Chris Stocks
Overview
- Solo acoustic guitar artist
- Duo option available
- Playing a wide range of covers from old to new
- DJ option
Price Range
Prices range from £300 to £800
About
During the brit pop era listening to artists such as Oasis and Blur Chris, a south-paw, first picked up a right handed guitar and began to learn upside down. Encouraged through his fathers love for music, he was introduced from a very early age to artists such as The Beatles, The Kinks, Rolling Stones and many more.
His interest in music continued throughout his education forming school bands, it was during this time that he began writing his own material.
By the age of 28 Chris had been part of the music scene with many different bands having had the most success with The Good Die Young.
The Good Die Young were formed in 2004 with Chris on lead vocals, guitar and piano. The band gained media interest within the first year and backed with management they toured extensively supporting established acts. The band released an EP and had their music video directed by Adam Fair, whose past work has involved clients such as The Cribs.
In 2008 the band went their separate ways having lost their bass player to pursue his acting career, along with the lead guitarist who set up his own clothing brand.
Chris continued to perform as a solo artist and released his first solo album, ‘99c Dreams’ on Friday 7th May 2010.
During March 2011 Chris performed various nights in the Ski resort Montgenèvre at La Graal playing cover songs for Apres Ski.
More recently Chris re formed with guitarist Paul Young to create the project Now finally alive that is currenty being used for various TV and Film productions.
Chris is available to perform solo acoustic for conferences, weddings, parties and other functions playing cover songs or original material. He can also arrange play lists for DJ following his sets.
Where are they based?
Chris is based in Leeds but can travel to most places, some may require travel and overnight costs.
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Sample Set List
Yellow - Coldplay
In my place - Coldplay
Life in technicolour - Coldplay
Maggie may - Rod Stewart
Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison
Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Morning glory - Oasis
Live forever - Oasis
Half the world away - Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
Hit me baby one more time - Britney spears
American pie - Don Mclean
Suspicious mind - Elvis Preseley
Valerie - The Zutons
Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
The circle - Ocean colour scene
Dreaming of you - The Coral
Stuck in the middle - Stealers wheel
Till the end of the day - The kinks
Bittersweet symphony - The Verve
Lucky man - The Verve
Drug's don't work - The Verve
Sonnet - The Verve
LSF - Kasabian
Traffic - Stereophonics
Mr brightside - Killers
When you were young - Killers
Come on feel the noise - Slade
America - Razorlight
Golden touch - Razorlight
Somewhere else - Razorlight
Patience - Take that
Back for good - Take that
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Ticket to ride - The Beatles
Hide your love away - The Beatles
Skinny love - Bon Iver
Drops of jupiter - Train
Laid - James
All of the lights - Kanye west / Rihanna
Somewhere only we know - Keane
This love - Maroon 5
Naive - The Kooks
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
Last night - The strokes
Time of your life - Green day
Summer of 69 - Bryan adams
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