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Chris Douridas (born September 20, 1962) is an American popular DJ and musical tastemaker at
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's radio station
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, where he hosts a two-hour program showcasing progressive new music. He is also a filmmaker, actor, television presenter, and a three-time Grammy-nominated producer of soundtracks and music videos.


Biography


KERA

Douridas attended North Texas State University (now the
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) on a theater scholarship where he became involved in campus radio station KNTU-FM. While there, he hosted a freeform morning radio show called ''The Morning Exchange'', mixing blues, bluegrass, reggae, Motown, classical, jazz, and progressive pop. While still in college, Douridas was hired by
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,
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, public radio station KERA, beginning as a weekend classical music host and later promoted as host of the stations ''All Night Jazz'' program. In 1987, the station transformed into an all eclectic format, with Douridas hosting the innovative evening show, ''90.1 at Night''. While there, he created a series called ''Sound Sessions'', live radio sessions featuring Dallas area bands. This show gave a platform, recording resources, and eventually compilation CD exposure to bands such as the
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. At the time the only other broadcasts that featured local bands were on KDGE.


KCRW

In the 1990s, Chris Douridas became known as the host of
KCRW KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio member station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where the station is licensed. KCRW airs original news and music programming in addition to program ...
's daily three-hour new music program,
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, bringing a personal character to the show. He was also the station's music director at the time. When he went independent of KCRW in 1998, he maintained a link to the station by presenting a two-hour program called "
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", which was renamed "New Ground" after the
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. Later, the show was extended to three hours. Perhaps Douridas' greatest contribution to the station was his hiring of most of the on air staff including
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(a former colleague at Dallas' KERA), Jason Bentley (formerly of KXLU, and current music director/host of "Morning Becomes Eclectic"), Garth Trinidad, Anne Litt,
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, Kevin Ponthier (a former colleague at his college station, KNTU), and Tricia Halloran. Halloran recently left the station and is a staff music supervisor at Hum in Santa Monica, CA.


Eclectic24

On Labor Day, September 7, 2009, KCRW launched Eclectic24, an online 24-hour music channel. Created and curated by Douridas, who has programmed the channel since its inception, the concept features a continuous original mix of its unique eclectic programming, including many exclusive live tracks captured from on-air performances first broadcast on its flagship daily music program
Morning Becomes Eclectic ''Morning Becomes Eclectic'' (MBE) is a three-hour adult album alternative radio program first aired in 1977 and broadcast live every weekday from KCRW in Santa Monica, California. The show's name is a play on the Eugene O'Neill trilogy of plays, ...
and other programs. On the occasion of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the channel staged an All-Coachella programming event April 14–17, 21-24. The concept was further explored on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in celebration of the 75th birthday of
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. A Day of Dylan featured original Dylan masters, covers of and by Dylan, songs about Dylan, and interview clips.


Soundtrack work

Douridas has carved an extensive career in film music supervision producing the soundtracks of such films as '' American Beauty'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and the
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trilogy. His work on 1999's '' American Beauty'' and 2004's ''
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'' brought him Grammy nominations.


DreamWorks

In the late 1990s, Douridas was an A&R executive for DreamWorks Records, the label started by David Geffen,
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and Lenny Waronker. While there, he brought in the bands
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and
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, and produced the Grammy nominated soundtracks for '' American Beauty'' and ''
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''.


Independent A&R

In November 2006, Douridas came across an import release from an artist named
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. After a long distance correspondence, the two decided to partner on releasing his album The Opposite Side of the Sea in the US. In May 2008, " Her Morning Elegance", the album's first single, was unveiled in a commercial for Chevy Malibu, and, again in January 2009, in a celebrated stop motion music video that was subsequently nominated for
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and viewed over 30mm times. Lavie also contributed an original song for the 2008
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film, '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', which Douridas was consulting on. In 2015, Douridas embarked on a joint publishing venture with Mothership Publishing, the publishing arm of Anti- Epitaph Records, headed by publishing icon Lionel Conway and
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. The first signing under this new partnership is with Canadian troubadour Andy Shauf.


School Night!

While attending a wrap party for his latest film project at a venue called Bardot, upstairs from the Avalon Hollywood on
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, Douridas was invited to come back to DJ and curate an evening at the venue. A few months later, on April 12, 2010, he hosted the first in a weekly series described as a 'new Monday night Hollywood party'. The inaugural evening featured live performances from Dawes,
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and a DJ set from fellow
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host Anne Litt. Week two featured the debuts of new projects from Chrissie Hynde and
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. In its first year, the series was named "America's Best Party" by
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. Since then, School Night, named for the excuse colleagues gave for not being able to attend the late night weeknight event, has become a launch pad for new artist projects. The night is produced in collaboration with LA promoter Matt Goldman. To date, the series has featured the US debuts of
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,
Michael Kiwanuka Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His 2012 debut album, '' Home Again'', went gold in the United Kingdom and his second album, '' Love & Hate'', debu ...
,
Chet Faker Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, ''Thinking in Textures'', and signed to Downtown Records in the United St ...
,
Liam Bailey Liam Bailey is an English singer-songwriter from Nottingham. He is noted for his soul, reggae, and blues-influenced vocal style. Career In 2010, he released two solo EPs on Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records. Recorded entirely by Bailey and his ...
, and
Katy B Kathleen Anne Brien (born 8 May 1989), better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, '' On a Mission'', in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, "Katy on a Mission" and " Lights On". In 2014 ...
, among others, and the LA debuts of Years and Years,
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,
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,
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,
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, Alt-J, Twin Shadow,
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,
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,
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, Villagers, and
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. Additionally, the night often hosts surprise appearances from iconic artists as well, with past appearances by Moby, Ben Folds, Chrissie Hynde,
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, Florence and the Machine,
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,
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,
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with Stevie Nicks,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. A monthly event dubbed School Night NYC was launched at The Bowery Hotel in 2010. In July 2013, Douridas announced a weekly series would start September 8, 2013 at Brooklyn Bowl, in
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, New York. The New York event moved to Baby's All Right in Brooklyn in June 2016. In 2020, in response to the
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, School Night temporarily rebranded into a virtual concert series under the name Home School.


Actor

Douridas' began his career as an actor in Texas. While in high school, he was a national champion at the 1980 National Forensics Competition. At North Texas State University, he was a theater major and scholarship recipient. In the late 1980s, Douridas appeared on stage at the Dallas Theater Center, Stage #1, and Dallas Repertory Theater. Film acting credits include the 1984
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''
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'', which was Douridas' first film role, a 1986 episode of '' Dalton's Code of Vengeance'', ''
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'', ''
Waterworld ''Waterworld'' is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Char ...
'', and Wim Wenders' 1997 film ''
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''. Television roles include appearances on ''
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'' and '' Ellen''.


Television work

Douridas hosted the inaugural season of ''
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'', a live interview and performance series on
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. The first season featured sessions with Beck, Fiona Apple, Philip Glass, Ani DiFranco,
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, Sinéad O'Connor,
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, Sonic Youth, and David Byrne, among others. Douridas brought in renowned documentarian D.A. Pennebaker to shoot the accompanying interview segments for each of the first season's performances.


Online: AOL and iTunes

Douridas was VP of Music for America Online, overseeing the popular Radio@AOL service, a network of 125 original online radio stations. This service was created by Spinner.com, a project spearheaded by Josh Felser and Jim Van Huysse. Felser lured Douridas from DreamWorks. While at AOL, Douridas launched the online interview and performance series "
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", which he hosted and produced. Following his work with AOL, Douridas was hired by Apple's Steve Jobs to be a creative consultant for the launch of the iTunes music store, creating and producing the iTunes Originals series and iTunes Essentials, a popular lifestyle playlist series.


Personal life

Douridas was born in Columbus,
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. In January 2006, Douridas and a friend were arrested at the Circle Bar in Santa Monica after a witness accused them of trying to drug and kidnap a female patron, who was underage and at the bar using her cousin's identification. The girl was taken to a local hospital and later released. The Los Angeles County District Attorney awaited toxicology results before deciding whether to file charges. No charges were ever filed following the toxicology results and an investigation. In an article in the ''
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'', Douridas's ex-wife Mieke Kramer said Douridas was having a drink at the bar when he noticed a girl whom he’d met that evening was becoming ill. Seeing no one else moving to assist her, Douridas took it upon himself to help her outside to get fresh air, she said. She described him as "the kind of person who pulls over when he sees someone’s car is broken down. This is a case of good intentions misinterpreted and an example of why people don’t help each other anymore." Douridas maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, as did his longtime workplace, KCRW, who "could have easily distanced itself from Douridas by placing him on administrative leave... stood staunchly behind Douridas from the moment of his arrest." Douridas was released on $1 million bail. After a five-month investigation, no charges related to the woman were ever filed. On April 30, 2006, Douridas' only daughter died in a drowning accident while having a seizure while bathing in the bathtub at her family's home in South Pasadena. She was 14 years old.


Select filmography


Film music credits

* '' Flaked'',
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, (2016–present). * '' Captain Fantastic'', Bleecker Street Media, (2016). * '' The Sea of Trees'', Bloom, (2015). * ''
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'', Sandbar Pictures, (2014). * '' Mr. Peabody and Sherman'', DreamWorks, (2014). * ''
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'', Showtime Television, (2011–2016). * '' In a World...'', Roadside Attractions, (2013). * '' What Maisie Knew'', Millennium Entertainment, (2013). * ''
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'', Weinstein Company, (2011). * ''
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'', DreamWorks, (2010). * ''
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'', DreamWorks, (2010). * ''
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'', Sony Pictures, (2010). * ''
The Education of Charlie Banks ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' is a 2007 American drama film directed by Fred Durst, produced by Straight Up Film's Marisa Polvino and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Gloria Votsis, and Chris Marquette. It had its world pre ...
'', Strongheart Pictures, (2009). * '' Monsters vs. Aliens'', DreamWorks, (2009). * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', Disney, (2008). * '' The Women'', New Line, (2008). * '' American Teen'', A&E IndieFilms, (2008). * ''
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'', The Weinstein Company, (2007) (With Joel Sill). * ''
Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is an American syndicated comic strip, written by Michael Fry, and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends, who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over, by su ...
'', DreamWorks, (2006). * ''
Rumor Has It… ''Rumor Has It'' (stylized as ''Rumor Has It...'' in the U.S. market) is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine and Mark Ruffalo. The concept of the screenpla ...
'', Warner Bros., (2005). * ''
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'', DreamWorks, (2005). * ''
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'', El Camino, (2005). * ''
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'', DreamWorks, (2004).
Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media has been awarded since 2000. In 2000 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album, and from 2001 to 2011 as Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pi ...
- nominee * '' The Girl Next Door'', Regency, (2004). * '' Under the Tuscan Sun'', Touchstone, (2003). * ''
Down With Love ''Down with Love'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor and is a pastiche of the early-1960s American "no-sex sex comedies", such as '' Pillow Talk'' and '' Lover Come Back ...
'', Warner Bros., (2003) (with Laura Wasserman Ziffren). * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'', Spyglass, (2002). * '' One Hour Photo'', Fox Searchlight, (2002). * '' American Beauty'', DreamWorks, (1999).
Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media has been awarded since 2000. In 2000 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album, and from 2001 to 2011 as Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pi ...
- nominee * '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', New Line, (1999). * ''
As Good as It Gets ''As Good as It Gets'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks, who co-wrote it with Mark Andrus. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, bigoted, and obsessive–compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as ...
'', TriStar, (1997). * '' One Eight Seven'', Warner Bros., (1997). * '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', New Line, (1997). * ''
Grosse Pointe Blank ''Grosse Pointe Blank'' is a 1997 American black comedy action film directed by George Armitage from a screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink and John Cusack. It stars Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd and ...
'', Hollywood, (1997). * '' Grace of My Heart'', Universal, (1996). * ''
Heat In thermodynamics, heat is defined as the form of energy crossing the boundary of a thermodynamic system by virtue of a temperature difference across the boundary. A thermodynamic system does not ''contain'' heat. Nevertheless, the term is ...
'', Warner Bros, (1995). * ''
Waterworld ''Waterworld'' is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Char ...
'', Universal, (1995). * '' Northern Exposure'', Universal, (1994).


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Filmography at New York TimesNew Ground home pageBiography at KCRWDouridas' eight top albums of 2005 at npr.orgofficial Grammy site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Douridas, Christopher American filmmakers 1962 births Living people American male film actors Male actors from Columbus, Ohio