Artist:Tristan Prettyman
Song:Hello
Album:HELLO...x
Singer songwriter Tristan Prettyman came out of the San Diego surfing scene to record for a major label. She last recorded in 2014 and I would describe her as semi retired. I will explain in a minute. She was born May 23, 1982 in Del Mar, CA which is near San Diego. Tristan took surfing as an elective in junior high school and finished fifth in the state championship. Then she was given an Ani DeFranco album and she started messing around with her dad's guitar. She started modelling and she was still surfing. When one of her songs appeared in the 2001 surfing film Shelter, Tristan decided to try to get a record deal. After touring with Jason Mraz and recording a demo. Tristan signed with Virgin Records and released the 2005 album 23 Enigma. Hello is from the 2008 album HELLO...x. Tristan wrote most of the songs with producers Sacha Skarbek and Martin Terefe. Skarbek played piano on the album. He co-wrote the James Blunt hit You're Beautiful. Terefe has produced Jason Mraz and others. Tristan never had a hit single but her albums did OK. HELLO...x reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 200. Tristan was moved to Capitol for the 2012 album Cedar + Gold. The songs on the album were about her tumultuous relationship with Jason Mraz. Tristan left Capitol and self released a 2014 EP. Meanwhile she married Google Ventures founder Bill Maris and had a son in 2015. They divorced in 2018. Though she played a show last year, Tristan told The San Diego Union-Tribune that she likes being a full time mom and she has no plans to record or tour until her son is older. She is still writing and one of her songs appeared on a 2021 episode of the TV series Love Island. She is writing songs for others. All it takes is one big hit to make a load of cash. That's why I describe her as semi retired. Here's Tristan Prettyman performing Hello at San Francisco radio station KFOG 2008.
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