Cory Sipper

Cory has drawn much attention throughout her career - from her stunning live performances, captivating lyrics and memorable songs. A twenty-something singer-songwriter from Santa Barbara, California, she began playing acoustic guitar at age twelve. She attended Berklee University of Music for a year and has since recorded and released three albums and is currently working on number four. Cory's early influences include Joni Mitchell, Carole King and James Taylor, and her style has been favorably compared to Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty and Tori Amos. Cory's expressive voice and accomplished songs are recognized by music lovers and professionals alike Noted artists she has had the pleasure of working with include Glen Phillips and Randy Guss (Toad The Wet Sprocket), Peter Himmelman, Abe Laboriel Jr. (drummer), Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) and Richard Dashut (producer). After touring in Japan, opening for Steve Lukather, Cory completed a two month tour of the U.S. opening for The Samples and Dan Fogelberg. "I think Cory Sipper is one of the most creative and talented singer/songwriters that I have come across in a long time . I was happy to contribute to her upcoming record and it was a pleasure to work with such a refreshing young artist." Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) "I rarely endorse anyone, but when I first heard Cory I was totally mesmerized. She is so authentic! I heard so much of my favorite styles of music in her, yet she made it all sound original." Sean Kelly (The Samples) She lives on a mountain with her two cats and is inspired to write many of her songs from this place. Cory Sipper started performing her own songs when she was thirteen years old. At 19 years old, after a brief stint at the Berklee College of Music, she began releasing her own albums. She quickly caught the ears of the music industry and in 1994 she signed a publishing contract with Windswept Pacific and soon after a record contract with an up and coming independent label called Nu Millenia. Halfway through recording her first national release with producer Richard Dashut (of Fleetwood Mac “Rumors” fame), Sipper’s record company went bankrupt. In typical music industry style, the publishing company then jumped ship as well leaving Cory to dust herself off, grab her acoustic guitar and re-record her new album on her own label. Meanwhile, a previous Sipper album (Swimology) was released in Japan and the single “Nervous” became an overnight sensation. Cory toured Japan playing dates on her own and opening for rock legend Steve Lukather (Toto). Back in The States, Cory released her third CD Orbiter and toured nationally on her own as well as opening for artists such as The Samples, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Dan Fogelberg. Sipper’s fourth album “Sincerely” was released to critical acclaim. Recorded in her home town of Santa Barbara, CA., Sincerely was produced and engineered (once again) by the musically brilliant Bruce Winter. (Winter has since scored music for film and TV including the movie Run Lola Run and the popular TV series Deadwood.) In 2005, disenchanted with touring and eager to start a family, Cory took a break from writing and performing though she continued to license her songs to motion pictures, television and other artists. Her song Shut Us Down was performed by Lindsey Buckingham in the Cameron Crowe movie Elizabethtown was featured on that movie’s motion picture soundtrack as well as on a live DVD of Buckingham’s as well as his 2006 solo album. Cory’s songs have appeared in a plethora of primetime and cable television shows including: One Tree Hill, Jack and Bobby, As the World Turns, Los Vegas, The Ashlee Simpson Show and many, many others. Cory has sung on several national commercials including being the voice of Kay Jewelers in 2005 and 2006. Presently Cory lives happily with her husband and two children on what she calls a “mini-farm” complete with chickens, ducks and dogs. She is currently writing new songs and looks forward to recording a new album in the not-so-distant future. In March of 2011, Cory played live again (for the first time in 5 years) in her hometown of Santa Barbara, CA. She is currently back in business singing her heartfelt tunes which stand the test of time. And that, her fans attest, is a very good thing. Rolling Stone calls Cory's Shut Us Down the "standout track" on the "Elizabethtown" major motion picture soundtrack!!!!! Praise for "Sincerely" (2002) Album Network -"It is only a matter of time before she joins the pantheon of treasured American Songwriters."