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Gina Kronstadt

Gina Kronstadt was born in Raleigh North Carolina. Her family was from the South but moved to Salt Lake City Utah after her chemist father was offered a dream job. Gina was surrounded by music constantly while growing up, being that her mother was a lover of Classical music. At the age of 10, she started studying the Violin with members of the Utah Symphony. During her schooling, she was Concertmaster and also singing with both the Madrigals and Jazz band. While studying at the University of Utah and Westminster College, Gina was drawn into Theory, Composition and Arranging. Studying with wonderful professors and having visiting faculty members like Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Clark Terry, Pat Williams, and Tom Scott inspired her to take that passion to the next level.After graduating from college, Gina moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the studios as a Violinist and Singer/Songwriter. Playing on Records, TV and Film (see resume), she still found time to sing for a few jingles, and records before deciding to dive into her own recordings as the Singer, (having studied with Seth Riggs and Robert Edwards) Songwriter, Arranger, Concertmaster and Producer.

Clocking in what seems like a lifetime of faithful service as an A-list violinist within Hollywood’s classical, studio, concert, film and television scenes, Gina Kronstadt is living the American working musician’s dream. Marinating in all genres and styles of music from high-brow to pop art, she is known and respected by major conductors and contractors for her flawless abilities to deliver whatever the music at hand demands. Still, for even the most successful players, there is often a longing to create music of one’s own that touches the hearts and souls of listeners – if not on the multi-platinum/award-winning scale of the clients one works for, at least for a dedicated audience that truly empathizes with where you are coming from as an artist in your own right. Not everyone is capable of navigating this dream transition. However, with the release of October Comes Too Soon, her third album, Gina Kronstadt is that rare entity who can absorb lessons learned in the presence of masters and apply them to her music in a manner that is not just technically impressive – after all, she is the singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and concertmaster for every song - but because the warmly intimate creations resonate with a signature sound all her own.

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Gina Kronstadt: Come Over

Read "Come Over" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


Everybody wants to be a star and everybody wants their turn in the spotlight. The recent documentary 20 Feet From Stardom focused on the struggles of background singers to emerge from the shadows. Gina Kronstadt can surely identify with that struggle.Whatever motivated Kronstadt's debut, Come Over, she demonstrates she's ready for her close-up. A veteran studio and concert performer, the Los Angeles based singer and songwriter can boast of an impressive resume performing on film soundtracks, television commercials, ...

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Gina Kronstadt: Come Over

Read "Come Over" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Gina Kronstadt has graced recordings by many musical giants, including Dr John, Charlie Haden, Rod Stewart and Aretha Franklin. Most of the time it's her talent as a violinist that's called upon. For her debut release as leader, Come Over, she puts the violin to one side and concentrates on singing: original songs of love, with a contemporary twist.Come Over is a collection of jazz songs with a pop sensibility: accessible, easy to listen to, engaging. “Magic," a ...

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Breding “October Comes Too Soon is so flawless and artistic it places Gina in the very upper tier of active recording artists, something all of the session musicians already knew. I am very grateful for the complex, eloquent and imaginative work that brought this recording to fruition.”

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Come Over

Self Produced
2013

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