Krystal Meyers
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 31, 1988 |
| Origin | Orange County, California |
| Genres | Christian rock, Contemporary Christian, alternative rock, pop, dance-pop, electro |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–2009 |
| Labels | Essential Records (2005-2008) |
| Website | KrystalMeyers.com |
Krystal Meyers (born July 31, 1988 in Orange County, California) is an American Christian rock / Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released three albums under Essential Records: Krystal Meyers, Dying for a Heart, and Make Some Noise and is known best for her hit US singles: "The Way to Begin", "The Beauty of Grace" and "Hallelujah" and for her international crossover singles "Anticonformity" and "Make Some Noise".
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[edit] Personal life
Krystal Meyers started singing at home at the age of two; sang her first solo in church at the age of five; started writing songs by age ten [1] and was playing the acoustic guitar by thirteen, later releasing her self titled first album "Krystal Meyers" at age sixteen in 2005. Her second album, "Dying For A Heart", was released on September 19, 2006 and her third "Make Some Noise" was released on September 9, 2008 [2] and was later used by NBC in promoting its fall 2008 line-up.[3] and a sampling of her music was used on ABC's high-impact Sunday-Night Lineup.[4]
Born in California, she and her family later moved to Eugene, Oregon, (where her brother was born),[5] and when she was six she and her family moved from there to Franklin, Tennessee, a Nashville suburb.[6]
While at Barefoot Republic youth camp,[7] at the age of fourteen, before entering the ninth grade, she wrote "Anticonformity" (the song she says got her started) [1] with a friend, Hannah Dwinell.[8] When she entered the ninth grade she says she saw her peers falling into drugs and sex and then "anticonformity" became "really real" to her: [What's important is] "becoming the person God wants you to be and refusing to become the person that the world wants you to be...and to pursue the plan that God has for you... I know exactly what you're going through... I just want to encourage you." [1]
[edit] Faith
Krystal stated that she knew she would be in music ministry from the time she could talk: “A lady in our church told my mom ‘Your daughter is going to travel the world and be a missionary.’ That’s what this is—a mission field and music is the outlet... My faith means everything to me,” she says. “It’s who I am. It’s the basis of everything I do. Jesus Christ is everything. He’s given me peace and joy that is so unreal that I just have to sing about it. It comes out in my music. I have to share what I believe! ...I want[ed] God to be speaking through my music. So I stepped back and prayed about it. I surrendered the whole writing process to God.” [8]
[edit] Magazine covers and modeling
In Japan, where Krystal's first record went gold, she has been on the cover of "Nylon" Japan,[9] "AERA English" magazine, twice (their second issue in 2007 [10] and their eleventh issue in 2008 [11] ) and Tower Records' "Bounce" magazine. Krystal has also been on the cover of "In Rock" which is Japan's version of "Rolling Stone" magazine,[5] and in the United States she has been on the cover of "Vision" magazine [12] and "ONCOURSE" magazine [13] and she has done worldwide modeling for UNIQLO: One of their Television commercials which was also used on the Internet and she did print and Internet modeling for UNIQLO's "Style Book".
[edit] Music
[edit] Krystal Meyers
Krystal signed with Essential Records [14] for her self-titled album, "Krystal Meyers", from which came four top ten singles on the U.S. Christian charts. Working with CCM artist and producer Ian Eskelin and the Wizardz of Oz production team, her song, "Anticonformity" became the number one pop single in Japan.
The album's lead single "The Way to Begin" charted at #1 on the Christian CHR Charts. Other singles "My Savior" and "Anticonformity" peaked at #8 and "Fire" peaked at #9. The album peaked at #48 on Top Heatseekers and went Gold in Japan.
The album was a Pop/Rock album comparable to Ashlee Simpson or Avril Lavigne. It was released on June 7, 2005 in the US and on May 30, 2006 worldwide.
[edit] Dying for a Heart
Krystal's second album, "Dying For A Heart", was released on September 19, 2006 in the US and on October 24, 2006 worldwide.
"One cut on the album is "The Situation," (which openly opposes premarital sex) a song about temptation and having the strength to make the right choice when a relationship begins to take a more physical turn. "We wanted to write a controversial kind of song that would totally challenge the youth of this generation," she says of the song she crafted with her guitarist Brian Hitt. "With 'The Situation' being about premarital sex, we wanted to make it more challenging and in-your-face. This is a real subject and it's serious."" [15]
The album peaked at #19 on Top Heatseekers. Its first single "Collide" hit #6 on the Christian Rock Charts. The second single "The Beauty Of Grace" hit #4 on the Christian CHR Charts and #2 in Japan. The third single, "Hallelujah", peaked at #28 on the Christian Rock Charts.
[edit] Make Some Noise
"Make Some Noise" is Meyers' third studio album released September 9, 2008 in the US and July 9, 2008 in Japan; making its world-wide Internet video premier on Yahoo Music on July 10, 2008.[16] The album is very different from her first two albums as she moves more into a pop dance realm with her songs. Krystal's lead single is called "Shine" and it charted well in the Christian CHR charts, as well as charting at #13 on the iTunes top Christian/Gospel songs chart. Other songs released from the album are "Make Some Noise", the title track, "Love It Away", and "My Freedom".
The "Make Some Noise" album is also available in an iTunes Worldwide Deluxe Edition with eleven individual songs (including "Sweet Dreams", a bonus song) and three additional versions of "Make Some Noise" (song) where the chorus is in Indonesian, Mandarin and Thai (for a total of fourteen songs). Also included is a "Make Some Noise" (Video) Digital Booklet.
When asked about the album Krystal said the following; "It's a fun album. It's new. It's different... stylistically from what I had been doing before. It's kind of more of a... 80's pop, disco esque, European dance kind of album." [17]
[edit] Videos
Make Some Noise - Hallelujah - The Beauty of Grace - Fire - Anticonformity - Shine
On iTunes Make Some Noise - Anticonformity - Fire - Hallelujah - The Beauty of Grace
[edit] Discography
- Krystal Meyers (2005)
- Dying For A Heart (2006)
- Make Some Noise (2008)
[edit] Awards / nominations and notable mentions
Krystal Meyers' song "Make Some Noise" was selected to be included in the Official 2008 Olympics Album: Olympics 2008 - One World, One Dream.[18][19]
Krystal has received four Dove Award nominations: two at the 37th GMA Dove Awards (New Artist of the Year and Special Event Album), one for the 38th GMA Dove Awards (Female Vocalist of the Year) [20] and one for the 39th GMA Dove Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year." [21]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Krystal Meyers - PCTV Interview / YouTube Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Krystal Meyers Discography". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/KrystalMeyers.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ NBC New Season Promo and Heroes’ Video / Krystal Meyers' Lyrics
- ^ Christian Music News / itickets.com Retrieved on 2009-09-05.
- ^ a b JCTV Krystal Meyers Interview (Part 1) / YouTube Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ^ Krystal Meyers' Music Guide / WikiMusicGuide Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
- ^ Krystal Meyers, A 16 Year-Old Rock Atrist, Signs Deal With Essential Records Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
- ^ a b Krystal Meyers / CBN.com Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
- ^ Photo in article has Krystal on Nylon Magazine Retrieved on 2009-10-02.
- ^ AERA English 2007.2 publications.asahi.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ^ AERA English 2008.11 publications.asahi.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ^ Vision Magazine: About visionmagazine.co.za.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ^ OnCourse Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Retrieved on 2009-04-22.
- ^ Krystal Meyers Signs with Essential Records Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
- ^ Krystal Meyers / Christian Music Today / ChristianityToday.com Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
- ^ Krystal Meyers Make Some Noise Music Video on Yahoo! Music Retrieved on 2009-08-23.
- ^ Krystal Meyers Visits GodTube!! / tangle Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
- ^ 2008 Summer Olympics marketing: Albums Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
- ^ Official 2008 Olympics Album To Feature Music From Krystal Meyers And Fireflight: Olympics 2008 - One World, One Dream - Breathecast.com Retrieved on 2009-10-02.
- ^ Dove Awards Nominations Announced Retrieved on 2009-05-24.
- ^ Krystal Meyers Female Vocalist of the Year Nominations / About.com Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
[edit] Official websites
- Krystal Meyers' Official Website
- Krystal Meyers' Official YouTube
- Krystal Meyers' Official Vevo
- Krystal Meyers' Official myspace
- Krystal Meyers' Official facebook
- Krystal Meyers' Official iLike
- Krystal Meyers' Official Sony Music Japan
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