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Chris

About Me


APRIL 2009: I'm currently playing guitar for Grammy nominated Matthew Santos (myspace.com/matthewsantos), Todd Carey (myspace.com/Toddcarey), Japanese Cartoon w/ Lupe Fiasco(myspace.com/Japanesecartoon), and Secondhand Smoke (myspace.com/secondhandsmokemusic).

I am also building a poppy song catalog with acclaimed writer, Carey Ott (Nashville, TN). This is a guy to watch out for! (myspace.com/careyott). Three songs on my profile are cowrites with him from my 5 month stint in Tennessee ("Deeper", "Long Vacation", and "Life I Live")
I'm an "aspiring songwriter" from Chicago. I'm a session guitarist for numerous up and comers, as well as established artists in the midwest and east coast. I front a few bands. I back up a few bands. I play a mean guitar, and a soulful wurlitzer. Some people might say I can sing a little, too.

I live. I am myself. I take risks. I love and respect life. I believe and remember. I search and question things. I create and conceptualize. I smile and breathe. I teach and learn. I occasionally fail. I win and lose. I narrowly avoid disasters. I confuse reality with dreams. I am cursed with luck. I don't believe you, or anyone else.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/9/2006
Band Members: Chris Gelbuda

Management


Influences:


From Bach to Biggie, 2-Pac to Ziggy S
Sounds Like: Me
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Footage with Matthew Santos on ABC7 Chicago

*This was an early morning appearance to promote our show at Martyrs after a week long tour of the east coast. We had just driven all night from Cleveland, and did John Brandemier on 97.7 prior to thi...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:34:00 GMT

So...I'm leaving Nashville a little early......

I left Nashville on November 9th for a 2 week tour earlier this year. I didn't end up making it home to Nashville until Jan 15th, 2009. I was in Chicago on a late November afternoon when I got a phone...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:42:00 GMT

Lake Barkley, Kentucky

Yesterday the mood stuck me to drive to western KY to watch the sun go down over a lake that holds a special significance to me. I've been going there since I was in my mom's tummy. I drove 90 minutes...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Michele Smith - Nashville Photographer

Just wanted to let you Nashvillians know that there is a great photographer in town willing to work for a great rate. Her name is Michele Smith, and her link is provided below. I created a small album...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:42:00 GMT