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Chris Vibberts

About Me

Chris Vibberts can compose music for your film, TV, or multimedia project using a variety of acoustic, electronic, modern, and ethnic instruments, recorded with both digital and analog technologies. His music has been featured in a number of award-winning full length, short, and documentary films.
Chris grew up in New England and began learning Black Sabbath guitar riffs at the age of 13. He quickly decided to make music his life path and went to Berklee College of Music out of high school. He gigged in smoky nightclubs from the time he was 15 and soon developed the skill of staying up late and sleeping until noon that every musician needs. After college, Chris spent a year writing and recording for 60's pop icon Gene Pitney and his son Todd Pitney. After touring the country playing wherever he could-coffee houses, clubs, beaches, folk festivals, on Bourbon Street- for the good part of a year, he ended up in Northern California where he lives today.
While living in the Bay Area, Chris has written, recorded, and performed with a number of rock, funk, country, and experimental bands including High Horse, The Infamous They, and Allison McLeod, as well as his own alt rock group Chris Vibberts Affair. Chris performed on and produced Rose Logue Harting's stunning new CD, "Fly". He studied Sitar for several years with Ali Akbar Khan protégé Peter Van Gelder. He currently performs and records with Rose Logue Harting, Arann Harris and the Greenstring Farm Band, Ragas to Riches, and Chris Lods. Over the years, Chris has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Doobie Brothers, Johnathan Richmond, Billy C. Farlow, Little Feat, .38 Special, the Outlaws, Limpopo, David Grisman, and Sam Bush, amongst hundreds of others.
In recent years, Chris has been involved in the world of film scoring. His first score was for Trick Knee Productions' award-winning entry into the 48-Hour Film Project called "Like Lightning". Since then, he has scored a variety of award-winning full length, short, and documentary films.
..Films and TV shows featuring music by Chris Vibberts...past, present, future:
Like Lightning - Trick Knee Productions..
*Winner: Best Cinematography and Audience Choice - 48 Hour Film Festival, 2006*
*Official Selection - Action On Film Festival, 2008*
..For the Price of a Cup of Coffee - Wayward Sparrow Productions..
*Winner: Best Documentary - Epidemic Film Festival, 2007*
*Winner: Best Environmental Documentary - Cabbage Town Short Film Festival, 2007*
*Official Selection - Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, 2008*
..Touching the Face of God - George Manatos, SFSDF Productions
.. *Official Selection - Sacramento Film and Music Festival, 2008*
Scare Me: Behind the Screams - White Knuckle Entertainment
Absurd - Jared Wright, Portwine Stain Pictures
Dog Day Morning - Jean Dallemand
Bussing 39 - Wesley Horner
Winter Alarm - Shine Line Productions
The Highway Home - Laurel Hunter, Blu Fly Productions
*Official Selection - California Independent Film Festival, 2008*
InAction - Missing Piece Productions..
*Winner: Best Cinematography, Best Use of Prop, Audience Choice - 48 Hour Film Festival, 2007*
..bye, bye Navina - Carlos Morales, Beyond Pictures
Offbeat - George Manatos, SFSDF Productions
*Official Selection - DC Shorts Film Festival, 2008*
*Official Selection - Sacramento Film and Music Festival, 2008*
..Departures - The Outdoor Life Network
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Touching the Face Of God

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Member Since: 15/08/2006
Band Website: www.chrisvibberts.com
Band Members:
Chris plays: Guitars, Keyboards (Rhodes, Pianet, Jupiter 6, Pro 1, Prophet 600, CS15, Poly 800, Hammond A100, Optigan, Stylophone, Triton), Drums, Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Sitar, Uke, Mandolin, Banjo, Saz, Zurna, Accordion, Melodica, Lap Steel, Drum Machines, Samples, Kitchen Utensils, Garbage Cans, Berimbau, Concertina, Toy Instruments, Musical Saw, Native American Flute, Ocean Harp, Kazoo, Slide Whistle, Bones...
In concert Chris is often joined by Cliff Tune on drums and Dann Walters on bass.
Influences: Lennon, Bowie, Byrne, Barrett, Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Queen, Doors, Kinks, Dylan, Brian Eno, Duran Duran, Ravi Shankar, Johnny Cash, Michael Penn, Ali Akbar Khan, Allman Brothers, Black Sabbath, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Monk, Mingus, Flaming Lips, Robyn Hitchcock, Super Furry Animals, Beck, Jon Brion, Oingo Boingo, Police, Mark Mothersbaugh, Dali, Modigliani, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Tom Tykwer, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfonso Cuarón, Wes Anderson, Coen Brothers
Sounds Like: Unique and quirky. Warm and analog. Electronic and organic. Sometimes floating, sometimes gritty and grinding.
Crush-pop-psychedelia with a razor edge.
"CHRIS VIBBERTS AFFAIR! These guys kick ass in the most suave manner! I haven't heard a more suave portrayal of the human condition since, well, think Jim Morrison and the Doors; "I'm a spy - in the house of love....I know the dreams...you've been dreamin' of..." swoon." ~ Laughing Squid

Record Label: What Are We Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

2008 Sacramento Film and Music Festival selects "Offbeat" and "Touching the Face of God"

Two films that I scored for film maker George Manatos will be shown at this year's Sacramento Film and Music Festival. "Offbeat" will be shown on August 10th at 3PM and... "Touching the Face of God" ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:51:00 GMT

www.ChrisVibberts.com launched

The official Chris Vibberts website dedicated to my film composing has been launched. You can see clips of films I've scored, hear some music, released and unreleased, I've written for film, and view...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:13:00 GMT

"The Highway Home" at California Independent Film Festival

"The Highway Home" will be featured in the 2008 California Independent Film Festival in Livermore which runs from April 16 to April 20. The film has several Chris Vibberts tracks in it including "Fra...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:06:00 GMT

Rose Harting...check her out!

If you haven't already, check out Rose Harting's Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/roseharting Her song "Your Love" we recorded together at my studio. She did all the vocal and I played all the...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:14:00 GMT

You're not on Myspace too?!?

O.K., so I finally gave in. First it was parachute pants, then a cell phone, and now myspace. Each one I resisted for a long time, but eventually gave in. I'm here to say "hey" to friends and maybe...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:40:00 GMT