CHRISTINE WINBURN: Vocalist, Actress, Manager, Educator, Songwriter, Producer.
CHRISTINE WINBURN’S life has been big dreams, big accomplishments, big purpose and vibrant entertainment of the highest caliber—both as a powerhouse professional artist and as a visionary. Her passionate talents across entertainment, management and education have propelled her into electrifying performances in musical and theatrical TV appearances, high-profile radio and commercial jingles, blockbuster movie and game soundtracks and massive stadium events before audiences of 50,000 people plus. She has artistically collaborated and networked with an elite constellation of legends in entertainment, including Willie Nelson, Michael Jackson, BB King, Herbie Hancock, Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers), Steve Jordan (The Rolling Stones), Jimmy Vaughn, Paul Shaffer, Chris Botti, Morris Hayes (Prince), Jen Aniston, Billy Joel, Cher, Chris Stapleton, David Fishof (Ringo Starr), Monte Lipman (Republic Records) and many more. She has believed in creating the unthinkable her entire life!
Grammy-winning Warner Brothers engineer, Chet Himes, raved “Christine is a rare and unique vocalist.” Grammy-winning producer and guitarist, Stephen Bruton (Bonnie Raitt) claimed “Christine’s got what it takes to go all the way!” Rolling Stone Magazine contributor, Ronnie Sariq, wrote “amazing vocals with crafty, catchy songwriting.” Warren Haynes (of the Allman Brothers Band & Gov’t Mule) praised Christine’s dynamic production of Old Friend proudly released by Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks.
The historic Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo has thrilled thousands of fans with Christine’s original Texas swing composition, Queen Of The Rodeo —co-written with Kenny Shaw and masterfully produced/arranged by multi-instrumentalist Milo Deering (Eagles). As a top-tier National Anthem vocalist, Christine has delivered performances at Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR, Fort Worth Stockyard Cowtown, New York State Capitol, Orange Bowl Halftime Show and other athletic stadium venues for the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks. Christine’s dream of performing “where she grew up in music” was a CBS Sports broadcast at NYC’s world famous Madison Square Garden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdBgmPtMvZ0)!
Born in Georgia and moved to Texas, Christine won the state pageant as “Baby Texas” at age 1 year old. She began singing professionally at the age of 5, with an R&B/Blues band at the US Army base and also with her pianist mother and 5 siblings. Her single mother, a pianist/vocalist and a 1960’s Go Go dance showgirl, lived the artistic life as a NYC entertainment employee of Disney Corp. Her mother’s dream and Christine’s success are what gave them the inspiration to continue on in NYC’s toughest Spanish Harlem neighborhood, where they lived for 15 years paying rent through entertainment. With a brother on Broadway in Les Miserable, a sister opening up Planet Hollywood’s all over the world with Demi Moore and Bruce Willis and a mom working for Disney on Broadway, Christine says “these artistic highs working on Broadway and TV and then the opposite experience riding the A train to Spanish Harlem and living in an apartment there every day and night had such an opposite dynamic to live and breath in. That life gave me truth in my art beyond imagine and the deepest appreciation for our gifts”
Christine exploded onto the national scene as a Sesame Street TV star (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39LwmpZwNOE) and with Off-Broadway and major national Broadway musical tours including Annie, The Chosen, Beauty and the Beast, Stop The World: I Want To Get Off, The Music Man, Oliver!, and Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. Her stellar musical theatre achievements earned her prestigious Equity/SAG/AFTRA status and roles in Broadway-bound investor projects. She lit up recurring national commercials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFFVezUUXzw), jingles, and daytime TV dramas, starred in Kenny Rogers’ documentary, and earned an Emmy Award as the subject of the powerful 3-part WCBS TV special by 20-time Emmy winner Maury Alter titled “Christine” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWC_e-Vt-ls).
As a dazzling dancer, she represented the USA at the Tel Aviv Dance Olympics and performed privately with Michael Jackson in NYC at an NAACP Gala. Selected from thousands for the legendary “FAME” High School of Performing Arts, she was trained in the theater arts for four years. She was also trained in dance with icons like Gregory Hines at Broadway Dance Center. Her film credits include Tom Hanks’ Big, and she served as lead vocalist on the Guitar Hero 5 game soundtrack (Activision) and the original Children of the Corn soundtrack and sequels II, III, and IV. CBS exclusively booked her to produce improvisational vocal tracks for the CBS Blues Specials.
Christine performed at NYC’s elite jazz clubs (Café Wah, Don’t Tell Mama, Kenny’s Castaways, Village Vanguard) with her harmonizing sister Julie Winburn, performed with bands like On Air and Aspirin Junkies, rocked Gilley’s in Nashville, and earned a songwriter deal with Curb Records. In Atlanta, she was crowned “Best Lead Vocalist” by Creative Loafing Entertainment Newspaper with her Rock ‘n Roll band Street Poets, and she opened for Willie Nelson with her Americana band Dangerous Hearts. She also filmed a Country Music Television gospel video “Lay It Down” and starred in a national Children’s Miracle Network telethon.
Recently, Christine was accepted into the prestigious Berklee College of Music and joined the acclaimed University of North Texas – Voices Of Praise Gospel Choir. She was the Choir & Production Director of 100 kindergarten to ninth grade students each year for three years at a private school. Christine also served as the Director of a Bach to Rock music school. In the educational sector, she has been involved in the music programs at Belmont University, UCLA, Berklee, Vanderbilt University, University of North Texas and Royal Academy of Music (Nicky Hopkins “The Session Man”).
Christine has become a transformative Artist Manager & Educator. She elevates talents like Dylan James Shaw (https://linktr.ee/dylanjamesshawmusic) and Dangerous Hearts to national prominence—securing CBS/FOX TV spots, Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour broadcasts in 177 countries, celebrity collaborations and mentorship, national scholarships and a rare full tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music, US Department of Education in Washington DC honors, prestigious industry awards and tours and beyond. She and her artists maintain powerful affiliations with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, BMI, Jazz Foundation of America, Blues Foundation, Music Forward, Jazz Education Network, Notes For Notes, Republic Records, Downbeat Magazine, YoungArts and The Recording Academy. A proud member of MMF-US and other elite music associations, Christine continues driving artists to greater heights with unmatched passion and expertise.
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