Rock + Americana + Plant Medicine = Americronica
About the Artist
The Basics...
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 Richmond, Virginia. He primarily produces, records and releases music on Lightstone Records under the Kanude and previously Val Holler monikers. He also is the co-leader of the conscious synth pop band LightBody Sound. Chris' music has been featured in HBO's “True Blood” and the seminal indie film “El Mariachi.”
Meet the Collaborators...
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
The Influences
"The earliest music I remember listening to was the American and British music of the late 1960s and early 1970s, on my dad's reel-to-reel tape deck: The Beatles, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Byrds and other folk and rock acts from the era. There are photographs of me at age 3 or 4 with these big white over-the-ear headphones plugged in to my dad's wood-enclosure stereo system. I moved forward and backward musically from there."
Official Kanude Recordings
Check out the Kanude and Val Holler albums and singles via digital platforms (iTunes, Spotify etc) as well as directly from the Lightstone Records artist page via Bandcamp!
Official Kanude merchandise
Support your favorite eclectic troubadour with some fun merchandise at the official store!
Events / Performances
No upcoming events.
Reviews
Contacts
Do you have questions, want to book a show, or collaborate on a new piece? Reach out, and let's make magic happen.
MANAGEMENT/BOOKING:
LightBody Sound LLC
+1 804-482-0150
booking (-at-) lightstone.us
LABEL:
Lightstone Records
c/o The Orchard
New York, New York
attn: Katie Leeds
MUSIC LICENSING:
Tathata Music (ASCAP)
c/o DISCO
Los Angeles, California
PR:
AMW Group
Los Angeles, CA
Copyright © 2008-2019. Lightstone Records, LightBody Sound, Kanude and Val Holler are trademarks of LightBody Sound LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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