Knudson & Clarke Collaborate at SugarHill

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) -September 29th , 2004- After pursuing their individual music careers in places such as Los Angeles, New York, Austin and Berlin, Germany, singer/songwriters Chris Knudson and Kristin Clarke have joined forces in their native Houston. Sessions for the new group "Knudson and Clarke" are being held at SugarHill Recording Studios with Senior Staff Engineer Steve Christensen in Studio A. Knudson & Clarke have put together a group of heavy weight musicians for these sessions, including producer/drummer Robbie Parrish and Galveston guitar legend Bert Wills.

With an anticipated album release in early 2005, they made their debut band performance opening for Roxie Recording artist and Lenny Kravitz protégé Dan Dyer on Wednesday, September 22, at The Engine Room in Houston.

Knudson was born in Kingsville, Texas, and was raised in Houston. He studied acting and filmmaking, and collaborated with writer/director Wes Anderson and roommate Owen Wilson on early Super 8 movies and other projects in Houston, Los Angeles and Austin.

While at the University of Texas at Austin, Knudson hooked up with writer/director Robert Rodriguez to co-compose Rodriguez' critically acclaimed, low-budget feature film, "El Mariachi." Knudson then relocated New York and performed solo and in bands under the alias Val Holler , releasing his debut "Versicle" (Lightstone/The Orchard) in 1999. He has collaborated with Theo Mondle ( Beck ), Freeloader and others while living in New York, Los Angeles and Berlin, before relocating to Houston in the Fall of 2003.

Kristin Clarke has been singing since the age of nine. She was named Junior Vocalist in the 1994 Sammy Davis Jr. Awards , competing with singers such as Destiny's Child . At the age of fourteen, she sang the "Houston Rockets Fight Song," which aired on many local stations including KBXX 97.9 The Box , and NBC affiliate KPRC Channel 2. Clarke graduated from the Acting for Film and Television program at The Vancouver Film School in 2000. She spent three years writing songs and performing in Los Angeles before returning to Houston.