Chris Kringel is an American bass player. He is the author of several instructional books for the bass guitar. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin and lives in Milwaukee. In 1995, recorded ''Demos'' with the post-breakup
Cynic
Cynic or Cynicism may refer to:
Modes of thought
* Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy
* Cynicism (contemporary), modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives
Books
* ''The Cynic'', an 1875 book by James Gordon ...
band Portal. After a while, he was also involved in another Cynic-linked project,
Æon Spoke
Æon Spoke is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of Cynic (band), Cynic and former members of Death (metal band), Death, Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, when they relocated from Miami to Los Angeles.
In 2005 t ...
, recording ''Demos2000''. Playing live with Cynic when they reunited in 2007, as band's original bassist
Sean Malone
Sean Malone (April 12, 1970 – December 7, 2020) was an American musician who played primarily fretless bass guitar and Chapman Stick. He was most famous for his work with progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic, in which he developed a st ...
was unavailable for touring, Masvidal called Kringel and he performed on a number of world-wide shows from the 2007 Cynic Reunion Tour. He currently produces several Play A-Long series for Hal Leonard Publishing, does production and recording for several artists and performs in the Milwaukee area.
Books authored
*''Fretless Bass'' (Hal Leonard, 2007; )
*''Funk Bass'' (Hal Leonard, 2004; )
*''Play Bass Today! Songbook'' (Hal Leonard, 2001; )
*''The Bassist's Guide To Creativity'' (Hal Leonard, 2010; )
*''Essential Bass Guitar Techniques'' (Hal Leonard, 2013; )
*''Play Bass Today! – Level 1'' (Hal Leonard, 2000; )
*''Play Bass Today! – Level 2'' (Hal Leonard, 2001; )
*''100 Blues Lesson'' (Hal Leonard, 2014; )
*''100 Funk/R&B Lessons''(Hal Leonard, 2014; )
Discography
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Portal
Portal may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Gaming
* ''Portal'' (series), a series of video games developed by Valve
** ''Portal'' (video game), a 2007 video game, the first in the series
** '' Portal 2'', the 2011 sequel
** '' Portal Stori ...
– ''Demo'' (1995)
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Æon Spoke
Æon Spoke is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of Cynic (band), Cynic and former members of Death (metal band), Death, Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, when they relocated from Miami to Los Angeles.
In 2005 t ...
– ''Above The Buried Cry'' (2007)
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Fibonacci Sequence
In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence is a Integer sequence, sequence in which each element is the sum of the two elements that precede it. Numbers that are part of the Fibonacci sequence are known as Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted . Many w ...
– ''Numerology'' (2010)
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Fibonacci Sequence
In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence is a Integer sequence, sequence in which each element is the sum of the two elements that precede it. Numbers that are part of the Fibonacci sequence are known as Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted . Many w ...
– ''We Three Kings'' (2010)
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Inda Eaton – ''Why The Desert'' (2000)
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Chris Kringel/Del Bennett – ''I Said'' (2009)
References
External links
Official site
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American heavy metal bass guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Writers from Appleton, Wisconsin
Guitarists from Wisconsin
Progressive metal bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
Æon Spoke members
Cynic (band) members