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Welcome to the website of violinist/
composer/bandleader CHRIS MURPHY.
Here you can find all sorts of info
about Chris, his wonderful & original
violin music, where he’s playing,
and how to purchase his CDs.
LATEST NEWS
Hi, hope everyone is well!! I’ve been very busy here in LA, performing solo a lot and with the trio and doing recording sessions....
I will be appearing as an actor on the FOX comedy show “TILL DEATH” starring Brad Garrett. My episode airs THURS, FEB 15th at 8:00 pm. A very funny show and an exhilarating experience. I’m a memeber of the Screen Actors Guild now!
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I will be scoring some music for the Oxford Street dance company and performing a series of shows with them in March.
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A song I co-wrote with a great new singer/songwriter named Angie Mattson made it onto her new album, produced by friend Nathan Larson. She sent me a mix and it sounded great!
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I scored 3 student films in November, one of which I played live to and looped on the fly and they are using that as the final score. Super fun and groovy...
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I have finished up LUMINOUS, my new ensemble album, and FALLING SKY, my duo project with D.J Bonebreak. Both albums are onsale now here on the website and via my label www.kufala.com.
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A great new band on Virgin, A FINE FRENZY, asked me to put strings on their debut album which my good friend Hal Cragin is producing. It turned out great and was a wonderful experience. Another album I recorded on, UNKNOWN BOY, just won an L.A Music Award for singer/songwriter of the year. Congrats Adam Daniels!!
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“A talented and innovative player traveling on the edge...”
—Dirty Linen / Spring 2006 / vol.50 #1
“Both a wily, charismatic performer and a fire-breathing virtuoso of the violin, Chris Murphy crams more musical mileage into a short set than most players do in an entire tour. Whether it’s through noirish atmospheres, joyfully bent traditional folk tunes, or belly-up-to-the-bar blues, Murphy does the devil’s handiwork on four-strings with a winning presence and a gypsy’s knack for crossing all musical terrains.”
—James Rotondi, Editor-in-Chief, Future Music Magazine
TOM WAITS’ RHYTHM SECTION BACKS UP CHRIS MURPHY: Historical bassist LARRY TAYLOR (TOM WAITS, JOHN LEE HOOKER, BUDDY GUY, multi-Grammy recipient, and a founding member of CANNED HEAT) and drummer STEVE HODGES (TOM WAITS, SMASHING PUMPKINS, DAVID LYNCH) who have been WAITS’ band for over 20 years, record 2 songs with Chris for his new album.
WILCO GUITARIST NELS CLINE: Chris hosts NELS CLINE (WILCO) in the studio for a day of amazing guitar overdubs on Chris’ new album. CLINE is an esteemed LA guitar legend and a major force in the world of improvised, avantgarde music.
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