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Chris Bekker

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About Me


Myspace Contact TablesI was born in South Africa and moved to Australia in 1989. Since arriving in Australia I have been fortunate enough to work with many fine musicians and artists including Jon Stevens, Mark Seymour, Richard Clapton, John Blackwell, Andy Milne(Dapp Theory), Vika and Linda, Kate Ceberano, Tina Arena, Christine Sullivan, Bachelor Girl, James Reyne, Ross Wilson, The Black Sorrows, Renee Geyer, Ren Walters, Niko Schauble, Paul Grabowsky, Guven, Polyester, Noiseworks II, Julia Darling, Larry Maluma, Ian Moss, Rick Price, Dannielle Gaha, Jenny Morris, Margot Smith, Rose Bygrave, Jack Jones, Kids in the Kitchen, Bigger than Jesus, Nichaud Fitzgibbon and YoYo. I'm currently working with Vika & Linda (who are about to release a Liberation Acoustic series CD called "Between Two Shores"), Mark Seymour and Richard Clapton as well as club gigs around Melbourne.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/21/2006
Influences: Some stuff I like (in no particular order) Sly and the Family Stone, Larry Graham (Graham Central Station), The Meters, Aretha Franklin, The Bar-Kays, Betty Davis, Curtis Mayfield, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Marcus Miller, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, The Roots, Jimi Hendrix, Yellow Jackets, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Pat Metheny, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes, Jobim, George Duke, Scritti Politti, Brothers Johnson, Cameo, Dazz Band, Living Colour, N*E*R*D/Neptunes, Prince, The Gap Band, Earth Wind and Fire, The Isley Brothers, Patrice Rushen, The Whispers, Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, N.W.A. The Police, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, 3rd World and Augustus Pablo to name a few......... then there's Squarepusher, Prodigy, N.I.N, Aphex Twins, Roni Size, DJ Shadow, Massive Attack, Jamie Lidell, Ennio Morricone, Gorecky......
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