Vicki McCrone

Since the age of five, singer songwriter Vicki McCrone has been inspired to make music. From charting on the Top 40 Trax List to winning top spots in national singer/songwriter competitions, McCrone discovered her need as a musical artist: writing and singing “Little Songs” for children.

McCrone has been compared with top female vocalists such as Colbie Caillat and Sara Bareilles, and has received rave reviews for work on Little Songs. She has won Disney's prestigious iParenting Media Award for her unique music video releases, Little Songs.

In 2006, after moving from San Francisco to her native Cleveland, McCrone began volunteering for Cleveland’s Positive Education Program. Every week, McCrone, along with her yellow lab, would visit with children with autism. After one of the pet therapy sessions, she wrote a song called, My Little Dog. It was an instant hit. The kids loved it. Moved by this wonderful experience, she began writing more songs and traveling school to school. Soon, Little Songs was established as a participatory program in schools.

McCrone has produced three award-winning kids' DVD/CDs: Little Songs Animals, Little Songs Earth, and Little Songs Colors. She is currently in the studio working on her second alternative adult contemporary album for the adult market.

Classically trained in voice and piano, McCrone has performed Little Songs in schools and in after-school programs through organizations such as Young Audience of Northeast Ohio, the Ohio Arts Council and Little Songs Players, a non-profit co-founded by McCrone.

McCrone’s past and current involvement in the arts include:

Ohio Arts Council Artist
Young Audiences Artist
Professional Development for University Circle, Inc. - Early Learning Ititiative (ELI)
Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival Chorus
Cleveland SignStage Theatre – writer/producer for sign language theatre
Classical training – piano and voice
Live entertainment locally and in Europe
Hospice of Western Reserve – music therapy
Little Songs Players – non profit, providing music to economically disadvantaged schools

iParenting Media Award Winner
Great American Song Contest Winner
Women of Substance Winner
Singer Universe Best Vocalist Competition
Noteborn Music Award Winner
West Coast Songwriters International Song Contest
We Are Listening Singer Songwriter Awards
Urban Angel Music Start Me Up Album Winner
Music for Coffee Beings Compilation CD, featuring “best independent artists”
ASCAP Writer Award – (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
Women In Music Compilation CD
CD Baby “Top Seller” Compilation CD
Unisong Int’l Song Contest Finalist
WOA International Records Compilation CD

Ohio Arts Council – Artist in Residence
Charted on Top 40 Trax List (Friday Morning Quarterback)
Featured at National Gavin Radio Convention
Alice Radio San Francisco Artist Spotlight
Recommended by The Adult Contemporary Music Research Letter
Radio - airplay on US and European radio stations
Kid’s music, “Little Songs”, available on iTunes & cdbaby.com, in schools nationally