Crisptones were awarded Adult Contemporary Band of the year by the Los Angeles Music Awards. To listen and read lyrics go to songs on our web site and play our original music. We added some covers so you can review what we might play live at events. Please sign the guest book. Interested in bookings just email us to purchase a CD- http://cdbaby.com/cd/crisptones.





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Crisptones were awarded Adult Contemporary Band of 2007 by the Los Angeles Music Awards, Mark was also awarded "singer, songwriter of 2007" by the Dallas Songwriters Asso. & was a top 20 finalist in 2007 @ the Durango Song Writing Contest & the 11th Annual 2007 Unisong International Song Writing Competition. Mark has just had several songs pickup in the Movie "Death Rattle" check it out at http://www.deathrattleti.com/ Other news,

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The Crisptones Band was started by the brothers Mark & Robin Crisp on the Central Coast of San Luis Obispo, but they were origanally from Visalia, California.
Robin, a guitar player and co writer in the Crisptones Band, also plays lap steel, dobro, piano and most of the lead work. Robin, who's three years older than Mark, was a gigantic musical influence on his younger brother.
"Dugie" a nick name of Mark's, he got as a kid is a guitar player and writes a lot of the songs for the Crisptones, Dugie (Mark) was awarded "Singer, Songwriter of 2007", by the Dallas Song Writers Association. Mark was also top finalist in the Durango Song Writing Contest of 2007 with two songs and was also a finalist in the 11th Annual 2007 Unisong International Song Writing Competition. Mark plays almost all his own guitar work and dabbles in several other instruments. With influences that include Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills and Nash and other current acts such as Alison Krauss, Dwight Yokum, & Tom Petty, Mark and Rob Crisp's writings are both familiar & new. Mark, at times writes songs with a sense of humor. I'm Just Here To Make You Look Good, a line he got from a bald man who was at a poetry class that was packed with cute young girls. But other songs he's written are bittersweet and touching. When Mark's mother passed away he wrote a tune Mama's Stew, which has created a stir on Music Row. Robin, a part time backhoe operator wrote a song "Best Little Hoe In Town? a really cool rock tune that has a funny bone to it. Mark said. Now, more than ever we love to write record. Going into the studio and coming out with a finished product is pure satisfaction.." Sharp Objects of Nashville has signed both Mark and Robin to songwriting contracts.

Similar Artists

Van Morrison, Jackson Brown, Crosby,Stills & Nash, Dwight Yokum, Vince Gill, Beatles,

Influences

Paul McCartney, Steven Stills, Van Morrison, Robin Crisp, James Taylor, George Jones, Paul Simon, Dwight Yokum, Jackson Brown, The Beatles,

Bio

Mark & Robin Crisp were brought up in Visalia, California, and now live on the central coast of California.
Robin, is also a guitar player and co writer in the Crisptones Band. He also plays lap steel, dobro, piano and most of the lead work. Robin, who?s three years older than Mark, was a gigantic musical influence on his younger brother. .? Dugie" a nick name Mark got as a kid because his brother could not pronounce Tom Duley "a side kick name his Dad gave him" Rob said Dugie and it has stuck every sence.
Mark is a guitar player and writes a lot of the songs for the Crisptones, Mark plays almost all his own guitar work and dabels in several other instruments. Mark has two complete cd's.
With influences that include like Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills and Nash and other current acts such as Alison Krauss and Dwight Yokum, Mark and Rob Crisp's writings are both familiar & new. Mark, at times writes songs with a sense of humor. ?I?m Just Here To Make You Look Good,? a line he got from a bald man who was at a poetry class that was packed with cute young girls. But other songs he?s written are bittersweet and touching. When Mark?s mother passed away he wrote a tune ?Mama?s Stew? which has already created quite a stir on Music Row. Robin, a part time backhoe operator wrote a song "Best Little Hoe In Town? a really cool rock tune that has a funny bone to it. There are a lot of people who are thinking about what they?re going to do in life,? Mark said. ?Now, more than ever we love to write. Going into the studio and coming out with a finished product is pure satisfaction Sharp Objects of Nashville has signed both Mark and Robin to songwriting contracts,