Recwall Music

Story

RECWALL is the solo project of singer and guitar player Christopher Wall. Chris was the lead singer and lead guitar player in the New York City based hard rock band, Zen Bender (1992-1996) and the lead singer for As It Iz (1997-2000) - another hard rock quartet. He is now recording and releasing a large backlog of solo material. "Voices" was his first official fully produced and mastered solo release. It was released on September 26th, 2017. The follow-up album, “Nomad” came quickly, it was released on December 25th of 2017. Not unlike Zen Bender and As It Iz, Chris’ solo material is mainly melody and groove driven hard rock.

Profile

• Singer
• Guitarist
• Songwriter

Instruments

• Guitar
• Bass
• Vocals
• Keyboard

Genres

• Rock
• Folk
• Indie

Influences

• Soundgarden
• Pearl Jam
• Tool
• Radiohead
• Rage Against The Machine
• Foo Fighters
• Led Zeppelin
• Pink Floyd
• Peter Frampton
• The Who
• Bad Company

Equipment

• Prs
• Fender Jazz Bass
• Epiphone Les Paul

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is my lifeblood, is sustains me. It is the essence of my creative being.

What is your music dream?

To be able to write, and play for a living. To bring others inspiration and sonic enjoyment.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Trying to heal people and dissolve divisions.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Here Comes the Sun

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, Radiohead, Tool, U2,

What inspires you to make music?

life, love, pain, joy, fear, obsession

What is the message you want to send with your music?

... hi, this is my lifeblood, music can heal you, here is a piece of my own subjective bubble, I hope it moves you somehow...

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

...more alive then I do at any other time...

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

anything is possible, you create your own reality

What do you think of Drooble?

so far so good...

What frustrates you most as a musician?

not much

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes! but not as much as I used to, I don't go to as many shows as I used to.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

practice, and persist

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

As It Iz, Zen Bender, Recwall, The Damnwells, Backstreet Law, Soma, Bettie Serveert, Edna Swap, Big Sugar, Boiler, Cropduster, Deadsy, Porcupine Tree, Dead Sara

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