Chris Price (born Kristian Price Pérez; August 26, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He has released three albums to date as a solo artist, including '' Homesick'' in 2012, '' Stop Talking'' in 2017, and ''Dalmatian'', which was released on March 2, 2018. He is also known as the producer of the 2014 album

The Soul of All Natural Things ''The Soul of All Natural Things'' is the second studio album by American singer Linda Perhacs, released by Asthmatic Kitty Records in 2014. Produced by Chris Price and Fernando Perdomo, the album was released 44 years after her debut album ''Pa ...

Linda Perhacs Linda Perhacs (born 1943) is an American psychedelic folk singer, who released her first album, ''Parallelograms'', in 1970 to scant notice or sales. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and reissued numerous times beginning in 1998, g ...

and as the producer of the 2016 album Rainbow Ends by

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. Price is also a member of the bands Taylor Locke and The Roughs and Bebopalula.

Early life

Price was born Kristian Price Pérez in Miami, Florida, the son of Betsy Pérez (née Betson, b. 1963, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania) and Grammy Award winning record producer and songwriter

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(b. 1958, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba). He has three younger brothers, Michael, Corey and Adam, and a half sister named Jennifer. Price attended

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in Miami Beach, Florida, where he came under the tutelage of music instructor Doug Burris. Price participated in Burris' Miami Beach Rock Ensemble in high school, where he formed musical partnerships with other students

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and

Fernando Perdomo Fernando Jose Perdomo (born August 17, 1980) is an American musician best known for his work as a producer and session bassist and guitarist. Career Fernando started his career as a session guitar player after playing in Miami Bands, Avenging ...

. The three started a band called Dreaming in Stereo and released one EP locally in 2005 before disbanding. Price and Houdaille went on to form the popular local band Monkeypox, which released 3 albums, several non-album singles and a feature-length film in 2005 before breaking up. Price then began writing and performing songs with his brothers Michael and Corey under the band name Price.

Career

Price (2006–2009)

In 2006, the band Price, which consisted of brothers Chris, Michael & Corey and drummer Alex Ibanez, was signed to

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and the three brothers relocated to Los Angeles. Price wrote and recorded two songs for feature films. The song "Hey Nancy Drew" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 film

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, and the song "Something in Your Eyes" was featured in the film

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. The band showcased at the 2007

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Music Conference to an enthusiastic response. In 2008, following the departure of Ibanez and the introduction of new drummer Charles Streeter, Price went into the studio with producer

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and recorded a full-length album. The album was ultimately not released and Price parted ways with Geffen Records in 2009 before going on an extended hiatus.

Taylor Locke and The Roughs (2010–2012)

In 2009, Price began collaborating on songs with Rooney guitarist Taylor Locke. Their songwriting sessions led to the formation of a band called Taylor Locke & The Roughs. Price and Locke co-wrote and co-produced two albums under the Roughs moniker in 2010. The album Grain & Grape was featured on several Best Albums of 2010 lists, including an Album of the Year mention by the power pop blog Powerpopaholic. After the release of their second album, Marathon, the band did extensive touring in 2011, opening for the Canadian rock band Sloan on the East coast and in Canada, as well as a headlining tour on the West coast. In 2012, they released a live album, Live at Rosalita's, and completed work on a third album called Parallel Lines that has yet to be released.

Homesick (2012)

Price began work on a solo album in 2011. Upon purchasing his first IPhone, Price was struck by the sonic quality of the phone's mic and decided to attempt to record an entire album using nothing but the mic of the phone and an app called 4Tracks which simulates the recording process of an analog 4-track

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. The resulting album, Homesick, was released in 2012. Lead single "That's Your Boyfriend" was chosen as

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Single of the Week in May 2012 and the album received a 4-star review from the

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Linda Perhacs - The Soul Of All Natural Things (2013–2014)

Price and his former Dreaming In Stereo bandmate

worked together to co-produce an album for

entitled

. It is Perhacs' first album in 44 years. The album was released on March 4, 2014 by

Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...

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gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, and Thom Jurek's review states: "The Soul of All Natural Things does stand on its own in terms of quality, but is unmistakably an extension of the sonic, spiritual continuum Perhacs' began – and probably thought she left – on Parallelograms. Her uncommon, even singular approach to singing, recording, and writing, remains fully in evidence here." In

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' favorable review,

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Emitt Rhodes (2013–2016)

Powerpop artist

began collaborating with Price on a new album in 2013, which would be his first album since 1973's "Farewell To Paradise". The forthcoming album features contributions from

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members Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. and

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, along with

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, Joseph Seiders and

. It is set for release on February 26, 2016. In the July 2015 issue of MOJO Magazine, Rhodes is quoted as saying: "It was remarkable. It had all the energy that I had lost about 20 years ago. It's brilliant fucking shit, and Chris is a fucking genius." On Record Store Day 2015, Price and Rhodes released a vinyl single together to promote an upcoming Bee Gees tribute album. The A-side, produced by Price, is Rhodes' cover of "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart", and the B-side is Price's version of "Please Read Me". On November 21, 2015,

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's blog Speakeasy premiered the first single from Emitt Rhodes' new album Rainbow Ends, produced by Price. The song, "Dog On A Chain", features vocal harmonies by

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and a guitar solo by

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. The album will be released by

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Stop Talking (2017)

On March 24, 2017 it was announced that Price's 5-years-in-the-making follow up to Homesick, entitled Stop Talking, would be released by

on May 19. The album features 14 tracks and was entirely produced, engineered & mixed by Price himself. A trailer was also released that previews a handful of songs and indicates the album will be released in limited quantities on vinyl exclusively at independent record stores. In advance of the release date, 3 songs premiered, entitled "Stop Talking", "Hi Lo" & "Man Down".

Linda Perhacs - I'm A Harmony (2017)

On September 22, 2017, Linda released her 3rd album I'm A Harmony on the Omnivore Recordings label. The album was produced by

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alongside Linda and

. Chris wrote 4 songs on the album, including the title track which developed out of an informal jam between Chris and

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Jeffrey Gaines (2018)

It was announced on November 20, 2017 that Chris Price has produced a new album for Jeffrey Gaines entitled Alright. The album, which is being released on January 26, 2018, has 10 songs all produced, engineered and mixed by Price and features the band Jackshit (

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and Pete Thomas) on all songs. The album was recorded live in the studio in three days.

Dalmatian (2018)

On March 2, 2018,

released the third studio album by Chris Price, Dalmatian. The album features 13 tracks written, produced, engineered and mixed by Price himself and includes songs that were compiled during the same sessions as the previous Price album Stop Talking.

Roger Joseph Manning Jr - Glamping (2018)

Former

member Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. released his first new solo material since 2008's Catnip Dynamite on May 18, 2018. The EP, entitled "Glamping", featured 4 new songs, 3 of which ("Operator", "Is It All A Dream?" and "I'm Not Your Cowboy" feature Chris Price as a co-writer. More music from these sessions is expected to be released, according to interviews with Manning.

Alex Jules - Topiary (2019)

The debut album by Alex Jules, "Topiary", was released on March 8, 2019. Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Price, the album marks the first time all Bebopalula band members (Price & Jules along with Emeen Zarookian and Ben Lecourt) worked in a studio together on an album. "Topiary" also features

, Kyle Fredrickson, Kaitlin Wolfberg, Corey Perez and Matt Fish as guest musicians.

Val McCallum - Chateauguay (2019)

On March 15, 2019, guitarist

self released a new album produced & mixed by Price entitled "Chateauguay". McCallum's second solo album features Price,

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and Pete Thomas.

Upcoming Projects

A full length album by Bebopalula is expected to be released in 2019.

Discography

as Chris Price

Homesick (2012)
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"/"Please Read Me" single (with Emitt Rhodes) (2015)
Stop Talking (2017) Dalmatian (2018)
"I Won't Last A Day Without You" single from White Lace And Promises: The Songs Of Paul Williams (2018)

as part of Price

"Hey Nancy Drew" from the film

(2007) "Something in Your Eyes" from the film

(2008) "I Don't Want A Thing This Christmas" single (2009) Unreleased album produced by

(2009)

as part of Taylor Locke and The Roughs

Grain & Grape (2010)
(wrote and produced all songs with Taylor Locke)
Marathon (2010)
(wrote and produced all songs with Taylor Locke)
Live At Rosalita's (2012)
Parallel Lines (not yet released)

as part of Monkeypox

Hey! That's MY Wife! Get Your Own! (2005)We Are Monkeypox (2005)
“For Lovers Only/Surfin' Surfside" single (2005) “No Hellos/Painted Chariot" single (2005)

as producer

Chloe Lear – Girl Interrupted (2011) Victoria Sole – Al Otro Lado De Mi Atmosfera (2013) Jacquelyn – The Kiss (2013)

–

(2014) (co-wrote "The Soul Of All Natural Things", "Children", "River Of God", "Freely", "Immunity" and "When Things Are True Again")

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– Land of Wandering (2014) Tyler Peterson – Power of a Country Song (2015) Ana Cristina - The West Coast Sessions (2015) Jacquelyn - And So It Goes (2016)

– Rainbow Ends (2016) (co-wrote "Someone Else") Bebopalula - EP (2016) Jeffrey Gaines - Alright (2018) Alex Jules - Topiary (2019)

- Chateauguay (2019) Gerry Cea - Something New (2019)

appearing as musician

- I'm A Harmony (co-writer of "I'm A Harmony", "Winds Of The Sky", "We Will Live" and "Eclipse Of All Love") Taylor Locke – Time Stands Still (co-writer of "No Dice", "Call Me Kuchu" and "So Long") Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – Glamping (co-writer of "Operator", "Is It All A Dream" and "I'm Not Your Cowboy")

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– Four Low – C'mon

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–

Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" ( en, "But I Remember You") is a song written and produced by Rudy Pérez. It was first recorded by Puerto Rican singer Lourdes Robles on her album '' Definitivamente'' (1991). In the ballad, the singer remembers her lover ...

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- Pure Gold

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– Imaginame Sin Ti Jencarlos – Nadie Como Yo

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- Mi Vida Sin Ti

Jim Camacho James Emanuel Camacho is an American singer/songwriter and former front man for the rock group The Goods. The Goods (1989–1999) The Goods were an American rock band formed in Miami in 1989. The band comprised Jim Camacho (lead vocals/bass/guit ...

– Beachfront Defeat Jim Camacho – Fools Paradise (songbook) Father Bloopy – Ginger, Baby The BJ Experience – If You Call Me I'm Ready To Party Jerrod's Door – 2003 album Sabrina Barnett – Set Me Free Jacobs Ladder – EP Dreaming in Stereo – EP

References

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