About SusanJoy

Singer Songwriter SusanJoy Grieco was born into a family with a musical history and humor. As a child, she eagerly listened to songs composed by her grandfather and the stories of the fine musicianship great grandpa and others. After all these years ... “My Dad still says 'Show biz doesn’t run in this family, it gallops!'

"TurnAround" is the debut CD written and created by SusanJoy: check the Music/Media Page for more information.

SINGING and WRITING
Music was an active calling for SusanJoy from day one. She sang before she talked, and began short story writing, songwriting, poetic writing, singing and performing at a very early age. “I have this really rich inner world, I always have. I was THAT wacky creative little kid, y'know. This little oddball. My parents were like...uh, what do we do with her? Ha, ha! So... I write and perform for myself first , because I am moved to. I do it for me. I must. It’s like the need to breathe air or drink water. It’s natural to me, and it soothes. When I can share THAT with others ... great. But it's about inspiration from the heart.”

OTHER INSTRUMENTS
As a child, SusanJoy's first instrument, besides voice, was the violin. "I used to love to play ... and play ... and play .. especially on the high E string. I would just vibe out on that for an hour. Made me soooo happy... my poor family ...Ha ha!"

Soon after, she found an older sibling's unused "starter" 6 string guitar. "I was still really young. The action was so high on the fretboard ... I literally played it until my fingers hurt. I never took lessons. My friends showed me some chords and some picking. I just played songs that I loved from the radio."

Around the same time she discovered another instrument, lying around the house, a plastic air organ keyboard. "I started to fumble around the on the little organ thing ... pecking out melodies and chords... it was all so new and adventurous... I liked playing with the sound, the frequency, from my ears to my fingers. The listening was so exquisite for me. It felt so .... soulful and tuned-in."

Purchase the début CD TurnAround for $19.99 plus tax here or at CD Baby in May 2005. Write SusanJoy or call (908) 234-9528 for booking or more information.