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Chris Mendoza

The One & Only

About Me

Born and raised in San Juan, Texas (Rio Grande Valley) I began singing since about the age of five. Since then it has always a dream of mine to one day be a musician. As a child my musical influences varied from all genres. I began singing in school choirs, in which I competed and placed in local, regional, and state choir competitions. Now, I am currently trying to further my pursuit of a career in music by attending the University of Texas San Antonio.
My sound has a strong pop/rock influence with vocals and songwriting that come directly from the soul. Recently, I recorded a demo in Nashville, Tennessee with renowned producer, William Smith, who has worked with American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and other successful musicians as well. Currently, my song "Keep On Having My Fun" has been added to NEW!, which is a website sponsored by Clear Channel Radio that exposes music to more than 10 million people per month on nearly 500 radio station web sites across the country. My song received well over 2,000 plays within the first week it was added and it keeps climbing up the independent charts.
My songs have received airplay in Corpus Christi on Majic 104.9FM and even here in San Antonio on AM1670. My songs have also been played internationally as well. Podcasts from the United Kingdom and Japan have played my songs.
I aspire to be an artist who thinks outside the box and writes songs that are true to who I am and how I feel. I firmly believe that true artists are those that are true to themselves and live for the passion of music. I am driven, motivated, and hard-working all while keeping two feet firmly planted on the ground.

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Member Since: 7/29/2007
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My Blog

Nov. 4th 2008: The Age of Obama

If it wasn't present already...ignorance and racism is back. I can not believe the reactions by some to the outcome of this election. I voted for Barack Obama I read/heard the facts I stand by my dec...
Posted by Chris Mendoza on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:29:00 PST

July Update (Part II)

Hey Everyone,Just wanted to give you guys a monthly wrap up. In case you havent heard already, "Clear" has been played on the Dalecast Podcast from Frosterley in Weardale (UK). My song is featured on ...
Posted by Chris Mendoza on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:23:00 PST

July 2008 Update

Hey guys, sorry it took me a while to give you guys an update for this month. Well first of all, in case if you missed it, I was a feature artist on AM1670 in San Antonio earlier this month. The show...
Posted by Chris Mendoza on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:56:00 PST

June 2008 Update

First of all thank you guys for all of your amazing support. It truly means the world to me! So here's the 411 on whats going on this month (so far)  Thanks to the amazing people a...
Posted by Chris Mendoza on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:07:00 PST