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Chris the Swiss

Without music, life would be a mistake. - Nietzsche

About Me


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- European-born - living in America - Musician - Freelance A&R - Artist Manager/Consultant - WriterWatch this space for irregular updates from my musical universe, i.e. the latest on Tribe of Gypsies, various endeavors, and what some of my friends are up to.



My Interests

Music, Guitar, Travel, NBA Basketball, Friends, Nature, News, Politics, Culture, History, Internet.

I'd like to meet:

Those that have gone before us and those that will follow us. Also, Su Meng, Li Jie, Wang Yameng, and Chen Shanshan. Oh, and Poppy Montgomery.

Music:

Tribe of Gypsies, Thin Lizzy, Meshuggah, Seal, Led Zeppelin, Devin Townsend, Glenn Hughes, AC/DC, Shawn Lane, Mnemic, Doyle Bramhall II, Black Sabbath, Soilwork, U2, Sonny Landreth, Rush, Tool, Frank Marino, Lori McKenna, Queen, Sybreed, Michael Schenker, early Iron Maiden, VAST, almost anything with Dio on vocals, The Beatles, Jeff Martin & The Tea Party, Angel Witch, vintage Metallica, Dalbello, Disturbed, Gary Moore, Enigma, Rob Halford & Judas Priest, Santana, The Corrs, Soundgarden, UFO, Sade, Celtic Frost, WatchTower, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, James Brown, the madness of Ron & Bobby Jarzombek, ABBA, Eric Johnson, Rainbow, Kruger Bros., Mother's Finest, Annie Lennox, 70's ZZ Top, Killing Joke, Ozzy, The Byrds, Alanis Morissette, Badlands, Jeff Kollman & Cosmosquad, Monte Montgomery, Warrior, Sting & The Police, King's X, Rage Against The Machine, Cry of Love, Dixie Chicks, Scorpions '75-'82, Hendrix, Kyuss, Bob Marley, Yngwie, Alice In Chains, Riot, Fleetwood Mac, Handsome, Steve Vai, Racer X, Free, Tommy Henriksen, Fates Warning, Elton John, Pantera, Clannad, Jeff Beck, Masters of Reality, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Pink Floyd, Chris Poland, Deep Purple Mk. II - IV, Dimmu Borgir, Earl Scruggs, Tribe After Tribe, Zakk Wylde, Voi Vod, Bruce Dickinson, Coroner, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, White/Rob Zombie, 70's Stevie Wonder, Trouble, Al DiMeola, Dream Theater, Alter Bridge, Snowy White, Puya, Big Wreck, John 5, Cat Stevens, Royal Jelly, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Killswitch Engage, Concrete Blonde, Jorn Lande, Emerson Hart & Tonic, Saigon Kick, Andreas Vollenweider, The Cult, Joe Satriani, Prong, Ry Cooder, Last Crack, Jean Michel Jarre, Armored Saint, The Gathering, Robin Trower, Kula Shaker, Testament, 70's Aerosmith, Leatherwolf, Skunk Anansie, Steve Stevens, Blackfoot, Fear Factory, Budgie, Uli Jon Roth, Joss Stone, Temple of the Dog, The Verve, Eric Gales, Warrior Soul, Johnny Hyland, Lamb of God, Paco De Lucia, Whitesnake, Rory Gallagher, Eloy, Hayseed Dixie and tons more.

Movies:

Three Kings, The Lord of the Rings, Thunderheart, Traffic, Come And See, Napola, Three Days of the Condor, This Is Spinal Tap, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With Wolves, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Shawshank Redemption, Dead Man Walking, JFK, Last of the Mohicans, Elf, All the President's Men, The Magnificent Seven, The Firm, Patriot Games, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Forrest Gump, All Quiet On The Western Front

Television:

LA Clipper games, Seinfeld, CSI Vegas, the McLaughlin Group, The Simpsons, Cold Case, King of the Hill, Meet the Press, Without A Trace, The Amazing Race, Frontline, South Park, the Nightly News

Books:

.......are a great invention.

Heroes:

Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Fartman & Wonder Woman!



My Blog

October 28, 2007 - Gone but not forgotten - In Tribute to Paul and Ricky!

Sometimes we all need a reminder that life is precious and that we should live each day to its fullest. Well, this past week I got 2 such reminders. On October 20 I woke up to the news that Paul Rave...
Posted by Chris the Swiss on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:03:00 PST

April 24, 2007 - The good, the bad & the oogly...... not in that order!

  Well, the NBA playoffs started this past weekend - WITHOUT my LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS!  sigh   Love these guys to death but the way they choked down the stretch was beyond pathetic. ...
Posted by Chris the Swiss on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:59:00 PST

April 15, 2007 - THE SONG REMAINS INSANE!!!

What's up, y'all?!Welcome to my first blog.  2 more days till T-Day (that's Tax Day.....) and 3 more games for my beloved L.A. CLIPPERS to make the playoffs and rescue what has been a most i...
Posted by Chris the Swiss on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:00:00 PST