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Chris Bryan

Please. God. Cubs. Win.

About Me

With the release of his sophomore effort, “The Sum of my Habits,” Chris Bryan has further proven himself to be a major force among singer/songwriters. Delicately balancing between jazz, pop, and blues, Bryan has blended a variety of musical genres and created a truly unique sound. I feel like I’m done trying to prove to the world that I can write clever lines with quick rhyme schemes. Music isn’t supposed to be a puzzle, it’s supposed to express the truth about my place in the world and how I feel about that particular place. Now, I’m not saying that I don’t try to write anything with wit, or that rhyme schemes aren’t important, because I do and they are, but the reason I’m so pleased with “The Sum of my Habits,” is that the material is more earnest, straightforward, and heartfelt. These songs are a true expression of my habits – the way I interact with my life emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.” “The title of the album is actually borrowed from Aristotle,” Bryan reveals. “In some of my reading I came across an Aristotelian statement which argued that a man’s character is simply ‘the sum of his habits.’ I like that. Someone can talk the day away about who they want to be and what their future holds, but in actuality, we’re just the sum of our habits. I wanted to address this issue head-on with the new album. I wanted each song to be an insight into my character – my thoughts, my dreams, my fears, and consequently, my habits." The album is packed with emotionally charged material, from “Seasons” – a quiet prayer for change, to “Thousand Times Goodbye” – a painfully honest description of the difficulties in letting go of a relationship. The result is an incredibly revealing and personal collection of songs that show a well developed talent for imagery and metaphor, as well as a performer’s charm. With the strength of this new album and the nationwide recognition Chris Bryan is gaining, it seems inevitable that people will be more than satisfied in making “The Sum of my Habits” one of their favorite listening habits.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/21/2005
Band Website: ChrisBryanMusic.com
Influences: Martin Sexton, Jeff Buckley, Sting, Coldplay, Jason Mraz, Indigo Girls, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, Jamie Cullum, Joe Firstman, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Howie Day, Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Peter Mulvey, Aqualung, David Gray, and many others. .. :
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Record Label: Kidron Records & On That Note Booking
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Watch the Trio here...

Visit our youtube page to watch a few videos:http://youtube.com/user/chrisbryanmusicAnd we're booking lots of shows right now, so please come see us!!!-Christopher
Posted by Chris Bryan on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:20:00 PST

Top Ten Albums/Songs

Someone dared me to come up with my top 10 albums and songs, and I feel it's a worthy challenge, so here we go.  Now, I'm not saying these are the BEST albums or songs of all time, but my persona...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:22:00 PST

Writer's Block

I'd like to take a brief moment to talk about the songwriting process.It's just about midnight, and I've been working on this new song for the past two days now, and I like it.I've got the guitar and ...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:15:00 PST

I kinda have a thing for Regina Spektor

I'm willing to be honest here....I kinda have a little (big) thing for Regina Spektor.  I just spent the last 4 hours on youtube watching videos and interviews with her.  She might be the cu...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:29:00 PST

Thank you for smoking

So I made it through hell week, and I think I'm home free. My first week without cigarettes.....sheesh.... This whole "quitting smoking concept" creates a strange paradox in my life right now:&nb...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:17:00 PST

Daily Herald article

Hey hey folks, Thought you'd enjoy a piece that the Beep music section in the Chicago Daily Herald did on me.... I mean.  I enjoyed it. http://www.beepcentral.com/story.aspx?story=9482 Peace!...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:35:00 PST

Tour diary September

So Jesse, my manager, and I just got back from our midwest/east coast tour, and we wanted to share a few snipits with you....- I found gasoline for $1.99 a gallon in Pennsylvania, as opposed to the cu...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:01:00 PST

Midwest Music Summit

And the Lord is good.....cause we've been accepted to showcase at the Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis....
Posted by Chris Bryan on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:10:00 PST

Summerfest!

We are pleased to announce that Chris will be playing at Summerfest on July 2nd at 1:30 PM.  Also, Chris will be the headlining acoustic showcase on Friday, June 23rd at Mobfest, the Chicago mus...
Posted by Chris Bryan on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:44:00 PST

The Sum of my Habits on Radio!!

We are pleased to announce that The Sum of my Habits is now spinning on 156 college radio stations... Not too shabby....
Posted by Chris Bryan on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:44:00 PST