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Chris Kilmore (born 21 January 1973) is the turntablist of the rock band Incubus. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Turntablism is a subgenre of pop music which emerged from hip hop. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Early History

Chris Kilmore was raised outside of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania by an adoptive family. He was first introduced to 'spinning records' when he saw "Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince" perform live, and he fell in love with it immediately. He bought his first table after getting a job at a Fast-food restaurant, and his father bought him a matching counterpart. Dillsburg is a borough located in York County, Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American hip hop DJ/turntablist, keyboardist, and hip hop/R&B record producer. ... Willard Christopher Will Smith, Jr. ... A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. ...

 DJ Chris Kilmore
DJ Chris Kilmore

As an adult, Kilmore relocated to LA with the intention of building up a musical career. After performing as a DJ at local LA clubs, Kilmore later joined a DJ battle crew, the Jedi Knights (Kilmore is a big Star Wars fan). Image File history File links Kilmore. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ... Jedi Knights may refer to: Jedi Knights are a group of characters in the Star Wars Universe. ... This article is about the series. ...


Incubus Career

In 1998, Kilmore went from semi-anonymity, to performing in front of thousands of people practically overnight when he got the chance to try out for a rock band who had recently parted ways with their original DJ. Kilmore had one audition with the band Incubus, and was immediately taken aboard. The rest of the band was instantly impressed with Kilmore, who quickly learned the parts for over a dozen songs in a matter of days. The band was in the middle of a tour when he joined so he was straight into a busy schedule. Chris' previous dire financial situation was greatly improved on joining Incubus - before, he had been forced to go without electricity in his apartment because he could not afford the bill. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


After a stretch of constant touring, the band, now with Kilmore, took time off to write and record their second full length major label album, Make Yourself. Incubus has said that Chris's addition to the band was intended to give them a deeper, more organic texture to the music than had been heard before. The album would prove to be very successful. The single "Drive" was released and did very well. Make Yourself is an album by the alternative rock band Incubus, released by Sony on October 26, 1999. ...


With the band's follow up albums Morning View (2001) and A Crow Left of the Murder (2004), Chris continued to provide an added creative force to the band. This force was increased with the release of Light Grenades by Incubus - he is now credited for playing the "Turntables, Hammond B3, Moog Voyager, Rhodes, Mellotron, Piano, Marxophone, and Theremin." Morning View is the fourth album by alternative rock band, Incubus. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Crow Left of the Murder is an album released on February 3, 2004 by Incubus. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Light Grenades is the sixth album by Incubus, released on November 28, 2006. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Hammond organ. ... The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 by Moog Music. ... A Rhodes piano is a musical instrument, a brand of electric piano. ... Mellotron MK II The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... The Marxophone is a musical instrument that has four sets of chord strings (Cmajor, Gmajor, Fmajor and D7) to be strummed with the left hand and two octaves of double melody strings (Cmiddle - C) which are struck by metal hammers activated by the right hand. ... Léon Theremin playing an early theremin The theremin or thereminvox (originally pronounced but often anglicized as [1]) is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. ...


Other

Kilmore also spun tracks on a live version of Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band. Crash Into Me is one of the most popular songs by the Dave Matthews Band. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is an American rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews; saxophonist LeRoi Moore; bassist Stefan Lessard; electric violinist Boyd Tinsley; drummer Carter Beauford, and keyboardist Peter Griesar (who left the band in...


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Incubus
Brandon Boyd | Mike Einziger | Jose Pasillas | DJ Chris Kilmore | Ben Kenney
Alex Katunich | Gavin Koppell
Discography
Studio albums: Fungus Amongus | S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | Make Yourself | Morning View | A Crow Left of the Murder... | Light Grenades
Live albums: Live at Lollapalooza 2003 | Live in Japan 2004 | Live in Sweden 2004 | Live in Malaysia 2004
DVDs: When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 | Morning View Sessions | Alive at Red Rocks
EPs: Enjoy Incubus | When Incubus Attacks Volume 1
Singles: "A Certain Shade of Green" | "Pardon Me" | "Stellar" | "Drive" | "Wish You Were Here" | "Warning" | "Nice to Know You" | "Are You In?" | "Circles" | "Megalomaniac" | "Talk Shows on Mute" | "Agoraphobia" | "Make a Move" | "Anna-Molly" | "Dig" | "Love Hurts"

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Chris Kilmore: Information from Answers.com (503 words)
Chris Kilmore (born 21 January 1973) is the turntablist of the rock band Incubus.
Kilmore had one audition with the band Incubus, and was immediately taken aboard.
Chris' financial situation was greatly improved by joining Incubus, as before joining the band, Chris had been forced to go without electricity in his apartment because he could not afford the bill.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chris Kilmore (440 words)
Chris Kilmore was raised outside of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania by an adoptive family.
In 1998, Kilmore went from semi-anonymity, to performing in front of thousands of people practically overnight when he got the chance to try out for a rock band who had recently parted ways with their original DJ.
Chris' previous dire financial situation was greatly improved on joining Incubus - before, he had been forced to go without electricity in his apartment because he could not afford the bill.
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