Christina Custode

Christina Custode (Cus-tō-dē)  is Grammy Recording Academy, multi-award winning singer songwriter and pianist currently based out of Niagara Falls, NY. She has released an EP and a full-length album, as well as several singles (both domestic and internationally).  Custode has toured and shared her original music with audiences in Toronto, New York City, Nashville, Austin TX for SXSW (Music Gorilla Showcase), and Roswell, NM just to name a few.  She was fortunate to have had one of her songs “Fire” considered in the 58th Grammy Awards and to have attended the awards ceremony.  Other notable performance awards include Best Singer Songwriter at the Roswell International Film Festival, Reel Harmony Songwriter Festival Headliner (People’s Choice Award), and multiple Buffalo’s Best Female Vocalist and Buffalo’s Best Original Music Act Artvoice Awards.  Her full length album consists of 13 original songs written and performed by Custode and produced by the legendary Stuart Epps (Elton John, George Harrison, and Led Zeppelin). Her EP sold out all physical CDs within the first 10 months of release. The project, which consisted of eight songs (all music and lyrics written and arranged by Christina Custode) put Custode on the singer/songwriter map and heralded as an excellent start to a long and promising career. Custode is a graduate from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York (BM ’10, MA ’14). Christina is a force to be reckoned with on the stage. Bringing her songs, stories and sass to each performance, she is dynamic performer who is effortless in various performance settings. Christina brings her songs to life through engaging stories and witty banter while her musicianship shines. She is heavily influenced by songwriting greats such as Billy Joel, Jewel and John Lennon and has been referred to as “the Carole King of her Generation”.   Custode’s music is current, honest, and soaked with the musical integrity the artist upholds in all of her musical endeavors.  Currently, Christina Custode performs regularly to capacity crowds at numerous establishments and festivals along the East Coast and is expanding her footprint with multiple engagements throughout the United States.  Her music can be heard on numerous FM/AM radio, internet radio stations, Pandora and Spotify.  Her original music has gained notice not only for pristine instrumental and vocal performance quality, but also for its compositional value. Christina is an avid supporter of collaboration in the arts, and in December 2010 participated in the production of “The Mistletoe Song” as a gift to the US Military.  The project garnered local and national airplay, including international exposure on internet radio stations. Custode is currently working on her third project.  Listeners can expect the same heartfelt, honest lyrics and high quality musical performance that Christina Custode has delivered in the past, and intends on upholding throughout her career.

Niagara Falls, NY