Music is the Universal language, communicating across Political, Racial and Cultural boundaries.
Influences:
Peter Gabrial, Led Zeppelin, Gentle Giant, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchel and any true artistic creative expression.
Favourite Singer/Songwriter:
John Lennon and Paul Macartney
Songs by Chris Birkett
Be Creative
Fly
Save Our Beautiful World
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones
Region:
Toronto, ON
Level of Experience:
PROFESSIONAL
Genre:
Ambient | Blues | Country | Folk | Rock | Acoustic | Adult Alternative | Adult Contemporary | Arranging | Indie Rock
| Indigenous | Music For Video/Film
| Pop | World
I Write:
By myself | For myself | With others | For others
I prefer to write:
Lyrics | Melody | Chord Patterns | Arrangements
Songs Recorded:
Too many to mention, go to my discography for more details:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+Birkett#t=Credits_All&q=&p=1
or web site: www.chrisbirkett.ca
Albums Released:
Omaha Sheriff - Come Hell Or Waters High
Chris Birkett - Men From The Sky
Chris Birkett - Freedom
Chris Birkett - Be Creative (Canada)
Song Placements:
Kiss of Life - Title track of Siedah Garret's debut album produced by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton.
Affro Dizzi Act - Crisisco
Awards:
3 Grammy's and 4 Juno for Buffy Sainte-Marie's albums
Other Credits:
Many gold and platinum discs, the highest selling Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2U single plus the album
I am interested in:
Web Cowriting | Face to face Cowriting | Networking | Pitching Songs to Artists | Pitching Songs To Tv/Film/Etc. | Signing with a Label | Getting a Publishing Deal
Other Jobs:
Record Producer
Biography:
Music has been Chris’ lifelong passion.
Born in London, his love affair with music began at 8 years old, when he built his
first guitar, which became his very personal way to
communicate feelings and emotions.
At 14, he started playing concerts in London clubs. At 21, he was collaborating with well-known Memphis artists Rufus Thomas, Ann Peebles,
and King Floyd and at 23, he joined the then-famous pop
group Love Affair, whose song "Everlasting Love" ruled the
1968 UK charts for many months.
Then, spotted at an audition by producer Tony Visconti (David Bowie, the Moody Blues, TRex), Chris spent his next creative period being mentored by
Visconti and becoming a producer in his own right, working
with artists such as Steve Earle, Talking Heads, Peter
Gabriel, Quincy Jones, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sinead
O'Connor, The Pogues, Alison Moyet, and Thomas Dolby.
Chris has stayed busy since re-locating to a Toronto studio
three years ago. He still does plenty of production (recently
co-producing Buffy Sainte-Marie’s new record, due in Spring
2015), but one listen to either his 2010 record Freedom or his
latest release Be Creative and you’ll figure out pretty quickly
this is not just a studio guy making records on the side. With
A-list Canadian musical guests like guitarist Rik Emmet and
Blue Rodeo drummer Glen Milchem lending a hand on the
album, the songs come from a creative inferno, with all the
style, edge and grit you’d expect from a lifetime staring into a
musical soul reflected back from some of the leading lights of
popular music.