Chris Knudson is a songwriter, composer, musician, bandleader, producer, and engineer having lived and worked in Texas, New York City, Los Angeles, Berlin, Germany, and currently Portland, Oregon. He primarily produces, records and releases music on Lightstone Records under the Kanude and previously Val Holler monikers. His music has been featured in HBO's “True Blood” and the seminal indie film “El Mariachi.”

Matt Johnson, drums (St. Vincent, Jeff Buckley)

Bryan Doherty, bass (Hood Smoke)

Steve Christensen, recording and mix engineer (Steve Earle, Robert Ellis)

Chris Longwood, mastering engineer (Walter Lukens, Funkadelic)

Dony Wynn, drums (Robert Palmer, Robert Plant)

Brad Houser, bass (Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians)

George Reiff, bass (Ray Wylie Hubbard, Courtyard Hounds)

Eric Jarvis, drums (Laidlaw, Sonnier Brothers)

Billy Harvey, guitar (Patty Griffin, Katey Sagal)

Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, guitar (Joan Jett, The Bottle Rockets)

Lars Goransson, mix engineer (The Cardigans, Ian Moore)

Dave McNair, mastering engineer (David Bowie, Shovels and Rope)

Brad Albetta, co-producer, bass (Glen Hansard, Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright)

...and many others