Christophe Elie

Christophe Elie's debut cd "Deepest Shade of Blue" is now available. The cd reflects stories that explore the challenges that we face as people, in the tradition of Neil Young and Steve Earle. It is an Acoustic alternative rock album with the arrangements and full intensity of a band behind it.

"My focus this year has been on Haiti, whatever shows I could do to support the recovery I've involved myself in. My Dad was born in Haiti and Haitian music has always been in my blood. Many of my songs reflect my ancestry and my connection to Haiti."

Elie got started playing the clubs in Ottawa and the surrounding area as soon as they'd let him through the door. "Music has been a passion of mine since I was a kid. I joined my first gigging band at 18 and have played in a number of bands and performed as a solo artist in most of the clubs in the city over the years".

The music has been influenced by artists like Hendrix, Neil Young, Dave Mathews, Crowded House. "My songwriting is influenced in particular by artists like Neil Young who have a gift for weaving melody and substance in to a song. My songwriting is a candle for me, it casts a different kind of light on life, it challenges me to think further, to take an idea to a different level.

On a different artistic front Elie produced and released a film last year called "At Last.." with Blackburn Road Productions. He played the role of director of Photography and wrote the music for the film. "An incredible project and one that provided me with experience that I carried in to the cd production process".

"Deepest Shade of Blue is a culmination of years of writing, rehearsing, performing and recording. It is all of those days and nights, the stone path, that led to this, my first cd".

Media Inquiries :
Christophe Elie
Tel. 613-260-9532
chris@chriselie.com

http://www.chriselie.com