The MOOPHONIX family: CHARLIE WOOD, WALMIR GIL, JOHN PARRICELLI, WEBSTER SANTOS, IFE TOLENTINO, SWAMI JR.
Influences
MY MENTORS IVAN LINS & HARVEY MASON. AMONGST THE MANY OTHER IMPORTANT FIGURES: MAURICE RAVEL, TEO LIMA, MARCOS SUZANO, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, MILES DAVIS, CHARLIE WOOD, WALMIR GIL, J.S. BACH, DJAVAN, JAMES INGRAM, GEORGE BENSON, FREDERIC CHOPIN, QUINCY JONES, AL JARREAU, IGOR STRAVINSKY.......
Sounds Like
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LATEST NEWS......One of the Chris's GROOVE tracks has been selected as the base of the soundtrack for a major international advertising campaign by the agency W/Brasil for GRENDENE, featuring Brazilian supermodel GISELE BÜNDCHEN
watch the film at: www.chriswellsmusic.com/grendene.htm
BIOGRAPHY
Since graduating from the Guildhall School of Music And Drama in 1990, Chris has recorded and performed throughout Europe with Paul McCartney, Luciano Pavarotti, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, Robert Plant, Andy Sheppard, Bryn Terffyl Randy Brecker, Nelson Rangell, John Harle, Charlie Wood, Karl Jenkins, Maria Friedman, London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal National Theatre as well as numerous film soundtracks, television and radio broadcasts.
Chris's latest work is a collection of contemporary percussion soundtracks, entitled GROOVE
Specialising in Brazilian music, Chriss debut solo album "Pra Sempre" (MOOPHONIX) featured guest appearances by Brazilian icon Ivan Lins, Coro do Batacotô, Mestres da Bateria da Mangueira, Téo Lima, Sizão Machado. His new international quartet, AZUL, includes two of Brazil's finest musicians, Walmir Gil and guitarist Webster Santos, plus Memphis Hammond ace Charlie Wood. Chris' playing was featured on the new album by Daúde, "Neguinha Te Amo" (REALWORLD) and he also recently worked with Guinga, Marcos Valle, João Donato and Wanda Sa. With accordionist Toninho Ferragutti and Swami Jr. he has written and produced an album of film music entitled LITORAL NORTE. Current projects under construction include a new solo album, featuring CHARLIE WOOD and WALMIR GIL, an album of music for film entitled SOUND DESIGNS, a contemporary music project, and further volumes of GROOVE, percussion soundtracks and loops
He has recently set up MOOPHONIX RECORDS to provide direct online licensing of the label's catalogue, which is conceived and produced in São Paulo, Memphis and London
In addition to his services as a producer, Chris is also available to mix and edit your existing projects. Please email info@chriswellsmusic.com for further information
Pegando carona aqui com meu amigo Roriz, aproveito pra continuar a rasgação de seda pro seu lado, rsrsrs! De fato...vc é um músico que nos dá muito prazer de tocar junto, você é um cara que redimenciona o conceito de bateria/percussão na música:))) É outro mundo tocar com você.
Fico muito feliz por você estar participando activamente do som. As percussões ficaram muito boas, e aquelas caixas deram vida ao som. Obrigado mais uma vez, amigo.
Bicho, estamos sempre lembrando de ti por aqui. Boa recordações claro! Cara, vontade de tocar contigo não falta, o que precisávamos era estar mais tempo juntos e trabalhar. Ainda não esqueço da primira vez que tocamos! Grande som, Chris! Você é um músico excepcional. Ouvi algumas coisas que você e o Gutão gravaram. Tá lindo aquilo, Bicho!!!!
Hey Chris. Our Astral Pleasures is finally out. Yeeehaaa! and the www. fuzzymoonrecords. co. uk website's up and selling them, raaaaaaather nicely! Thanks for all your support during the whoooooole process and your fabulous snare playing... gave the music the definition it required. Still get goose bumps from Dublinsoundscape! Dead proud to have worked with you.... ! More to come for sure! See ya soooon. Mind the moon!! Issie B
Olá,Chris! Que tudo esteja bem com voce,Precisamos nos falar....Pra Sempre é e será bom pra sempre...adoro este album...parabéns meu produtor sou seu Fã. forte abraço
You were right....and were faster at finding me :) Yea, great meeting you in London. I actually just got home, off the tour, as I went on with another jazz project to Portugal afterwards.
Got your album man, brilliant production, just love all the trax, you got some incredible players on there! thanks for the hook up to your space!!! Blessings from Canada!
Dear Chris,
I was delighted to find you on 'myspace'.
Many years have passed by (10 years, at least!), yet my memories of your lovely presence and great music stayed with me.
I wanted to honour it by contacting you...
I hope that life is treating you well. I have made huge changes in my life. It is actually the pain of the past that has allowed these changes... like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, I have finally transformed into a deeply, highly and truly happy person.
