Taryn Cross' contemporary delivery of country music is accented beautifully with her subtle, traditional vocal style. At the age of 20, this rare young talent is a must see artist! After all, she has already earned the honor of sharing the stage with national country artists like Randy Travis, Terri Clark, Joe Nichols, Love and Theft, Jason Michael Carroll, Keith Anderson, Neal McCoy, Mark Chesnutt and more.
Taryn Cross travels and performs full-time. She has appeared at the most popular country night clubs and dance halls throughout the west coast and the region’s most prominent fairs, festivals, rodeos and corporate events. Some of her most notable performances include the D&R Theatre, Pendleton Round-Up, Willamette Country Music Festival, Oregon Fairs Association and a first place finish at the KAPS Colgate Country Showdown in 2004. Despite her age, she also regularly entertains audiences with her full band at casinos like Wildhorse Resort, Spirit Mountain Casino, Chinook Winds Casino and Three Rivers Casino.
Not many teenagers embark on a full-time music career while in high school, but Taryn had her eyes set on the big stage since grade school. Cliché? Perhaps, but once you witness her live performance, you would vow she has the experience of a national touring act straight out of Nashville. She has an uncanny ability to captivate audiences of all ages with her rich, sultry tone and high-energy stage presence.
In 2011, Taryn released her EP, "Might As Well Be Me", produced by Grammy Award winning Nashville producer, Brien Fisher, and recorded at OMNIsound Studio, Nashville.
Her self-titled debut album was released in 2007 featuring nine songs. Taryn released her first music video the following year for her single “I Can Break My Own Heart” which has over 5,000 views on YouTube. The playful and light-hearted video illustrates her youthful nature and traditional undertone as she drives away from her (fictitious) boyfriend in his cherry red ‘68 Pontiac GTO. Ironically, she was already pulling away as a leader in the Northwest country music scene before she could even drive.
Taryn continues to receive excellent reviews for her recording and live shows. Paul Cowan, President of Special Promotions, Inc. (Nashville), summed it up best when he said, “Taryn Cross is one of the most incredible natural talents I've had the pleasure of working with and her ability to sell a song with raw passion is unrivalled.”