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KANUDE

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About Me

Kanude is the new musical project of Kingsvile-born, Houston-bred, song maestro Chris "Kanude" Knudson. This self-proclaimed Americronica is a new musical breed that brings together the best elements of Tin-Pan Alley songwriting, 1960s and 70s Country Rock, and the street mentality of Hip-Hop and Dance music genres. Filling out the band currently are The Lawmen: Craig Feazel on guitar, Mark Riddell on bass, and Shane Waller on drums.
Kanude is currently recording tracks for a debut with Eric Jarvis (Laidlaw, Darrin Love), George Reiff (Ray Wylie Hubbard, Charlie Sexton), Billy Harvey (Bob Schneider, Trish Murphy), and Eric "Roscoe" Ambel (The Bottle Rockets, Steve Earle).
Kanude has lived and worked previously in New York, Los Angeles and Berlin, Germany, recording with producer/musicians Brad Albetta (Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright) and Theo Mondle (Beck) under the moniker "Val Holler."

BROTHER AND SISTERLY LINKAGE:
Studio Magick Black
Ronnie King
Rainey Knudson's "Glasstire" Texas Visual Arts site
Michael Galbreth's "The Art Guys" site
-= The Brood of Kanude

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/28/2005
Band Website: kanude.com
Band Members: Mgmt./Booking:
832.514.3415
booking (at) kanude.com
Publicity:

Heather Wagner, Juice Consulting
The Dude:
Kanude - songs, vox and guitars, producer
The Pointmen:
Tomas Glass - co-songwriter/visual artistry, Houston
Eric Jarvis - drums, Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, founder pottycinema.com
Steve Christensen - engineer, Sugar Hill Studios, Houston
George Reiff - bass/engineer, Finishing School studios, Austin
Billy Harvey - e-guitar, Finishing School studios, Austin
Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel - e-guitar, Cowboy Technical studios, Williamsburg-Brooklyn
Tim Hatfield - engineer, Cowboy Technical studios, Williamsburg-Brooklyn
Ronnie King - Left Coast pardner, Jerry Heller protégé
The Lawmen:
Craig Feazel - lead guitar and pedal steel
Mark Riddell - bass
Shane Waller - drums
Lance Smith - lead guitar

Influences: Alabama 3, Beck, Jeff Buckley, T-Bone Burnett, CSN & Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, Brian Eno, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Lyle Lovett, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits.
Lessons learned from the Seiler brothers of Maine Root Brewing:
* Don't rely on outside investment, if possible.
* Word of mouth is the best advertising.
* A lot can be done with few employees.

Record Label: Lightstone/The Orchard
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Cowboy Technical session

Didn't get around to it till today, and frankly, not sure what the point is until the record comes out with the requisite media blitz in this way-fractured culture we live in, but in the spirit of All...
Posted by KANUDE on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:20:00 PST

Austin recording session

I just got back from Austin late last night.  My wife Elizabeth and I had a pleasant stay with an envioronmentalist layer amigo and his family who live the good life in Westlake Hills, a posh are...
Posted by KANUDE on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:28:00 PST

Warehouse Live poster

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Posted by KANUDE on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:39:00 PST

Aug 15 @ Warehouse Live, Houston

August 15, 2007 @ Warehouse Live, Houston KANUDE and The LAWMEN opening for BACK DOOR SLAM (UK)"The album is a grenade launcher; it's an incendiary device, it's a melodic, melancholy and eff...
Posted by KANUDE on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:49:00 PST

Going into the studio...

Beloved Kanudophiles!I'm booked to record at Houston's Sugar Hill Studios June 1 and 4 with Eric Jarvis, just back from from opening for ZZ Top with his band Laidlaw. Eric will be knockin' out some ki...
Posted by KANUDE on Tue, 22 May 2007 11:13:00 PST

Show date moved...

We've moved the next show up to Thursday due to scheduling conflicts. Prepare to be wowed two days earlier than planned with killer music, some of which is a collaboration between the exhibited paint...
Posted by KANUDE on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:07:00 PST

Top Frens

We are updating our top friends here, but alas the only way to find you in our list is if you send us the email associated with your myspace account.  Please do so for inclusion in our tops list,...
Posted by KANUDE on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:00:00 PST

Kanude performs at SXSW/Texas Rock Fest in Austin

Come on out and check the new band in Austin:DATE & TIME: Saturday, March 17th, 4pmVENUE: Spill on 6th212 E. 6th St.Austin, TX 78701Spill on 6thTexas Rock Fest"Kanude" is the new musical project of Ki...
Posted by KANUDE on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:34:00 PST

Collab with Cory Mo...

I enlisted the services of Houston's "Most Unknown" producer Cory Mo this past weekend.  Cory created some beats for my American Dream send-up about H-town rapper Paul Wall and his jewelry/Grillz...
Posted by KANUDE on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:24:00 PST

NSAI Houston Songwriters Weekend

Houston-area songwriters check it out!NSAI Houston Songwriters WeekendJanuary 27-28, 2007NSAI Houston Songwriters Weekend...
Posted by KANUDE on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:18:00 PST