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Chris Bovet

Guitarist / Music Producer

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CHRIS BOVET is an accomplished and versatile musician who has and still inhabits the festival and club scene in Switzerland, where he currently makes his home, not to mention the western European scene. With US-Soul Diva Tiza B., he wrote hundreds of songs, putting into action his excellent guitar skills and bringing to the forefront his yet untapped capacity as a composer.
In 2007, producing Pellet Vision : an electro-jazz project with trumpet player Vincent Pellet also featuring among others talented rap artist Talisman.(Check their links on my top friends).
Recording and performing soundtrack of musical Rent in 2006.
On 4th of July 2005, Chris was seen ( and heard ) on stage performing with legendary Blues Mogul BB KING, Solomon BURKE and Lee RITENOUR at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

In 2004, the electro / rock band Hirsute had their album " 7 Days " (Musicvertrieb) recorded and mixed by Chris Bovet at his studio.
In 2002, Chris' guitar is also featured in Adrian Lyne's film "Unfaithful" (20th Century Fox) with Richard Gere in the hit song "Sous le Soleil" sung by french singer Aurelia - Cyber (F), Realgroove (D), Polydor (Japan) and many compilations including Operation Corti, Hotel Costes 4 (Wagram), Latino beats (B) and Fashion TV - Autumn 2002 Collection.



The Swiss Confederation released for the first time in its history a CD compilation entitled "Soul of Switzerland" (Sony Music) featuring US-singers living in Switzerland. Chris co-wrote two tracks for singers TIZA B. and BERNITA BUSH. Song "How do they know" is featured on this CD. Chris also was sollicited by filmmaker Michel Rodde to write the soundtrack of his movie "Je suis ton père" (Stalker Prod. available on Amazon.com).

Chris is involved in a house music collective, another fruitful partnership which has brought forth the groups DUPLEX and THE MAJOR BOYS where their productions have caught the eyes and especially the ears of some of the top dance record companies. Out of this collaboration, one can get a taste of Chris' Funky guitar sounds on Godfather of Hip-Hop Afrika Bambaataa's "Flashlight" remix, Daryll Pandy's "Superstar" , the Jesse Saunders 2003 On & On Remix Part 1 (Broken - USA) and many of Crystal Clear remixes of the hit song "Live your life" (released on Tony Humphries's label Yellorange - USA , Defected (UK), Clubtools , Edel (D), Division (IT), No1 in italian charts and Top 5 on WMC 2000).
Chris also co-wrote several singles with singer Tiza B :
"You can run" (Compilation "Destination Tubes" (Sony Music + Ministry of Sound
"Tell Me Mama" (DMB)
"Groove is on the one" (Royal Flush)
"Flying High" (Fashion TV - Autumn 2002 Collection, Noches de Ibiza 2002)
"Losing You" (Deepless Records - Frosted )
"Memories of You" (No 2) .
Music collaborations :
Tiza B. Inaya Day, Florence Chitacumbi, Bernita Bush, Phil Perry, Ricky Nelson, Gerald Albright, The Major Boys , Mimmo Pisino, Steve Grant, Ignacio Berroa, Taavi Mote, Michael "Patches" Stewart, Banana Ice, Duplex ,Richard Grey, Juke , Hirsute, Christophe Godin, The McCreary sisters, Carlos Leal (Sens Unik), DJ Bradd, DJ Dave Davis, DJ Pure, DJ Djaimin, Daryll Pandy, etc..

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Member Since: 10/16/2006
Band Website: geocities.com/superbovax/chrisbovet.html
Band Members:2007 Projects :Tiza B : Vocals. Talisman : Rap. Maurizio Peretti on Piano. Vincent Pellet : Trumpet, Flugelhorn. Mimmo Pisino : Bass. Steve Grant : Drums. Yannick Oppliger : Drums. Nico Pittet : Drums.
Influences: Jeff Beck, Cannonball Adderley, Nile Rodgers, Weather Report, The Crusaders, Sarah Vaughan, Van Halen, Horace Silver, Chaka Khan, The Meters, Scott Henderson, Roy Ayers, Zappa, The Clash, The Pretenders, Joe Pass, Motown, Stax, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield and the list goes on...
Sounds Like:Inaya Day, Bradd & Bovet

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CHRIS BOVET is an accomplished musician who has and still inhabits the festival and club scene in Switzerland, where he currently makes his home, not to mention the western European scene. With US-Sou...
Posted by Chris Bovet on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:05:00 PST