LONG ISLAND GIVES US CHRISTINE VASKAS

Christine Vaskas

Long Island, New York sure has bred some interesting musical personalities over the years, BILLY JOEL, DEBORAH GIBSON, MARIAH CAREY, EDDIE MONEY, BLUE OYSTER CULT, PAT BENATAR; THE GOOD RATS; BRIAN SETZER; and, the late-HARRY CHAPIN, all hail from there. Hey we grew up in Glen Cove Island, we know what a great place the little island off New York City is. The area has taken more than it's fair share of abuse too ... but, so has New Jersey, where even THE BOSS and SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY are from! There's a new singer/songwriter who is at the brink of putting the musical world on notice of her talents and writing abilities, CHRISTINE VASKAS. She's put out her second CD this past summer STEPPING OUTSIDE MYSELF, and from the moment it was available, had the critic's ears ringing off the hook. Her debut CD DARE, immediately raised interest levels too ... in fact, the home-grown response was so positive, that she and her producer TOM CAVANAGH released an acoustic version of it to much fanfare.She also participated in an MTV-online sponsored competition called 'Addicted To Noise', where onliners could vote for their favorite new-artist submitted song. Her contribution ("Love Story") came in the Top 20 in the first go-around, and #5 in the final voting.She's just inked with one of our favorite PR-people around DAVID SALIDOR, and he immediately turned us onto it. He's worked with a lot of successful singer/songwriters, including Gibson herself and considers her work outstanding. "I think the caliber of her songwriting is exceptional ... very viable for what's going on right now, as we're thankfully getting back to a singer/songwriter direction." On her second CD, there's a song titled "Love Story" that isn't the TAYLOR SWIFT-one, but rather one that she wrote way earlier ... and, equally as enjoyable as Swift's. Check her out, you will not be disappointed. She's just become a Times Square Gossip favorite.
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