Christopher P.-

Chris started performing at age eleven after his parents decided to enroll him in performing arts classes in Bakersfield, California. It was there that he discovered his true love for the stage, whether it was performing in a musical theatre production, or playing in a band. At age 11, his country/pop band took Bakersfield by storm, gaining thousands of fans, selling thousands of EPs, writing the jingle for the local bus transit commercial, and catching the attention of many labels in Nashville. After heading to high school, he discovered musical theatre and played the lead roles in Bakersfield Music Theatre's productions of Grease, West Side Story, and High School Musical. It was there where he was introduced to local Bakersfield, CA band, Vogue In The Movement. In their four and a half year span, they managed to tour the nation a number of times, sell thousands of records, sign to Riot Squad Management (My Chemical Romance, Circa Survive), Ink a publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing (Mos Def, Ellie Goulding, Neon Trees, Seal), Have their songs placed on a variety of different television shows, like MTV's "Jersey Shore," and "The Hills." They also reached the final four of MTV's Dew Circuit Battle Of The Bands, Starred in a national commercial for MTV, inked a 6 month promotional deal with MTV, and played with the likes of Sugarcult, Fall Out Boy, Circa Survive, Paramore, and The Plain White T's. Chris co-wrote tracks called "Fire On The Dance Floor," "Stranded," and "Stop" with the Sugarcult frontman, Tim Pagnotta, who also co-penned the hit song from Neon Trees called "Animal." After the Vogue In The Movement parted ways in 2010, Chris decided to broaden his musical horizons by enrolling at LA Music Academy. While living in LA, he performed all over the Sunset Strip, and played lots of new material with his group "Chris P*****t and The Alibis." He's also active in the session singing world, landing a job doing session singing work for a Disney/Pixar animated film coming out in the near future. Now he fronts a band called Stereo Citizen, who recorded their debut EP with Matt Squire (also produced Katy Perry, Panic At The Disco, One Direction). They have opened for bands such as The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Rx Bandits, The Devil Wears Prada, Atreyu and The Word Alive. Stereo Citizen just released a music video directed by Danny Drysdale (The Killers, Forever The Sickest Kids).Stereo Citizen is without a doubt on the rise, and constantly building momentum.