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 Fernando Jose Perdomo (born August 17, 1980) is an ...

'' by

Linda Perhacs Linda Perhacs (born 21 September 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 begin ...

and as the producer of the 2016 album '' Rainbow Ends'' by

Emitt Rhodes Emitt Lynn Rhodes (February 25, 1950 – July 19, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. At the age of 14, Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles the Palace Guard as the group's drummer bef ...

. 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

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is ...

(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 Roger Houdaille and

Fernando Perdomo Fernando Jose Perdomo (born August 17, 1980) is an American musician and producer. He is asession bassist and guitarist. He is best known as one of the guitarists in the movie '' Echo in the Canyon'', where he backed up Jakob Dylan, Fiona Apple ...

. 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

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

Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty Records 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 lo ...

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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,

Jon Pareles Jon Pareles (born 1953) is an American journalist who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of ''The New York Times''.

Emitt Rhodes (2013–2016)

Power pop 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. Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (born May 27, 1966) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the bands Jellyfish (band), Jellyfish, the Moog Cookbook, Imperial Drag, and The Lickerish Quartet. He has also spent several years a ...

and

Jason Falkner Jason Falkner (born June 2, 1968) is an American songwriter, musician, and guitarist who was a member of the bands Jellyfish, the Three O'Clock, and the Grays. Since 1996, he has released six solo albums, starting with '' Presents Author Unknown ...

, along with Taylor Locke, 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 Rhodes' new album '' Rainbow Ends'', produced by Price. The song "Dog on a Chain" features vocal harmonies by

Aimee Mann Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. Over the course of four decades, she has released ten studio albums as a solo artist. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often d ...

and a guitar solo by

Jon Brion Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer. He performed with the Excerpts, the Bats, 'Til Tuesday and The Grays (band), the Grays before becoming an established pro ...

. The album was 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". In 2025,

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included "Stop Talking" in their list of the 500 best albums of the 2010's to Now.

Linda Perhacs - ''I'm a Harmony'' (2017)

On September 22, 2017, Perhacs released her third album ''I'm a Harmony'' on the Omnivore Recordings label. The album was produced by

Pat Sansone Patrick Anthony Sansone is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, musician, and music producer. He is a member of Wilco, The Autumn Defense, and Mellotron Variations and has worked with Jonathan Wilson, Andrew Bird, Jamie Lidell, and other ...

Wilco Wilco is an American Rock music, rock band based in Chicago. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its fir ...

alongside Perhacs and

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

Julia Holter Julia Shammas Holter (born December 18, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, artist, and academic, based in Los Angeles. Her work has received critical acclaim and incorporates elements of art pop, chamber pop, baroq ...

Jeffrey Gaines (2018)

It was announced on November 20, 2017 that Price had produced a new album for

Jeffrey Gaines Jeffrey Gaines is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was signed to the Chrysalis Records label in 1990 and released his debut album, ''Jeffrey Gaines'', in 1992. Life and career The first single ...

entitled ''Alright''. The album, which was released on January 26, 2018, has 10 songs all produced, engineered and mixed by Price and features the band Jackshit (

Val McCallum Valentine McCallum (born 10 October 1963) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. Career McCallum has toured with, and served as a studio musician for many well-known musicians. He toured with Jackson Browne, and McCallum's musical resume ...

Davey Faragher David Allen "Davey" Faragher (born August 18, 1957) is an American bass guitarist from Redlands, California. Faragher's career took off and received critical notice as a founding member of the nineties band Cracker, and his subsequent work wit ...

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

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 Price as a co-writer. More music from these sessions was 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 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 and mixed by Price entitled ''Chateauguay''. McCallum's second solo album features Price,

Joe Seiders Joseph Paul Seiders (born September 5, 1980) is an American touring/session multi-instrumentalist best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for The New Pornographers from 2014 to 2025, when he was fired after being arrested for possession o ...

Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer, October 22, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album '' I Am Shelby Lynne'' (1999) led to her winning the Grammy A ...

Z Berg Elizabeth Anne "Z" Berg (born June 28, 1986) is an American musician. She was a founding member, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the indie rock group the Like. Berg's father is former Geffen Records A&R exec/record producer Tony Berg. Musical c ...

and Pete Thomas.

Discography

Solo

* ''Homesick'' (2012) *"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"/"Please Read Me" with Emitt Rhodes (single) (2015) * ''Stop Talking'' (2017) *''Dalmatian'' (2018) *"

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" (single) (from ''White Lace and Promises: The Songs of Paul Williams'') (2018)

with Price

*"Hey Nancy Drew" (from the film ''Nancy Drew'') (2007) *"Something in Your Eyes" (from the film ''

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

) (2009)

with Taylor Locke and the Roughs

*''Grain & Grape'' (2010) *''Marathon'' (2010) *''Live at Rosalita's'' (2012)

with Monkeypox

*''Ahhh! Monkeypox'' (2005) *''Hey! That's My Wife! Get Your Own!'' (2005) *''We Are Monkeypox'' (2005) *''In Limbo – Original Soundtrack'' (2005) *"For Lovers Only/Surfin' Surfside" (single) (2005) *"No Hellos/Painted Chariot" (single) (2005) *''Maurier Debbouze – Rock and Roll: The Album'' (2006)

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) *

- ''Alright'' (2018) *Alex Jules - ''Topiary'' (2019) *

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

Appearances as musician

- ''I'm a Harmony'' (co-wrote "I'm a Harmony", "Winds of the Sky", "We Will Live" and "Eclipse of All Love") *Taylor Locke – ''Time Stands Still'' (co-wrote "No Dice", "Call Me Kuchu" and "So Long") *

– ''Glamping'' (co-wrote "Operator", "Is It All a Dream" and "I'm Not Your Cowboy") *

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– ''Four'' *

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– '' C'mon'' *

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– " Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" *

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- ''Pure Gold'' *

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– " Imagíname Sin Ti" * Jencarlos – "Nadie Como Yo" *

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- "Mi Vida Sin Ti" * Jim Camacho – ''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

External links

Official website

AllMusic

Discogs

References

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