Christie Josef & The Purpose

Singer/Songwriter Christie Josef, originally from San Francisco where she headed her rock band Temper Temper, moved to Portland, Oregon and embarked upon her solo music path. In 2013, with 12 songs at hand, Josef set out to find that special producer who would resonate with her message, understand her intention, and wanted to help manifest her musical vision. With the invaluable help of Lisa Lepine (PROmotion Queen - RIP) she made the life-altering connection with Grammy-nominated producer, John Neff (David Lynch, BlueBob, Steely Dan, Journey). The result was Spark A Ripple, an album of potent songs populated by some of Portland’s best musicians. Josef put together a band for the CD release show and Christie Josef & The Purpose was born. Two years later the band created The Sum Of Us Is One, a solid 11-song album full of strong melodies with story-driven lyrics. Fall 2017 saw the release of the band's 3rd CD, Understanding, a true band collaboration filled with passionate, catchy tunes and relevant ideas offering perspectives of hope and love-based solutions for these intense times. Then the world stopped and so did life as the band knew it! Josef used the time to finish writing the songs for her next album, the awakening which was released in 2021.

Artists

Christie Josef

lead vocals, keyboard, rhythm guitar

John Neff

Bass, band producer

Bret Malmquist

lead guitar

René Ormae-Jarmer

Drums and backing vocals - Playing on ‘The Awakening’

Carl Smith

percussion