Charissa Joy is a Roanoke based singer/songwriter playing throughout the area solo as well as with her band Charissa Joy & The High Frequency. Having moved to Ohio to study music in college and then journeying out West to Los Angeles, California for many years these experiences have shaped her sound and style. As she began to explore her own creative tendencies those were blended with her powerhouse vocals and rhythmic acoustic guitar playing with influences of folk, soul, pop, jazz and R&B.