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Chris Collins (American Musician)
Chris Collins is an American musician, recording engineer and producer, and technologist. His work in the New Jersey and New York City music scene started in the early 1980s when he co-founded the pop-punk/garage band Mod Fun. He founded the CC Media Network in 2006, a multimedia production and promotion company through which he could produce, promote, and release his own music. On December 8, 2020 he released a solo EP titled ''Good on ya', John'' – a tribute to John Lennon. Music career Collins gained his start in NYC area pop-punk/garage band Mod Fun, formed late in 1982 with his childhood friends Mick Hale and Bob Strete, with whom he had been playing music since 1979. Although he had experimented with songwriting from early on, Collins' primary contribution to Mod Fun was as drummer and backing vocalist. The band released two full-length albums, a 3-song Extended play, EP and two singles between 1984 and 1987. In addition, they honed their performance skills by playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
