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Chris Grano

About Me

Chris Grano is a promising young singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL. Exciting stage performances include appearances with Sister Hazel, The Verve Pipe, Duncan Sheik, Christopher Cross, Sponge, Lucky Boys Confusion, Rebecca St. James, Casting Crowns, and Audio Adrenaline just to name a few. Media appearances include performing live on Mitch Albom's national radio show (author of "Tuesdays with Morrie", "The Five People You Meet in Heaven") and live TV performances on “Take Five” (WZZM Grand Rapids, MI). Chris and his music are also featured in the independent film "Next In Line" by Vapor Vision Pictures.
Chris, with his band, American Accent , has recorded two albums which have sold 2000+ copies to date, piquing the interest of Epic Records and Sweden’s Atenzia Records. The most recent album “Born to Lead” is produced by Sponge frontman Vinnie Dombroski. Cuts from this album have been featured on several national compilation albums, radio, and TV.
After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Music (Vocal Performance) from Cornerstone University in 2006, Chris returned to Chicago to study Music Business at the Graduate level. Now living in Nashville, Chris is taking the next steps in his songwriting career. With passionate songs that touch the heart, create laughter, and inspire the soul, Chris wants his music to have a positive impact on everyone who listens sincerely. Stay tuned and keep listening!

MESSAGE FROM CHRIS:

Thanks for checking out the site! Please leave me some feedback on these work demos I have posted. Keep in mind some songs may be written for the female voice :) God Bless!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/04/2006
Band Members: Chris Grano
Influences: Chris's influences are very diverse. Here are a few of them:

Frank Sinatra, U2, Garth Brooks, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Rogers and Hammerstein, Shakira, etc.
Sounds Like: A healthy mix of Pop, Country, and Rock.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Off to Nashville

Hey y'all, The move is finally here.  I've unpacked in my new Nashville residence.  I will be here for the summer working as an intern at SonyBMG Music Entertainment here in Nashville.&nbs...
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 23:25:00 GMT

Album Update / Travels

Hey y'all.  So, the writing for the album is done.  I've selected 12 tracks to display the best of me from the last year and a half. Some of these you've heard, some you haven't.  Eit...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:12:00 GMT

News Update, new show

Hey y'all.  There's a new show up, check it out.  And check out Amanda Sena's myspace page, she's great.  So I'm reconsidering the name of the album.  "Goodbye to the Highway" was ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:08:00 GMT

HAPPY NEW YEAR - update

Well, I want to thank the friends and family who came out to see me and Matt play at Starbucks in Lyons last night.  It was a really fun show and I enjoyed debuting some of my new songs.  Be...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:42:00 GMT

NEW SONGS

Hey friends, My home studio is up and running.  I've decided to put together rough demos of all my new songs.  Nothing fancy, just me and an acoustic guitar.  Unfortunately, I can only...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:18:00 GMT

Studio's Almost Done!

Hey everybody!  I've got lots of good news.  First of all, my home studio components are almost all here.  I am still waiting on two studio monitors (speakers) from M-Audio, and then I ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:09:00 GMT

Westchester Idol Contest and more....

So, yea, I won the Westchester Idol contest.  That's pretty cool.  Got myself a nice little monetary prize.  Anyway, that was fun stuff.  Been writing ALOT lately, working on a new...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:41:00 GMT

Recent writings...

After being on a 12 day roadtrip out west, I've been in a country music writing spell.  I find writing country very freeing, because it allows you to talk about a variety of subjects.  You c...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:56:00 GMT