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Christopher Tait, also known as Tait Nucleus?, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the synthesizer player of the rock band
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and the founder of Passenger Recovery. Although he was credited as an associate on ''
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'', it wasn't until the band's lineup change in 2002 when he officially joined. His inclusion took the group from a five-piece to a six-piece band, rendering the joke of their name (Electric Six despite only featuring five members) redundant.


Discography


Electric Six


Dubai Bros.

Tait produces remixes under the Dubai Bros.


Ghost City

Ghost City was a band featuring Tait on keyboard and vocals. They were active from 2005 until 2007. They released one album, the self-titled ''Ghost City'' in 2008.


Belle Ghoul

Tait is a founding member of the band Belle Ghoul, started in 2011. They released their first album ''Rabbit's Moon & Doomsday'' in 2014.


Laser Destroyer Team

Tait is a founding member of the band Laser Destroyer Team, started in 2014, alongside Keith Thompson (aka Smörgåsbord, Electric Six's longest serving bassist), Chad Thompson (who had previously worked with Electric Six on " Heartbeats and Brainwaves" and Shaun Hatton. The band specifically produce music for video games.


Discography


Passenger Recovery

Tait founded Passenger Recovery as a service that provides resources for people recovering from addiction while on the road. In an interview with ''The Spill Magazine'', Tait explained how the project started: "Passenger Recovery started basically from personal experience. So we bought this house in Detroit where travelling musicians can go to have a sober green room. There is recovery reading, chargers, coffee and most importantly peace and quiet.” Passenger set out to create that network and provide easy access to the help those in need when their usual support systems are miles and miles away. In an article Tait wrote for the creative collective ''Nothing in the Rulebook'', he said that he hoped his own personal experiences of addiction would mean the project worked for others finding themselves in a similar situation: "I’m not alone, and much as my ego would like me to be the only single “tortured artist” on the planet that’s ever dealt with this, I’m not. We’re everywhere ..Our hope is to present a united front where artists from all walks of life can stand together to support those who have recognized issues or concerns in their own lives." Since the project began, a number of other creative artists have become involved or pledged their support to the campaign, including
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, the Flint Institute of Arts, Wayne State Press, and
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.


Filmography


Personal life

As of 2020, Tait lives in Detroit, Michigan, with his wife.


References


External links

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Passenger Recovery
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