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Kirsten Proffit is a rock musician and songwriter based out of southern California. Born in Santa Cruz, CA, Proffit grew up in a musical household and has been singing and playing music since she was four years old. Her family moved to Spain when she was about 10. They lived in the port city of Majorca chiefly so her father could smuggle contraband and soak in the Spanish culture. A few years later, her parents moved the family to Orange County, CA.

Music has always been part of her life. Her mother listened to Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, the Beatles and the Eagles and there were all types of instruments around the house that she and her siblings were encouraged to try. Proffit gravitated toward the guitar because once she learned a few chords she could actually write a song. From that point forward she was hooked. When she got a bit older she discovered Jeff Buckley, the Cars and the Pretenders, which influenced her own musical style.

Proffit recorded her first album in 2006 with the help of co-producer Bruce Witkin (Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp). The twelve original tracks that comprise Lucky Girl, delve into the often turbulent world of relationships. Proffit sings lead vocal thoughout, plays guitar and mandolin, and wrote most of the tracks. Along with Witkin, producer Rick Neigher (Ron Sexsmith, Michelle Branch) lends his talents on a couple of tracks, and Peter Malick co-produced another. They attracted top-notch musicians Michael Lockwood (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple), Warren Huart (Howie Day) and Jim Bacchi on guitar, Karen Teperberg and Rob Klonel on drums, and Doug Nahory (Alanis Morissette) on piano.

Of special note on the album is her collaboration with Malick on the song “Chance & Circumstance”. Malick had brought an unknown singer named Norah Jones into his band and recorded the vocalist for his “New York” album, prior to Jones’ own release of her monumental debut album “Come Away With Me” (18 million sold, 8 Grammy awards). To follow up that project, Malick enlisted Proffit’s vocal and writing help for two songs for his next album, of which “Chance & Circumstance” (co-written and co-produced with Witkin) became the title track. Of that album, William Kates (Rambles.net) stated: "“Kirsten Proffit co-wrote her two songs with Malick and bassist Bruce Witkin; and to my ears these are the best this disc has to offer after the (Norah) Jones material. Proffit has a fresh, sweet voice that sounds great paired with crunchy electric guitar, not unlike Juliana Hatfield or Garrison Starr; at times she can almost sound like Shawn Colvin. These two tracks are so good they make me want to hear more by Proffit.”

Lucky Girl spawned the singles "Something I Can't Be" and "Redemption Day" which introduced Proffit to the public. After playing both singles, Todd Delaney, General Manager of KSLU-FM, Hammond, LA, stated: "We always strive to play great artists before they become household names. That was the case with Norah Jones, KT Tunstall and now Kirsten Proffit." Other comments from the radio industry like "I absolutely loved the CD. Someone's going to have to wrestle it out of my hands" (Heidi, host at 97.1 FM Los Angeles) and "the first time I heard Kirsten, I knew she was the real deal" (Skibba, host at 103.7 Free FM San Diego) signified she was off to a great start.

"Her songs ache but aren't depressing. They're emotional without melodrama. In both her lyrics and her performance, she conveys a hurting honesty with a sense of hope. Above all, she just has a knack for writing great melodies and memorable choruses. With her captivating and attractive stage presence, she engages an audience with hooks they can sing and feelings that they've experienced. It’s why Kirsten is routinely invited to share the stage with such high-profile artists like Duncan Sheik, Paula Cole, and the Steve Miller Band."

Further evidence of Proffit’s immediate talents, her songs have already found their way into TV and film. She wrote and performed 3 songs in Martin Short’s feature film Jiminy Glick in LaLaWood, including the theme song, and had three songs in the full-length documentary Normal People Scare Me (produced by Joey Travolta). “Something I Can’t Be” from Lucky Girl was in TV’s Friday Night Lights and Dawson’s Creek. Other songs appeared in TV's The Osbournes, and Smallville. The song "Going Under" was featured in the TV show One Life to Live. Her songs have also appeared in the season DVD’s for Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek and Felicity. For the 2006 Orange County Music Awards, Kirsten won “Best Female Artist” and was nominated for “Best Female Acoustic Live Performer”.

Whether the Fender/Guild endorsed Artist is performing acoustically or with a band, Proffit just wants people to connect in some way to what she’s expressing: “I want to make people feel something when they hear my songs. A song is a great opportunity to say something – good, bad or otherwise – and really make a point,” she said. “I just want to make my point in the coolest, most clever way possible.”