Chris Love is quickly establishing himself as one of today's hottest touring artists. His debut CD, 2006's On My Way Out, is flying off the shelves in music retailers across the South, and is a popular internet download around the country. Love's live shows can only be described as exciting, energizing, and entertaining, and Love continues to be in high demand in the South's club and college circuits.
Chris's resume is remakable. After beginning guitar lessons from his father, he soon began appearing in clubs on the world famous Beale Street in Memphis at the age of 13. Love got his first break at the age of 16 when he entered a guitar competition at B.B. King’s Beale Street club, hosted by the Jimi Hendrix Family Foundation, Love won the contest in Memphis and opened for Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell at B.B. King's Blues Club in Los Angeles. From there he founded the popular metal band Love & War, whose 2002 single "Hoping for You’’ reached the top 15 on MP3.com’s charts. In 2003, Love and War won the Dingo INC. "Battle of the Bands" competition in Memphis and released the well-received EP Place of Recovery. After the band's breakup in 2004, Love began writing the songs that would eventually become his new record. After assembling a band of seasoned instumentalists, he began playing hotspots in Southern college towns and around Memphis. Word of mouth quickly spread that Chris Love was an artist not to be missed. In 2006, Chris moved from Memphis to Nashville, and in less than a year has become one of Nashville's most popular club bookings, a true testament to Love's musical skill. Despite the move, he still has close ties to Memphis and returns "home" frequently. Chris continues to excel as he brings his "Memphis music for the 21st Century" into new markets across the country.
Credits
As an artist, Love has opened for major artists Maroon 5, Everclear, Switchfoot, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Marc Broussard, the Wooten Brothers, Will Hoge, Julie Roberts, 112, Die Trying, Codeseven, Egypt Central, Underoath and Dead Poetic. He has performed across the nation at clubs and venues including: 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville; Fuel, Nashville; The Mercy Lounge, Nashville; Bluesboro on the Square, Murfreesboro; The Mud Island Amphitheatre, Memphis, The New Daisy Theatre, Memphis; B.B. King’s Blues Club, Memphis; B.B. King’s Blues Club, Los Angeles, California; The Hard Rock Café, Memphis; Handy Hall, Memphis; The Hi-Tone, Memphis; Vino’s, Little Rock, Arkansas; The 5 Spot, Atlanta, Memphis in May Music Festival, Mississippi State University's Bull Dog Bash Music Festival, MTSU's College Music Week and venues in Texas, Missouri, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Press
Love has been featured and reviewed in publications The Commerical Appeal, The Covington Leader, The Murfreesboro Pulse, The Reflector and The Daily Mississippian, as well as several web publications and podcasts. Interviews and airplay on Memphis’ 92.9 WMFS (93X) 102.7 Rock 103, and 94.1 "The Buzz" have helped the local artist acquire a loyal fanbase.
The Band:
Chris Love-vocals, guitar
Tony Duncan-guitar
Shane Weckesser-bass
Art Quanstrom-drums
Cliff "Peewee" Jackson-drums
Josh Dunlap-saxophone
Joe Jordan-trumpet
Pete Colin-trombone
Daniel Gay-keyboards
For bookings contact: Peter Colin, Jr. 901-497-9332
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