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Thursday, 07 February 2008
West Palm Beach, FL (02/03/08) –Until recently, Chris Bates has concentrated on the performance of cover songs which span multiple genres and decades. Chris has been impressing audiences for years with his polished vocals that often sound like the original artist. Now he’s heading in a new direction. Bates will be producing and engineering his own original compositions.

Chris is from Oyster Bay, NY - the hometown of another artist with wide range of musical skills – Billy Joel. For Chris, his journey in music started out at age twelve, when he started learning guitar to impress a girl. At age 14 he began a band, which holds the distinction of being the first band to play Rock and Roll live on FM radio! (WFUV-FM, New York in 1965) He began performing professionally in 1973, and since has remained an independent artist. Songwriting is nothing new for Chris; he has won awards in many songwriting contests, including several from the American Song Festival.

In his upcoming CD, "Power Walking in the Mall", Bates will take his own songs all the way from their conception to finished product. “Last Call”, which will be on the new project, is a smooth jazzy experience and full of moody and flavorful lyrics. “Half a Heartbeat Away” shows that Chris can compose a great adult contemporary piece and display the influence Motown standards have had on him.

Undoubtedly, Chris Bates can compose, and his production on these two early tracks shows the pure potential that Power Walking in the Mall will have when it is released in June, 2008. Power Walking in the Mall will be a new creative apex for Bates, bringing together the songwriting and producing skills he’s honed over the years. With his palette of talent, he’s “Half a Heartbeat Away” from making it big! The CD will be available for purchase on his MySpace site at: www.myspace.com/cbvrb .

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Chris Bates - Singer, Songwriter, Producer
“Half a Heartbeat Away From Making It Big!”
 

Biography: Chris plays guitar and sings to incredibly realistic computerized backing tracks, creating a dynamic full band sound that inspires the crowd to dance. The latest in sound technology makes it sound like he has several singers and a super tight rhythm section backing him. At the age of twelve Chris started playing guitar to impress a girl he had a crush on. He formed a band in high school , and has been playing ever since. He joined with close friend Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, former head writer for "The Howard Stern Show", to form "The Off Hour Rockers", a popular music and comedy act on Long Island, New York. Following that, he has also been in the bands "Pear", "Special Delivery", and "The Kings of Wing". Currently Chris entertains as a one man band, at some of the best known hotels and restaurants in Palm Beach County, as well as many private and parties and corporate functions. Chris' vocal style has been influenced by the major singer / songwriters of the last 30 years and he often hears comments that his vocals sound like the original artists. Chris has written many of his own songs in the Adult Contemporary genre, and several were selected as winners in the "American Song Festival" songwriting competition. Recently One of Chris’ original songs was selected for the PalmBeachPost.com online jukebox “Sound Wave”.

Webpage: http://www.myspace.com/cbvrb
Location: Jupiter, FL, United States
Description: Chris' music has been influenced by songwriting legends like Carole King, Stephen Bishop, and others. He emulates them, striving for songs with melodic hooks and lyrical depth. They range from AC, to blues, and jazz-pop.
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