Chris Brown
San Francisco, California, United States
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Press
"A stunning debut...flat out brilliant. Front runner for album of the year in 2006." - -- Alan Haber
"Out of the blue arrives Chris Brown...vivid imagery, shimmering acoustics and haunting, rewarding melodies...Fans of intensely highly stylized power pop will fall down and worship at the Altar Of Brown...simply a stunner." - -- Bruce Brodeen / Not Lame Records
"...the dude can write one heck of a Pop song...The vocals, which are layered and rich, remind me of the Beach Boys with a dash of XTC -- seriously solid singing...If you like clean, well-orchestrated pop you will love this!" - -- Renee Richardson / KFOG San Francisco, CA
"...already one of my faves for 2006." - -- Craig Leve / KWVA
"Brilliant! A rich, engaging record filled with sophisticated song structures, stacked on harmonies and an amazing warmth and clarity." - -- Jeff Shelton / KSCU
"Perfect power pop...effortless, timeless, classic, and just plain great. Chris Brown's glorious, sunny debut album is all that and more, a gorgeous record produced by Chris Manning of fellow power pop geniuses Jellyfish. Think the Raspberries, Big Star, McCartney. To hear this music is to love it." - -- Windy Chien / itunes, Aquarius Records
"Dazzling...sensational...extraordinary. It stopped me in my tracks." - --Paul Liberatore / Marin Independent Journal
"One of the more accomplished and inventive power pop debuts of late...I must have been on crack when I left this off the top 10 of 2006 list. The first three songs, 'Right on Time,' 'I Won't Ask Why' and 'All My Rivals' start off about as perfect as an album can." - -- Absolute Power Pop.com
"Whoa. Those are some melodic harmonizing vocals you've got there Mr. Brown. Seriously catchy right off the bat, Now That You're Fed is the type of album that surprises as much as Mike Tyson or Michael Jackson (figuratively speaking of course!)...timeless hooks and truly brilliant guitar pop riffs...The fabric of pop music won't be the same." - -- J-Sin / Smother Magazine
"Clever lyrics over catchy melodies...what might have happened if Elvis Costello joined the Beach Boys." - -- John Parker / Just Good Music.net
Discography
"Now That You're Fed," Chris's debut album was independently released in Jan 2006.
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"The front runner for album of the year in 2006. Flat-out brilliant... a stunning debut."
-- Alan Haber, Host, "Pure Pop" WEBR Fairfax, VA
"...fans of intensely highly styled pop will fall down and worship at the altar of Brown."
-- Bruce Brodeen, President, Not Lame Recordings
"If you like clean, well-orchestrated pop you will love this! (the dude can write one heck of a Pop song). The vocals, which are layered and rich, remind me of the Beach Boys with a dash of XTC -- seriously solid singing...Give it a listen...I fear you may be impressed.”
-- Renee Richardson, Host, KFOG San Francisco, CA
"...already one of my faves for 2006."
-- Craig Leve, Host, "Snap, Crackle, POP!" KWVA, OR
An award-winning independent filmmaker by day, Chris's work has screened in festivals worldwide. His latest film, "Scared New World," won Best Feature at the 2006 Pacific Edge Film Festival. With "Now That You’re Fed," Chris brings his layered, catchy, sometimes caustic vision to the music world. Having played in a number of Bay Area bands over the last decade or so, Chris can be heard on forthcoming releases by Jon Del Arroz, Chris Manning, The Well Wishers and Heidi Jane.
Co-produced with brilliant producer/engineer and ex-Jellyfish bassist, Chris Manning, "Now That You're Fed" is Chris's solo debut.
A featured artist on KFOG's current "Local Scene" CD, Chris played the 2006 International Pop Overthrow music festivals in LA and San Francisco this summer. He will appear at IPO New York this November.
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