Chris Pick

Bio:

A missionary and singer/songwriter from Williamsport, Pennsylvania (the birthplace of Little League World Series), Chris Pick's music has been heard globally and has charted on several continents in both mainstream pop and Christian. Pick's first CD release "Thank You For The Music" (released for John Lennon's 20th Memorial, Dec. 8, 2000 and produced by Johnny J. Blair) premiered in the Holy City of Israel and reached 1 on the KAOS FM charts in Australia. Pick immediately began studio work on new songs in 2002 as a follow-up to the highly successful Lennon tribute but geared towards global missions. In 2008, Pick returned to the music world with his CD release "Songs In Black & White" (produced by Jerry Lynn) - earning him a Grindie Award through RadioIndy.com. See http://www.cdbaby.com/chrismusic and http://www.cdbaby.com/chrismusic2 for more details. Pick's music has also been heard locally in Central PA on ChiliTechFM, Christian radio WGRC in Lewisburg, and on WVYA in Williamsport. As one of the TOP TEN most-played artists (included among The Beatles, The Monkees, and David Bowie) on The Billtown Bus Stop Radio Hour heard on WVYA 89.7 FM, Pick has been a regular featured guest since the show began in January 2009. His song “The Mission” was nominated as “Song of the Year” for 2009. A missionary, Pick and his wife Michelle (an elementary teacher in Central PA) are very involved with helping to raise support for the native missionary movement and the persecuted church. They partner with Gospel For Asia http://www.gfa.org with their music ministry and do pro-active volunteer work for GFA as well. They are also a “Voice” for Voice of the Martyrs http://www.persecution.com. In 2009, Pick was approached by founder and director of "Notes For Another," a nonprofit organization in Danville, PA for medically challenged individuals. The founder, an artist who was born with Cerebral Palsy, wanted to provide an avenue for people like himself to express their feelings positively. He provided Pick with guitar packages to play at concerts and leave with a medically challenged child or family. In 2009, Pick’s song “The Mission” was featured on Quickstar Production’s “UNIFIED BY GRACE, Eastcoast Unplugged Vol. 1” compilation CD to help finance mission work at a medical clinic in Uganda. In April 2010, Quickstar Productions released another mission CD project entitled “A Call For Healing.” The compilation featured Pick’s song “Rachel’s Prayer,” based on the prayer journals of Columbine High martyr Rachel Joy Scott. A dynamic performer, Pick's passion for global missions is at the center of his music and concert ministries. Playing a variety of instruments (from keyboard to guitar to lap dulcimer), he has worked with and shared the stage with many artists in many categories of music (i.e. Mark Harris of 4HIM, Davy Jones of The Monkees, Jaded Thorns, etc.) and has performed for mission agencies (Operation Mobilisation in Atlanta), benefits (September 11th Firefighter Benefit Concert in South Carolina), and festivals (Vision, Celebration in the Park, Beatlefests, etc.). For more information, or to hear songs from projects, go to Pick’s MYSPACE music page http://www.myspace.com/pickmusic. Follow Pick on MYSPACE, FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Pick/1141035812 and TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/pickchris.

Member Since:

January 19, 2008

Influences:

The Beatles, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Rich Mullins

Record Label:

Unsigned