When I first met Christina Chriss, the first thing I noticed was her hair.
The twenty-six year old Detroit native rocks the blonde with a spunky hot pink underlay, matched by a poppy pink lipstick. If her signature look and unique sense of style aren’t enough to capture your attention, the sassy rocker chick takes the honor of leading the upcoming and unstoppable pop/rock band, Kaleido. Throughout high school, Christina played in a small band alongside current bandmate, Cody Morales (bass). Though the band they played in began to unravel and fall apart, Christina’s passion for music continued to thrive. With her genuine passion for music, she continued writing and eventually began writing with longtime friend Joey Fava (guitar), who played in another local band from Detroit. In no time, their collaborative songwriting sessions began to create lyrical masterpieces, which sparked the idea to create a band of their own in 2011. Forming the band around their songwriting sessions, the two invited ex-bandmate Cody to join them. In addition, Christina enlisted high school classmate and current guitar player Ronnie Rosolino to the band. After playing together for 6 months they decided to enhance their sound and amplify their live performance by recruiting mutual friend and lead guitarist Jamie Burnaham. Influenced by a diverse selection of respectable groups including Guns N Roses, Led Zepplin, The Foo Fighters, Blink-182 and even John Mayer, Kaleido combines a unique blend of instrumentals brought alive by guitar riffs to create an upbeat and energetic sound that captivates listeners. Though the lyrical concepts they express may reflect hardships or rough patches, they do their very best to turn even the most horrendous downfalls or life experiences into a positive image. “We try to portray a positive outlook on life through our music. A lot of times we try to write our lyrics through a perspective of us talking ourselves up with motivation or encouragement,” explained Christina. Kaleido’s extreme levels of motivation and their desire to succeed motivated each bandmate to give up their day jobs and move into an apartment together in an effort to make music their primary focus. “Being in a band comes with a lot of sacrifice. We don’t have the luxury of having a consistent schedule. 30 \\ kaleido
We don’t punch-in and punch-out every day. We’re on a constant grind making music, making money and reinvesting it into the band. There really aren’t any off days if you want to make it in this industry,” added Christina. Kaleido’s dedication and constant work has evoked an impressing list of accomplishments in the two years they’ve spent together as a band. Some of their accomplishments include being selected as Detroit 89x’s “People’s Choice” winner eleven times, opening up for bands such as Evanescence , The Off Spring and Twenty One Pilots and many others. The band was also nominated as one of MTV’s artists to watch in 2013. After playing a few dates of the Vans Warped Tour in 2012, Kaleido was invited back to play at Vans Warped Tour 2013 when the tour made stops in Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit. With over 9,000 retweets regarding their Warped Tour experience Kaleido’s fan base instantly saw a substantial growth. Their impressing list of accomplishments doesn’t stop there. Earlier this year, Kaleido made a shocking announcement on Facebook that read, “We’re BEYOND excited to make one of the biggest, craziest, most surreal announcements we’ve EVER made...we’re sharing the stage and playing right before Kid Rock on September 28th at The D Las Vegas Casino Hotel! Bringin’ Detroit to Las Vegas, baby!” Kaleido aims to continue building a strong following, tour the entirety of Vans Warped Tour in 2014 and spread positive vibes through their work to fans and listeners everywhere. “We want to spread positive vibes through our work We want to inspire people to go after what makes them happy because at the end of the day your happiness determines your success,” expressed Kaleido. Having a second EP on the horizon, Kaleido looks to conquer new obstacles and experiences while working hard to be the best product of their artistic vision.
“We’re lucky to be working Musicians making a living doing What we love.”