Artist description Christopher Joseph is an aggressive songwriter with a sensitive side. He's a modern country artist who mixes traditional country with southern rock and a touch of the blues.

Music Style Country and Southern Rock

Musical Influences There's so many! I grew up on George Strait and he's still the king! Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Radney Foster, Pat Gree, Hank Sr., Tom Petty and Stevie Ray Vaughan are artists that I can't get enough of. Those are all singer/songwriters who have someting to say. They don't pull any punches, they just tell it like it is. I really respect that.

Similar Artists I'm not trying to sound like anybody.

Artist History Christopher grew up in Katy, Texas right outside of Houston. Both his parents played in bands and he remembers going to see his mom play. Chirstopher started playing drums around the age of three. At age 14, he taught himself bass and acoustic guitar. A few weeks later he was fronting his first band, Country on Tap. They were the house band at a local bar. After high school he got a gig playing bass for Dale Nowak and the Young Country Band. Dale was a successful local artist in Houston at the time. That was "such an awesome experience," if it wasn't for that he wouldn't be doing what he's doing now. He then formed Midnight Thunder with the help of friends Butter and Brian Bartek and Chris Harper. That was alot of fun because it consisted of Christopher and his old high school buddies. They were friends first, bandmates second. During this time Christopher began to focus heavily on songwriting. He was heavily influenced by George Strait, Merle Haggard, Hank Sr., Pat Green, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Tom Petty. "I'm a big fan of the guys who don't follow the rules and do what their heart tells them. This industry is over run with big wigs who wouldn't know a G chord if it bit 'em in the ass. You need guys who stand up against the executives and won't let their music be chained." Christopher moved to Nashville in the fall of 99 to pursuit music and finish up college. He quickly found work playing bass for Mario Martin. A country singer out of Georgia who had an album out in the early nineties. In the fall of 2000 he met up with Charlie Sowers and they decided to form their own band, Wild Frontier. They were able to attract some of the most talented individuals in the Nashville area and had success playing at different clubs. In the spring of 2001 he recorded his first CD Southern Soul. It brought him success and connections he never imagined. After graduating college he took a job as a bass player for a touring casino band. Playing music for a living was "a real trip" but he was tired of always backing people up. He quit the casino band, and started work on his 2nd album No Excuses. No Excuses is the first release off of the Xantara Music label. Christopher wrote 9 of the 10 tracks on the album. He feels this is his best work yet. "I can't wait to get out there and play it live for the fans. That's when you know if the material stands up. I've lived most of the songs on the album, they're the closest thing to children I have"

Instruments Bass, guitar, drums, trumpet and a little piano.

Albums Southern Soul, No Excuses

Additional Info This site isn't about featuring me as a great singer or a great musician. I'm far from being either. I just had some songs I wanted to share. All I've ever wanted is to write songs people can relate to, make people feel something. Whether you like them or you hate them these songs are my children. Each one is a little piece of me. I want to thank every musician I've ever played with, I'm a better player because of you. I hope all of you have enjoyed yourself here. I thank you all for visting and God bless.

Location Nashville, TN - USA

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