Chris Constantinou is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for

Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten ...

Childhood and early bands

Constantinou was born at

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in London and at the age of three he moved to

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. He went to

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before a brief spell at

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. He performed with school and garage bands supporting 1970s artists such as

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, and

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. His professional career started when he joined Diz Watson, the renowned exponent of

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/ Professor Longhair-style piano and barrel house blues, as bass player. In 1977, he formed the rock band The Drill. Acting as co-writer and bassist, they first signed to Ebony Records before moving to

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for a string of singles, several of which were produced by

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.John Earls, "The artist formerly known as Chris de Niro",

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, p. 78-81, issue 19, October/November 2015

Music career

1980s: Chris De Niro era

In 1982 Constantinou joined

's live band as bass guitarist and backing vocalist in time for the '' Friend or Foe'' album tour and the video for the single Desperate But Not Serious. He also took a minor acting role as

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in the video for Ant's 1983 single Strip. Ant later pared down his eight-piece touring outfit to a four piece which first appeared on TV performances of Ant's UK top 5 single "Puss 'N Boots" in late 1983 before becoming a full time touring/recording unit in mid 1984. Under the pseudonym Chris De Niro, Constantinou became an integral part of the mid-1980s "Ant/

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/Wiczling/De Niro" line up which recorded the UK Top 20 single "Apollo 9" and parent album ''

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'', both of which were produced by

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. Constantinou's performances in Ant's band included

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and, on stage,

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and 1985's

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concert at

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. Parting with Ant in 1985, Constantinou spent time with SF Go, a

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-managed band he had formed with

Danny Kustow Alexander Daniel Kustow (10 May 1955 – 11 March 2019) was an English rock guitarist, known for his dynamic performance style and work with the Tom Robinson Band in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Kustow was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chel ...

(TRB,

Glen Matlock Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' only alb ...

1990s: JackieOnAssid era

At the beginning of the 1990s, Constantinou formed a band with

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, fronted by Annabella with Chris as co-writer, bassist and backing vocalist. They built a substantial following hit singles like Do What You Do (Sony, 1994), a dancefloor hit thanks to remixes from

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and

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. The project was produced by Steve Lironi (Fun Lovin' Criminals, Happy Mondays). In this period, Chris also had a songwriting partnership with

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. Chris took centre stage to form post-punk outfit JackieOnAssid in 1996. As lead singer, songwriter and bassist, JackieOnAssid toured Europe three times, released two albums (2001's ''4Play'' and 2002's ''Zip Me Up'') and supported

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. The videos for these singles were directed by award-winning British film maker Paul Hills. He later featured the band's ''Meditation Man'' single in his 2003 movie ''The Poet'' (

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/Laura Elena Harring).

2000s: The Wolfmen era

In 2004 Chris began work on his project,

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for which he handled lead vocals, co-writing, bass and various other instruments. It saw him reunite with another former Ant, songwriter/guitarist

Marco Pirroni Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni (born 27 April 1959, London, England) frequently credited simply as Marco, is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many ...

, to blend a sound described by Mojo magazine as "exuberant filth... Chris and Marco do growing old disgracefully with style.” Constantinou played on The Slits' EP, ''Revenge of the Killer Slits'' in 2006 and co-wrote tracks "The Wolf Is Getting Married" (Single 2012) "I had a Baby" (Album track 2012) for

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want What ...

's album, '' How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?'', released in March 2012. A collaboration with

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in 2007 materialized in the Bhangra / rock single ''Two Eyes (Do Naina)'', which topped the

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charts.

2010s: The Mutants era

In January 2013, Chris Constantinou developed in a discussion with Eugene Butcher, editor from the magazine

, and Dave Collins the idea of an album set out to retrace the roots of

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, new wave and

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, featuring all-star punk musicians. It materialized in the creation of the musical supergroup

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, with Chris Constantinou and Paul Frazer as core members, later also joined by

Rat Scabies Christopher John Millar (born 30 July 1955), known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known as the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. Career Millar was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor ...

. After a series of initial projects (like ''Nuclear Wasteland'', made at the disaster site in

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), the first album, ''Rhythm and Punk Review'', was released in July 2014. A subsequent album, ''Tokyo Nights'', released in May 2015, had all the songs fronted by a rotating set of Japanese guest stars. The third album, ''Your Desert My Mind'' (October 2016), is a collaboration with a series of guests from the Californian desert rock scene, among them

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from

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Chris Goss Christopher Ryan Goss (born August 17, 1958) is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and deser ...

from

Masters of Reality Masters of Reality is an American rock band formed in 1981 by frontman Chris Goss and guitarist Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York, United States. They took the name for the band from a misprinted label of the third Black Sabbath album. Goss ...

Brent DeBoer Brent DeBoer is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is in the bands The Dandy Warhols, Immigrant Union, and Fathead and released a solo studio album, ''The Farmer'', in 2010. DeBoer now lives in Melbourne, with his wife Sarah ...

Peter Holmström Peter Holmström is an American rock musician. He is a member of the bands The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport, Radis Noir and Rebel Drones. Holmström's first guitar was a Gibson SG. Holmström is also an amateur photographer, and in ...

and

Zia McCabe Zia McCabe (born Aimee Springer; June 2, 1975) is an American musician and realtor. She plays keyboards, percussion and bass guitar, and is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. She is also a solo DJ, and part of a six-pi ...

from

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, Sean Wheeler from

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and

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. The album was recorded at

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. In October 2016, The Mutants also went on a tour in California together with the guests Chris Goss, Sean Wheeler and Bingo Richey. As a guest musician, Chris played flute with

, Holy Holy (the album ''The Man Who Sold the World Live in London''), Brant Bjork & Sean Wheeler, Andreas Grega (the albums ''Mikrouli Mou'' and ''Vallar Av Snö''), and

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(the album

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). He also guested on bass in the 2016 UK ''Station to Station'' tour by

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and

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocal ...

. In June 2016, he released with The Mutants the mini album ''Time For a Drink'' (post Production

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& Brandon Eggleston).

Recent years

The work with

as core members of The Mutants developed also into the project

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, involving only the two of them (quicker and easier to put in practice, considering the logistics around The Mutants musicians as a supergroup). In 2020, they released the album '' 2% out of Sync'', described in reviews as forging new ground. Their music is characterized by Vive le Rock as "upbeat rock songs with a twist in the lyrical tail" and by Midlands Rock as "a match seemingly made in rock ‘n’ roll heaven (or a punky purgatory)". The second album ''

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'' was released in April 2021, with Sean Wheeler as vocalist. At its creation also participated American musicians like guitarist

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), Marc Franklin and Arthur Edmaiston from Memphis on Horns (

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) and Jonathan Moore with the First Street Choir from Mississippi. The musicians from London are the percussionist

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(

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), on harmonica Steve 'West' Weston (

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), on slide guitar Dave Ahern, The Specials Brass Section & Su Robinson (The South Brass) and pianist Diz Watson (

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). The album was noticed for its blend of

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, and

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with

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nuances. Also in 2020, he started the project RudeGRL + CC, in collaboration with Jenna Dickens. The music is described as a blend of

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and hip hop (Jenna has a hip hop background). In 2020, they released the album ''Anthemic Hip Hop'' (

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) and one of its songs, "''Helen Keller''", won the 2020 PMA Best Hip Hop Track award. In September 2020, they released the EP '' Like Wow'' and, in January 2021, the single ''

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'', noticed in reviews as an update with modern sonic textures of the 1959 classic rockabilly hit by

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Discography

With

*''Apollo 9'' (single, 1984) *''

'' (album, 1985) *''

'' (single, 1985) *'' B-Side Babies'' (album, 1994) With

* ''Car Sex'' (single, 1994) * ''Do What You Do'' (single, 1994) * ''Super Boom'' (album 2016) With

The Slits The Slits were a punk and post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma R ...

* ''Revenge of the Killer Slits'' (EP, 2006) With

* ''The Wolfmen'' (EP, 2006) * ''Kama Sutra'' (single, 2006) * ''I Put A Spell on You'' (collaboration with

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums) ...

, 2006) * ''The Wolfmen Sell Out'' (2007) * ''Give Listen Help'' (

Filter Magazine ''Filter'' (stylized as ''FILTER'') was a seasonal, off-beat entertainment magazine on American music which was founded in the summer of 2002. It featured commentary and photos of up-and-coming musicians and filmmakers ranging from actors to wri ...

compilation album, 2007) * ''Two Eyes (Do Naina)'' (single with

, 2007) * ''Thieves & Liars (single)'' (single with

, 2007) * ''Cecilie'' (single, 2007) * ''Needle in the Camle's Eye'' (EP, 2008) * ''Chang Yare (Paradise Lost)'' (collaboration with

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, 2008) * ''Modernity Killed Every Night'' (album, 2008) * ''Better Days'' (single, 2008) * ''Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents... The Coolest Songs in the World Volume 6'' (compilation album, 2009) * ''Jackie, is it my Birthday?'' (duet with

(single, 2009) Produced by Steve Musters Post Production and Mix by

(single, 2010) * ''Take Refuge in Pleasure: The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited'' (compilation album, 2009) * ''20 July'' Produced by Steve Musters Post Production by

(single, 2010) * ''The Wolfmen Sell Out Again'' (2010) * ''Marilyn Monroe-Wam Bam JFK'' Produced by Steve Musters Post Production and Mix by

(single, 2010) * ''

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'' (Howl) (2011) With SSG *''Praise You'' (Single 2012) *''Sugar, Salt & Glue'' (EP 2012) With

*''The Wolf Is Getting Married'' (Single 2012) *''I had a Baby'' (Album track 2012) With

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*''Mikrouli Mou'' (Album 2012) *''Vallar Av Snö'' (Album 2012) With Anisa Arslanagic and Paul Frazer *''Nuclear Wasteland'' (Album 2014) With

*''Rhythm and Punk Review'' (Album 2014) *''Tokyo Nights'' (Album 2015) *''Time For a Drink'' (Mini Album 2016, Post Production

& Brandon Eggleston) *''Your Desert My Mind'' (Album 2016) With Paul Frazer *''Ghost Towns of the American West'' (Album 2016) *''The New Psyche'' (Album 2016) *''Taiko'' (Album 2016) *''Tokyo Concrete'' (Album 2016) *''Electronic India'' (Album 2016) *''Second Line Grooves'' (2017) *''Ghosts of Jazzland'' (2017) *''The Mysteries'' (2017) *''Tales from Big Sur'' (2017) *''China'' (2017) *''Classic Synths: Old School 80's Sounds'' (2017) With Oliver Straus and Rat Scabies *''Nyc Nrg'' (2018) With James Young, Paul Frazer and Vincent Welch *''Mumbai Chic'' (2018) With James Young and Nicholas de Carlo *''Lo-Fi Indie'' (2019) With James Young *''Four-Wheel Drive'' (2018) *''Yoga Chill'' (2019) *''Ethnic Textures'' (2019) *''Electro Rock Workout'' (2020) With

*''A Walk In The Woods'' (2018) *''New Wave Funk Rock (NWFR)'' (2018) *''Homebound'' (2020) With

*'' 2% out of Sync'' (2020) *''

'' (2021) With RudeGRL + CC *''Anthemic Hip Hop'' (2020) *'' Like Wow'' (2020) *''

'' (2021) *''Killer 16'' (2021)

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