Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis) 

This is what happens when I'm left alone in a studio with music paper and a string quartet.
Dangerous. 

"Holy Ghost" (Clip/Rough Mix/Orchestration)

Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis)

Unmixed/Scratch Vocals

Grey Fedora (Demo/Rough Mix)

Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis)



Dark Hotel (Emmy Award Winner)

A cover of Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang". 

Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis)

From the album "Sirens of the broken heart" by The Sugar Dames
Available on iTunes

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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)- Featured on T.V., Film, Radio ETC...

Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis)

From the album "Sirens of the broken heart" by The Sugar Dames
Available on iTunes





Wound (Featured on MTV & VH-1)

Live recording, Rough Mix, Demo

"The Sugar Dames"


Over Now (Live From The Porch At Maddie Hill-Rough Mix)

written, arranged, instruments, programming and recorded by Sugar Dame (Christina Elen Kartsonakis)

From the album "Sirens Of The Broken Heart" by The Sugar Dames available on iTunes

Enough For You (Featured on MTV, NBC, CBS, HBO, ETC...) "The Sugar Dames"

Featuring The Manhattan Pops and Philadelphia Boys Choir
NOTE: Poor audio quality due to strict recording rules of Carnegie Hall
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATT: ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

April 9, 2013

YOUNGEST WOMAN IN ROCK MUSIC HISTORY EVER TO CONDUCT OWN COMPOSITION AT CARNEGIE HALL HONORS ISRAEL

“I just feel so honored and blessed,” admits Christina Kartsonakis of the critically acclaimed alternative rock duo 'The Sugar Dames', talking about her conducting debut at Carnegie Hall on April 11. “This was my dream since I was a child. I would stand in front of the mirror and conduct hip-hop music or whatever was on the radio. So this is definitely the biggest night of my life.”

Kartsonakis is part of a program that will be honoring Israel. Proceeds from the evening will be helping Israeli humanitarian efforts.

The program features a wide array of performers including gospel singer Sandi Patty, Daniel Rodriguez known as the Singing Policeman who performed at many 911 memorial shows, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, The Christian Cultural Center Choir, as well as Robert Stearns and Larnelle Harris.

The event will be hosted by Christina’s father, well-known concert pianist Dino Kartsonakis.

The Manhattan Pops Orchestra with accompaniment by the Philadelphia Boy’s Choir will perform Kartsonakis' music, entitled “1948 (Triumphant)”. She is a Nashville-based musician/songwriter/producer who pens classical music in addition to being one part of The Sugar Dames. 

“My father played one of my pieces at Carnegie Hall in 2006 as a surprise for me,” she says. “He wanted to play one of my songs for this show also and the maestro of the evening, David Clydesdale, called me, and asked, “Do you want to conduct?” I almost passed out. I said, “Yes. Absolutely.” I’ve admired David Clydesdale since I was a child so it’s just amazing to be co-conducting. I get to have the stage to myself with a 100- piece orchestra and the Philadelphia Boys Choir. To have this coincide with the upcoming release of The Sugar Dames' Sophomore album is simply surreal.”

Asked how she would complete the old saying, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Kartsonakis replied, “Well certainly practice, practice, practice. But I do believe there is purpose in all things. For some reason, I’m supposed to be there that night. And I also truly believe that if you want something badly enough, you’re going to get it if you work hard enough. I would have never thought this would happen in a million years."

The “Honoring Israel at Carnegie Hall” concert will take place Thursday, April 11 at 8 PM. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.carnegiehall.org or call 212-247-7800.

1948 (Triumphant) Live From Carnegie Hall

Alt. Rock Recording Artist, Producer, SongWriter, Classical Composer, Member of Award Winning Band THE SUGAR DAMES. on iTunes.HBO,NBC,MTV,VH-1, etc..
Some Solo Alternative/Organic work. 
Some songs unmastered Demos and unfinished works. 

*NOTE* this is not "The Sugar Dames" Soundcloud page. 

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