MIMI CROSS
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Born in Toronto, Canada, Mimi Cross is an author, singer, and songwriter who grew up in New Jersey by the beach. She received a Bachelor of Music from Ithaca College, where she worked on the college newspaper and became editor of the literary arts magazine, and an MA in Music Education from New York University, where she focused on vocal jazz. She is an experienced performer, and worked briefly in the music industry. 

Mimi has shared the bill with such luminaries as Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Lauryn Hill, Loudon Wainwright, and Jill Sobule. She is a two time Asbury Music Award winner and enjoys performing for the benefit of others. Mimi has played shows with many Jersey Shore musicians, including Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. Her songs have been used in independent films, and TV shows.

"Mimi fuses delicacy and power, heart and gut. Her writing and singing are inspiring and evocative."
--Grammy award winning artist Rosanne Cash

Mimi runs songwriting classes and creative writing classes through several arts organizations, and she is a 200+ hour certified yoga instructor as well as the creator of Body of Writing, a practice that adds an additional dimension to the body-mind-spirit discipline of yoga: story. Body of Writing is designed to help people deepen their creativity and discover their stories through meditation, movement, and writing. 

Mimi lives with her son and a Siberian cat nicknamed The Dark Knight. Her first two novels are 
Before Goodbye and Shining Sea.
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Solo at The Saint, Asbury Park.
Solo at The Saint, Asbury Park.
Solo at The Saint, Asbury Park.
Solo at The Saint, Asbury Park.
Wave Gathering, Asbury Park. Photo by Michael Kennedy.
Clearwater Festival, Asbury Park.
Clearwater Festival, Asbury Park.
Clearwater Festival, Asbury Park.
The Saint, Asbury Park. Photo by Gary Wien.
At the Saint in Asbury Park with Brian Donegan, Lew Rosengrant and Gary Scannelli.
At the Saint in Asbury Park with Brian Donegan, Lew Rosengrant and Gary Scannelli.
At the Saint in Asbury Park with Brian Donegan, Lew Rosengrant and Gary Scannelli.
September 11th Benefit. The Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
At the Saint in Asbury Park with Brian Donegan, Lew Rosengrant and Gary Scannelli.
With Mark Nuzzi in Asbury Park. Photo by webgirl@monmouth.com
The Zimmerli Museum. Rutgers, New Brunswick. Photo by Stacy Smith.
Writers In The Raw, Asbury Park.
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Photo by Danny Sanchez
Photo by Danny Sanchez
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