I'd been singing along to the radio and my dad's records and 8 tracks since as far back as I can remember. He had albums by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Janis Joplin, Santana, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and The Doors and listened to mostly oldies radio stations, so that music and those artists were my earliest inspirations and the reasons I became an artist.

I've been performing since age 7 and always knew music was my life. As I grew older I found I was primarily interested in and moved by music that was socially and spiritually focused, such as my biggest influences, Bob Marley, John Lennon (and the Beatles), and Pink Floyd. Phish and the Grateful Dead have also had a huge impact on me as an artist and a person.

My biggest vocal influences (and favorite vocalists) are Martha Wash, Ann Wilson, Michael Sweet, Brad Delp, Steve Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Annie Lennox, Janis Joplin,Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin.

I've been musically inspired and influenced by funk, soul, and R&B artists such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, P-funk and Aretha Franklin. Latin music also has influenced me, specifically Afro-Cuban, as my mother is Cuban and I was raised listening to some of the most influential Latin artists like Benny More. I began studying classical piano at age 11 and was musically educated at Westminster Choir College (classical, choral music, opera, voice performance) which afforded me the opportunity to perform at such presitigous, legendary venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (NYC) under world-famous conductors like Leonard Bernstein, Robert Shaw, and Ricardo Muti.

I have been performing and recording professionally as a vocalist for over 15 years.

My first concert was The Monkees in 1986 at the Hartford Civic Center in CT. I went with my dad, my sister, and two other friends.

I'm a professional singer, vocal coach, and full-time musician working as a session vocalist, and performing in several bands:

INFERNOPHONIC: 4 peice (power trio plus ME!), original music...hard rock/classic rock/hard funk/groove metal/stoner rock
http://www.reverbnation.com/Infernophonic

THE ELEVATORS: 6 peice blues/classic rock/R&B cover band
http://www.reverbnation.com/theelevatorsband

ALIVE N KICKIN': One hit wonder (Tighter & Tighter, 1970), 7 piece corp/party band playing R&B, funk, dance, latin, party, everything!http://www.alivenkickin.com/

BODY & SOUL: Jazz trio also playing R&B, dance and club, latin, italian, and oldies every Tues & Wed evenings in Long Island, NY

OUTSIDE NOW: 5 piece NJ all-star cover band playing rock and pop on the beach at the Seashell in LBI every Sun afternoon every summer, featuring:
- Walt Stacey of Big Orange Cone
- Bobby Lynch of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes/Monte & the All Stars/The Swinging Johnsons
- PJ Farley of TRIXTER/Ra/Sugarbelly/Big Orange Cone
- and yours truly (MOI!) of the Brat Pack/Pez Head/Sugarbelly/New Power Soul/Infernophonic

BANDMATES:

INFERNOPHONIC: Elaine Tuttle, Kevin Bolembach (NONFICTION, HADES), PJ Zitarosa, Joe Nivare

THE ELEVATORS: Elaine Tuttle, Chuck Bravo, Donna Gebbia, Dan Gormley, Alvin Harrison, Jack Kuhn

ALIVE N KICKIN': Elaine Tuttle, Pepe Cardona, John Parisio, Chris Vega, Zoe Grella, Jeff Miller, Sal Giorgiani

BODY & SOUL: Elaine Tuttle, Henry Kovner, Ivan Stanciu

OUTSIDE NOW: Elaine Tuttle, Walt Stacey, PJ Farley, Bobby Lynch, Lance Stark

The biggest audience I ever performed to was at a boxing match in the Hartford Civic Center in CT. I sang the National Anthem in front of a crowd of about 10K.

Pink Floyd - The Wall