Chris was born in the UK, and grew up in Germany. He has since traveled extensively, and after living in Japan for four years, now lives in Singapore. He enjoys traveling around the region, and is always looking for inspiration from his life experiences. This is his debut album (titled Empty Time), and it is about travel and life changes. From the early demos (available on the Music page), influences include; David Gray, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Billy Corgan, Neil Young, Damien Rice, Gregory Isaacs, Coldplay, Jimi Hendrix, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cure, The Doors to name a few.
Chris has always had a strong interest in listening to and producing music. Having played the guitar and sung for many years (he first picked up the guitar when he was 12), he is always looking for new and exciting ingredients to add to his musical formulas. Tucked away in his digital home studio, Chris uses a range of instruments and sounds overlayed in sequencers, which are recorded into various digital audio programs. He creates the compositions by initially writing on guitar and transposes the work onto other digital instruments, and also plays the accompanying real acoustic/electric instruments. One of the great things about having such equipment saves time and the coordination of hiring recording studios, which gives him unlimited freedom in his work.
He is very concerned about getting a 'natural feel' within the music, and does not want to rely too much on technology to get the results he wants, opting for multiple takes rather than tweeking and overlaying sequences and melodies. Chris plans to record the debut album and follow it up by playing gigs in local venues.
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