CHRISTOPHER BRIGHT© 2012 christopher bright contact me

COMPOSER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST

ABOUT ME:
my name is christopher bright and i spend my life making music.

currently, i play in several bands, write and record my own original music, do session work, teach privately, and write/curate a blog about making music. i also own and operate notsobright productions, and publish/license my music through notsobright music. i live and work in the orange county/los angeles area.
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
2009
the painkillerz album "thousand miles from nashville" (which i played drums on) was nominated for two l.a. music awards. one was for best country album, and the other was for best country single.

a short film called "after violet" by joey neigh, featuring my song "after violet" was a finalist in the 2009 capture dc life short film contest
THE BANDS/ARTISTS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ARE:
a movement upwards (all music)
related websites: official website

ashlee simpson (guitar tech)
related websites: official website
buy/listen to music here: itunes

august kelly (drums)
related websites: myspace page

c is for carlo (drums)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: bandcamp

challenger escape (drums)
related websites: myspace page

colorfield bridge (drums)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: bandcamp

even star (drums)

ex cathedra ex aether (drums)

freeman bright (backing instrumentation)
related websites: official website

the gaia project (label development)
related websites: myspace page

glider (drums)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

hidden from blackout (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

the hollybells (drums)
related websites: official website

in memory's wake (drums)

james and west (drums)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

john trollmann (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

justin fox (drums/bass)
related websites: official website
buy/listen to music here: itunes

kathy muir (drums)
related websites: official website
killed by the state (drums)

life is my soundtrack (all music)
related websites: official website, blog, myspace page, facebook page
buy/listen to music here: bandcamp and itunes

linda lauren (drums)

michael knott (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

neigh (drums)
related websites: myspace page

open:hand (merch)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

the painkillerz (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

paravell (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

reserved (drums)
buy/listen to music here: itunes

the rusty pickens band (drums)
related websites: myspace page

saosin (merch)
related websites: official website
buy/listen to music here: itunes

shevy smith (drums)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

stephanie yanez (drums/keys/guitar/producing)
related websites: official website, myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

the sub atomic barnacles (drums)

vendetta valentine (drums)
related websites: myspace page
buy/listen to music here: itunes

zen dadio (drums)
related websites: myspace page
SOME OF THE BANDS/ARTISTS I'VE OPENED FOR OR PLAYED SHOWS WITH INCLUDE:
ann lynn, aushua, the autumns, bad religion, black summer crush, brightmillion, broad daylight, burning tree project, cerebellion, china room, death by stereo, everything that exists, flawless escape, four level interchange, the foxtrot glove, halimede, the jennifer project, joe ellis, jomony, joy electric, jr richards (dishwalla), the kabbs, kaddisfly, kardia mortis, kyng, laura roppe, laura scott, limbeck, the listening, love bomb, the madams, marc seal, matt embree (rx bandits), matt shockley, the michelle ross band, the midnight screening, missing autumn, the moods, mouse fire, the motels, national product, the new limb, new roots society, nikka costa, pop noir, pradon, remedy for kill, rie sinclair, roswell project, ruin sets in, satin blue, shoestring prophets, signal hill transmission, slackjaw jezebel, stonehill, trevor mastren, vale, the violet burning, writer, the younger sister band, and many more...