avid supporter of cancer research, Grannis has performed at several Southern California Relay For Life functions over the years.
In late 2007, she contributed her music to the Band Together: To Fight Measles benefit album.
In October 2008, she participated in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco to support the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in honor of her mother, raising $6,000 for the organization.
In 2009, the philanthropic organization Sister to Sisters adopted her song "Message from Your Heart".
In 2011, Grannis contributed her song Message From Your Heart to a benefit album released as part of a broader relief effort for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In 2012, she launched a charity project called Run Team Kina dedicated to the promotion of personal health and wellness and to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. In 2012, Run Team Kina raised $71,886 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Kina Grannis，出生于1985年8月4日，是一位美国吉他手和作曲人。Kina Grannis是一位多国后裔混血儿, 她也是超级碗Doritos Crash奖的获得者。
格兰尼斯从小在加州的Mission Viejo长大，正是在这里，她对音乐的热爱开始了。在小学里，她创作和提交的钢琴作品参加比赛。不久之后，她开始拉小提琴，她整个高中都在玩小提琴。15岁时，她开始自学吉他，从此她爱上了这个乐器。2003年她考入南加州大学，两年后制作了第一张专辑 《Sincerely, Me.》。2007年从社会科学与心理学毕业。
Kina Grannis在该项比赛中成功的事迹曾被著名的网络新闻网站OCRegister和华尔街日报报道过。Kina Grannis在2008年也曾为电影《Glass City》创作过配乐歌曲。《Stairwells》是Kina Grannis 2010年的全新专辑，这张专辑2月23日刚被添加到iTunes Store，就立刻引来了众多乐迷的关注。这是她的首张正式全长专辑，许多歌曲较之前Mini专辑的版本有较大的改动。
Early life and career beginnings
Grannis grew up in Mission Viejo, California. Grannis attended Viejo Elementary School, Newhart Middle School and, from 1999 to 2003, Capistrano Valley High School. Grannis enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in 2003. Two years later, staff members of the University's Thornton School of Music asked her to produce an album in their music and music industry departments. That album, Sincerely, Me., was released the same year. In 2007, she graduated summa cum laude in social science with an emphasis on psychology. While attending USC, she was inducted into academic society Phi Beta Kappa.
Career
In 2006, Grannis recorded and self-released two more albums, One More in the Attic and In Memory of the Singing Bridge. In early 2007, she recorded "Ours to Keep" written by Rachael Lawrence and Deborah Ellen. This song would be featured regularly on General Hospital and was in an episode of the ABC Family's mini-series Samurai Girl in September 2008.
On November 14, 2007, she created her YouTube account and began posting videos of her songs online. Her first video, "Message from Your Heart", was entered into Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. Her progress in the competition was covered in The Orange County Register and The Wall Street Journal. and featured on FOX News Los Angeles, Good Day L.A. and Yahoo!. The contest, which she won, landed her a contract with Interscope Records. Her YouTube videos have received more than 99 million views and have propelled her to become one of YouTube's most popular personalities. Grannis planned to work with Interscope Records to produce a new album, but in January 2009, she announced that she was leaving the label to be an independent artist.
On February 24, 2008, Grannis sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California. In June 2009 her songs "Never Never" and "People" were used in episodes of MTV's reality series College Life. On January 13, 2010, Grannis was the headliner at a sold-out show at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles.
Stairwells (2010)
Stairwells was released on February 23, 2010, and included many original songs already appearing on YouTube, as well as three previously unreleased songs: "World in Front of Me", "In Your Arms", and "Mr. Sun". Stairwells debuted at No. 139 on the Billboard 200, No. 5 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and No. 18 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. The location of her release party for Stairwells, the Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica, was the subject of an article in the Orange Country Register because the venue enabled her to show her gratitude to her fans. On March 13, 2010, her single "Valentine" was played by Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2, a popular radio station in the UK. The music video for "Valentine" directed by a young and talented viral video director Ross Ching has been viewed well over 21 million times on YouTube.
Grannis' Stairwells Springtime Tour began in San Francisco on May 24, 2010, and concluded in late June after several stints on the East Coast and in Canada. Her Fall Tour began on September 17, 2010, and concluded on November 17, 2010. On July 10, 2010, she played at Lilith Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, Grannis was featured as Judy in a miniseries by Wong Fu Productions entitled "Funemployed". In early 2011, Grannis was awarded the title of Sirius/XM CoffeeHouse's 2010 Singer-Songwriter Discovery of the Year after a months-long online voting period. Her song "Heart and Mind" was used for the German TV series Anna und die Liebe. On November 3, 2011, Grannis released a stop-motion music video for the single In Your Arms, using 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans. It took about 2 years to complete the project. The video accumulated over 1 million views within the first three days. It now has over 13 million views.
World in Front of Me Tour (2011)
In April 2011, Grannis launched her first world tour. She performed in the eastern regions of Canada and in the eastern and southern regions of the United States. She continued in May through the northwest region of North America which included stops in Vancouver British Columbia and Los Angeles. Shows in Europe and southeast Asia followed into the fall of 2011.
In Your Arms Tour (2011)
In late 2011 and into 2012, Grannis launched her In Your Arms Tour in Europe, Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong), Australia, and North America.
In March 2013, Grannis gave a talk at TEDx Hollywood titled 'Finding Community Through the Internet'.
Elements (2014)
Elements was released on May 6, 2014, and was produced by Matt Hales (a.k.a. Aqualung). Starting in November 2013, Kina began ramping up for the forthcoming album with the launch of "Kina Mondays", which promised a weekly video via Kina's YouTube channel. Nearly six months later, she continued to deliver on that promise and released a video for "The Fire", the first single from Elements. The song showcases lush acoustics and folk-driven vocals. The following week another album track was released via video with a stripped-down version of "My Own" featuring Kina's sisters and their rich harmonies. "Dear River", an upbeat, sonically organic track, premiered on Glamour's "Obsessed Blog". Elements debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200, No. 4 on the Billboard Americana/Folk chart, and No. 7 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. On its release day, Elements hit No. 2 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Chart, and No. 1 on iTunes Canada.
Grannis announced that she would be celebrating the release of her sophomore studio album Elements with fans at a handful of intimate shows across North America, kicking off with a show at the Troubadour in Hollywood on May 6 – Elements' release date. From there, she performed in San Francisco, New York City, Brooklyn, DC, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago. The select dates were the first time fans could hear Elements live and also served as Kina's first official headline run since the spring of 2012.
In late 2014 and into 2015, Grannis launched her Elements tour in Europe and North America. In January 2015, she posted a survey on her Instagram to allow fans to vote for countries to be included in an upcoming tour in Southeast Asia.
Patreon
Grannis joined Patreon, a site created by Jack Conte to provide artists a living via direct support, in April 2014.
In April 2017, Grannis created a record label entirely composed of her patrons and began creating an album entirely funded by her supporters. On advice of these supporters, the record label was named KG Records. Grannis began recording, producing, and releasing songs from the upcoming album throughout 2017.
In the Waiting (2018)
The first major release under KG Records was the album In The Waiting, on June 29, 2018.
Philanthropy
An avid supporter of cancer research, Grannis has performed at several Southern California Relay For Life functions over the years.
In late 2007, she contributed her music to the Band Together: To Fight Measles benefit album.
In October 2008, she participated in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco to support the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in honor of her mother, raising $6,000 for the organization.
In 2009, the philanthropic organization Sister to Sisters adopted her song "Message from Your Heart".
In 2011, Grannis contributed her song Message From Your Heart to a benefit album released as part of a broader relief effort for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In 2012, she launched a charity project called Run Team Kina dedicated to the promotion of personal health and wellness and to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. In 2012, Run Team Kina raised $71,886 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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