Karisa Wilson is an award winning singer-songwriter from Michigan. Her debut album “Little Girl” won the WYCE’s Album of the Year Jammie, one of Michigan’s most prestigious indie music awards. Karisa writes and performs a blend of Indie pop, jazz and blues. Now an accomplished vocalist and guitarist, Karisa started her musical journey as a classical violinist. In high school she found her voice, and after college she picked up a guitar.
As she played local gigs in West Michigan, demand for her unique soulful blend of jazz, blues and folk—think eclectic Americana—grew.
She completed the recording and production of her debut album, Little Girl, in just eight months, and with help from engineer Greg Baxter and a few friends, managed every detail of the album, and planned every detail of the event. The August 2007 release party at the historical Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids, Michigan was an unexpected success. “I was blown away when the event sold out,” she says. “They had to lock the doors.”
Karisa went on to capture the 2008 WYCE ‘Best New Artist’, as well as the coveted ‘Album of the Year’ Jammie awards.>
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