What sound does a trailblazing athlete with musical roots make?

Sami Grisafe’s [Gri-SAH-fee] uncle bet her $20 she wouldn’t survive Hell Week for Varsity Football. Since then, she became the first female in California to play Quarterback in a men’s Varsity DI high school football game, captained Team USA to 3 World Championships, and was named World MVP twice. She’s been writing her own rules ever since she collected her Uncle’s 20 bucks.

Sami’s first love was football, but music and performance was in her DNA. Growing up in Southern California, Sami’s love of watching her parents perform made her as passionate to take the stage as she was to take the field. Again, Sami found herself at odds with the advice she was receiving - “Choose sports or the arts. You can’t do both”. Since she ignored that advice, Sami was awarded Chicago Music Awards Rock Entertainer of the Year for her electrifying live performances and Action ICON’s Dare 2B Different Award. She also performed an acoustic version of her original song, “Key of Us” on Showtime’s Original Series “Work in Progress”. Combining autobiographical lyrics, live-game audio, driving beats and anthemic melodies, Sami co-wrote the soundtrack to the feature documentary film, Open Field, with Eren Cannata (Demi Lovato, Andra Day) and KOIL (Timbaland). The singles, “Manifest” and “Trophies,” and accompanying music videos were shot at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Now, Sami’s roots as a trailblazing female athlete and dynamic performer have merged. The award-winning feature-length documentary film, Open Field, had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival - a behind the scenes story of Sami’s football career and the obstacles facing female football players. The film has garnered Best Documentary, Jury and Audience Awards at festivals across the U.S. and was broadcast on the NFL Network for the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Sami is a motivational speaker featured in film festival panels, SXSW, and keynotes combined with performance (Cusp Conference, Equality Lounge at AdWeek), which she fondly calls "Rock Talks". Sami earned a BFA in Acting from the Theater Conservatory at Chicago College of Performing Arts.

Sports and music are often paired - the Super Bowl combines the greatest athletes and performers in the world. Sami Grisafe takes the high-stakes adrenaline from her experience on the field onto the stage with every electrifying performance. “The most inspiring combination of sports and music you will ever see.” (Buzzfeed)

Sami Grisafe’s [Gri-SAH-fee] uncle bet her $20 she wouldn’t survive Hell Week for Varsity Football. Since then, she became the first female in California to play Quarterback in a men’s Varsity DI high school football game, captained Team USA to 3 World Championships, and was named World MVP twice. She’s been writing her own rules ever since she collected her Uncle’s 20 bucks.

Sami’s first love was football, but music and performance was in her DNA. Growing up in Southern California, Sami’s love of watching her parents perform made her as passionate to take the stage as she was to take the field. Again, Sami found herself at odds with the advice she was receiving - “Choose sports or the arts. You can’t do both”. Since she ignored that advice, Sami was awarded Chicago Music Awards Rock Entertainer of the Year for her electrifying live performances and Action ICON’s Dare 2B Different Award. She also performed an acoustic version of her original song, “Key of Us” on Showtime’s Original Series “Work in Progress”. Combining autobiographical lyrics, live-game audio, driving beats and anthemic melodies, Sami co-wrote the soundtrack to the feature documentary film, Open Field, with Eren Cannata (Demi Lovato, Andra Day) and KOIL (Timbaland). The singles, “Manifest” and “Trophies,” and accompanying music videos were shot at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Now, Sami’s roots as a trailblazing female athlete and dynamic performer have merged. The award-winning feature-length documentary film, Open Field, had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival - a behind the scenes story of Sami’s football career and the obstacles facing female football players. The film has garnered Best Documentary, Jury and Audience Awards at festivals across the U.S. and was broadcast on the NFL Network for the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Sami is a motivational speaker featured in film festival panels, SXSW, and keynotes combined with performance (Cusp Conference, Equality Lounge at AdWeek), which she fondly calls "Rock Talks". Sami earned a BFA in Acting from the Theater Conservatory at Chicago College of Performing Arts.

Sports and music are often paired - the Super Bowl combines the greatest athletes and performers in the world. Sami Grisafe takes the high-stakes adrenaline from her experience on the field onto the stage with every electrifying performance. “The most inspiring combination of sports and music you will ever see.” (Buzzfeed)

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Sami Grisafe’s [Gri-SAH-fee] uncle bet her $20 she wouldn’t survive Hell Week for Varsity Football. Since then, she became the first female in California to play Quarterback in a men’s Varsity DI high school football game, captained Team USA to 3 World Championships, and was named World MVP twice. She’s been writing her own rules ever since she collected her Uncle’s 20 bucks.
Sami’s first love was football, but music and performance was in her DNA. Growing up, she watched her parents perform all over Southern California, learning the craft of live performance and falling in love with the stage. Again, Sami found herself at odds with the advice she was receiving - “Choose sports or the arts. You can’t do both”. Since she ignored that advice, Sami has garnered 5 Grammy Pre-Nominations, performed an acoustic version of her original song, “Key of Us”, on an episode of Showtime’s Original Series, Work in Progress, was named Chicago Music Awards Rock Entertainer of the Year and was awarded Action ICON’s Dare 2 Be Different Award.
Now, Sami’s roots as a trailblazing female athlete and dynamic performer have merged. An Award-winning feature-length documentary about Sami’s life in football, Open Field, had its World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival in Oct. 2020, and is currently screening and collecting awards in festivals across the U.S.. In collaboration with producers KOIL and Eren Cannata (Demi Lovato, Andra Day), Grisafe performed and co-wrote all of the songs on the Open Field Soundtrack. The soundtrack is soaked in empowerment with auto-biographical lyrics, live-game audio, driving beats, and anthemic melodies. Tracks like these are often paired with high-stakes, adrenaline-laced action, but rarely by a gritty female vocal, and never by the athlete that’s lived them.

Open Field (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Sami Grisafe
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