Shed surf everyday if she could, but with music taking up most of her time, that?s impossible. "I used to compete in high school but not anymore, surfing is my first love, I still try to get in the water at least once or twice a week" says the San Diego singer-songwriter. Having only been playing live for a little less than 2 years now, Tristan Prettyman has already turned down a major record label deal, been on a national concert tour with Jason Mraz & G. Love and Special Sauce, and was recently noted as one of San Diego Magazines 50 people to watch in 2004"

"I didn?t even think about playing music as a living, but one of my songs was used in a surfing documentary?and the response was totally unexpected! People started calling, asking where they could buy CDs and where I was playing. At that time I didn?t even have a CD, I had never even played a show!"


A couple years later, Tristan is finally growing into her sound, building quite a nice following Nationally and winning people over one at a time, "every CD order I send out, I try to write a little note to say thank you, if it wasnt for all the support across the world, I wouldn?t be doing any of this". With a voice as smooth as the sea at sunset, and music made simple...Tristan is definitely gonna have some eyes keeping a close watch on her...both in and out of the water!