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Chris Wilson is a guitar playing singer based in Sydney. He
has supported such acts as Sarah Mcleod (Superjesus), IOTA,
Carus and the True Believers, Monique Brumby and Dave Mann
Collective.
He fell in love with music for the first time at age 15, and
although he started playing guitar at that age, he didn't begin
singing till a few years later. Going in and out of original
bands in his teens he eventually became disillusioned and
decided that if he was going to make a living out of music, and
achieve his dreams of creating great music, he needed to have
more control over the situation he was in, so he decided upon a
solo career.
Early 2005 he decided after 50 shows with a cover act he had
joined he decided the time had come for him to leave and begin
playing more solo shows and focus all his energies into his solo
career. Upon leaving the cover show he released 'Grace To Begin'
his debut EP, and launched it at the The Brass Monkey to a sell
out crowd in late June 2005. From the connections and experience
he had gained pursuing solo gigs whilst he was still in the
cover show he started getting more gigs around the city and
slowly but surely, finding more fans.
"I'm not going to lie and say I just want to make a living out
of this. At the ground level of what I am trying to do I do, but
I want the see the view from the top floor, I want to change
peoples lives. I want to add something to their lives that
wasn't there before. I know there's music I've listened to that
has done that to me, and I want to do that to other people. I
want to create music that stays with people." "Things happen
slowly, but each time I play I sell about 2 or 3 cds and get a
couple more email address for my mailing list. I really just
want to be the kind of person who can cherish wherever they are
at in their lives and just enjoy that time for what it is,
because I've learnt the hard way that doing what you want with
your life can take a long time to come to fruition, you just
have to enjoy the journey."
As Chris says in his own words "I work
extremely hard and with an unrelenting passion for what I do,
and though the lines blur pretty regularly, I know in my heart
my life is more important than anything I could ever do with
it."
Chris Wilson is part of the Blue Pie family of artists. You can catch Chris most nights playing live in Sydney. Please feel free to visit Chris Wilson's StayAround site in the UK and have a listen to some of the tracks from his album.
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