Chris Campanaro
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Chris "Cecil" Campanaro is an American musician, songwriter, bassist, best known for his work with
Composer/production
After leaving the east coast for California, "Cecil" studied under Christy Coobatis in the now rare field of analog recording. After just a short time creating new techniques, his first solo debut record, "Tonewerk…Free Audibles" instantly received acknowledgement by winning the 2001 Media Arts award. Shortly after, he was recruited to Elias Arts to begin a career in composing, writing, and recording music for television and film. He has been involved in literally hundreds of commercials including such clients as
Performer
First recognized as the bass player for the female-fronted new wave-punk band SOCCERMOM, Campanaro became a musical collaborator with several other musical artists. SOCCERMOM played alongside artists such as Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Suicidal Tendencies, Eagles of Death Metal, IMA Robot, Joan Jett, Hellride, Circus Diablo, Bad Brains, JFA and Dick Dale.
Recently, Campanaro has recorded bass for a diverse roster of acts including TAXI, Dizzy X, Terraplane Sun, & Ultaviolet Sound, Matt Ellis Band, and Musket.
The trio TAXI has toured with acts such as
Recent
Campanaro has been serving as the chief composer/arranger/creative director and producer for the Amsterdam-based music house known as Massive Music.
Along with performing/singing and writing for the trio TAXI (2 basses/drums), Cecil has collaborated with fellow musician,
Chris "Cecil" is currently touring with the California-based band Terraplane Sun, which has recently finished their anticipated studio album (Universal/Trauma 2 Records). Terraplane Sun have been recently touring with acclaimed acts such as Imagine Dragons, The Neighbourhood, Phoenix, Alt-J, and The Alabama Shakes.
LPs
- SOCCERMOM- self-titled
- Terraplane Sun "Coyote"
EPs
- Ya Never Know (2013)
- Generation Blues (to be released in fall 2014)
References
- ^ "Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
External links
- Chris Campanaro at IMDb
- Terraplane Sun official band website