- Greta Salpeter
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Name = Greta Salpeter
Born = birth date|1988|2|12|mf=y
Origin =DuPage County, Illinois
Label =Fueled by Ramen ,Decaydance Records Greta Salpeter (born
February 12 ,1988 ) is the pianist and one of the lead singers for the bandThe Hush Sound . Since the age of 3, she has been a classically trainedpianist . She first met guitarist/vocalist ofThe Hush Sound , Bob Morris, when watchingMonsters, Inc. with mutual friends in 2001 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RevLx6DFz-4] . The two started playing together and createdThe Hush Sound , later recruitingChris Faller on bass andDarren Wilson on drums. She graduated early fromBenet Academy in 2006 in order to tour on the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour withFall Out Boy andThe All-American Rejects .Personal life
She came in second on PETA2's World's Sexiest vegetarian 2008. [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp] As well as her views on vegetarianism, Greta has also discussed her political views. In a recent issue of
Alternative Press magazine, Greta spoke out about whether America was ready for change;"The educated youth of American are ready to have a president in office who will take us out of
Iraq , be committed toenvironmental change and refine thehealth care system. Beyond that, we need an overallrenaissance . we need to makeorganic farming more prominent and accessible, make the arts more present in schools, preserve forests and wildlife in America and educate students to make decisions to help our generation take responsibility for this world. I'm hoping that by electing a president who will inspire hope in the youth, something like a renaissance will begin." [http://community.livejournal.com/the_hushsound/120473.html]Career and music
As well as being the
vocalist andpianist forThe Hush Sound , Greta has also been known to play the guitar [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY3VijDVRvw] , bass guitar, and drums [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74wPkdZ9JDI] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56d40uKCIIY] . She also recently purchased a violin [http://civictour.honda.com/gallery/videos.aspx#] .Greta has said thatGeorgia O'Keefe is her idol [http://sweettangerine.net/greta.html] and is a big fan of famousPolish composer Frédéric Chopin .She and the rest ofThe Hush Sound are on a new summer tour known as the Dance Across the Country Tour along withThe Cab ,The Morning Light andSteel Train until August 25th. For the tour, she created a [http://danceacrossthecountry.com photo blog] .
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