Artist description CLOSE!, Three career-oriented song stylists, presently performing 95% original and 05% "copy" music. The nine-year experienced group uses recorded accompaniment and, as an option, performs with a six-piece live instrumental unit or an eighteen piece big band.

Music Style Christian Pop

Musical Influences The sound of all the soft breezes that follow storms.

Similar Artists CLOSE is a mixture of E.Badu,Sade,Will Downing, and Roberta Flack accompanied by Earth Wind and Fire music.

Artist History CLOSE has been together since 1993, performing primarily in the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area. Credited with 3 completed and distributed albums, CLOSE has recently released "CLOSE: Life Situations", a contemporary Christian release. A lively and polished contemporary music group, Close has performed in numerous events in venues ranging from intimate settings to full-blown concert hall appearances.

Group Members Dawnyell Alexander, soprano; Sherry McNeil, alto; Wesley Barnfield, baritone/bass.

Instruments CLOSE! is a vocal trio using recorded accompaniment or live arragements with instrumentals groups ranging from trios to concert orchestras.

Press Reviews Raves from Foreign and local press/local TV (Waycross; CitiCable). Clips may be found on CLOSE website at http://www.vincetori.com .

Additional Info Great live-performance group. Entertaining.

Location Cincinnati, Ohio - USA

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