Chris Pitman, is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is currently the keyboardist and sound designer for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with which he joined in 1998. Prior to working with Guns N' Roses, he was a founding member of the bands Replicants, ZAUM, and Lusk. February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Kansas City may refer to: Places: Kansas City Metropolitan Area Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri North Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Kansas City, Oregon Kansas City, Tennessee Or: Kansas City standard, in computing refers to a standard for storage of data on audio cassettes Deuce-to-seven low... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Synthpop. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Lusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. ... Replicants was a side project of Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards of Failure; Paul DAmour, formerly of Tool, and Chris Pitman. ... Zaum was an electronica project band that includes Tool drummer Danny Carey, Chris Pitman, Vince DeFranco and Marco Fox, who contributed the vocals to Tools Die Eier von Satan which appears on Ænima. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Replicants was a side project of Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards of Failure; Paul DAmour, formerly of Tool, and Chris Pitman. ... Zaum was an electronica project band that includes Tool drummer Danny Carey, Chris Pitman, Vince DeFranco and Marco Fox, who contributed the vocals to Tools Die Eier von Satan which appears on Ænima. ...

Biography

Chris Pitman was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 25th 1976. Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

He studied at the Art Institute of Kansas City, as well as at the University of Missouri-KC. He worked with the controversial and world-renowned artist Les Levine in 1993. Kansas City may refer to: Places: Kansas City Metropolitan Area Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri North Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Kansas City, Oregon Kansas City, Tennessee Or: Kansas City standard, in computing refers to a standard for storage of data on audio cassettes Deuce-to-seven low... The University of Missouri System is the designated public research and land-grant university system of the state of Missouri. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Chris was co-founder of Los Angeles-based art coalition 'Priory of the North', which focuses on conceptual/public art, and whose installations have been commissioned in many place around the world, including Rio de Janeiro, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A concept is an abstract, universal psychical entity that serves to designate a category or class of entities, events or relations. ... Public is of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury, a road or lake. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ...

Musical Collaborations

Chris Pitman has collaborated with a number of well known acts, as well as founding a number of experimental projects.

• Dr. Dre (Aftermath) - 1994
• Electric Company - Played live shows and recorded with this Brad Laner project.
• Replicants (band) (BMG/Zoo) - In 1995, on this band's only release, Pitman did Vocals, synths, piano, and guitars.
• ZAUM - Was guitarist,keys and lead vocalist with Danny Carey of Tool.
• Tool (BMG/Zoo) - In 1994/95 Pitman toured with them and in 1996 played synths on the epic song "Third Eye", from Ænima.
• Failure - Contributed sound effects and sound mixing.
• Lusk (BMG/Zoo) - In 1996/97 Pitman recorded, produced,mixed,mastered, and was the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist in this Grammy-nominated band.
• Sony Panic (DogFight) - In 1997 Pitman worked with this L.A. experimental/improvisational band. He played guitars and managed software live.
• Blinker the Star (A&M & Dreamworks) - In 1996 Pitman contributed keyboards to the album Bourgeois Kitten. In 1998 he co-wrote the single "Below the Sliding Doors".
• Savvy Soviets - In 2003, Pitman was a producer/collaborater in Rio de Janeiro.
• Electric Company (Tigerbeat6) - In 2004, he played synthesizer on the album Creative Playthings and played live with this Brad Laner electronic music project.
• The Source of Uncertainty - In 2005, he played with Danny Carey and others.
• Rock a doodle doo - In 2002 - with Danny Glover and Vigo of Carpathia

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Guns N' Roses

Chris Pitman was asked to join Guns N' Roses by Axl Rose after installing sound equipment in his private studio. Rose had wanted to take an industrial direction with the band since the release of 'The Spaghetti Incident', and Chris was a crucial addition to proceed in this direction. However, some criticize Pitman's contributions to the band. During live performances, Pitman contributes to older material from Appetite for Destruction, Use Your Illusion, and "The Spaghetti Incident?". This article does not cite its references or sources. ... W. Axl Rose [1], commonly known as Axl Rose, (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... For a one-room apartment, see Apartment. ... The Spaghetti Incident? was the last album of Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ... Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 debut album from hard rock band Guns N Roses. ...

Pitman was listed in the 'thank you' section of the liner notes of Guns N' Roses' live album Live Era '87-'93, although, his surname is incorrectly spelt 'Pittman'. Liner notes are the booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or any sound recording container. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... Live Era: 87-93 is an album by American hard rock band Guns N Roses. ...

Other Projects

Pitman has also done sound design work for Arturia software synthesizers, A Designs Audio, Waves plug ins, Waldorf Synthesizers, Apple's Logic Audio, Digidesign Plug Ins, Moog Synthesizers, Celemony's Melodyne, Ableton Live, Roland USA , Korg Music, and many other Audio Endorsements. Sound design is a technical/conceptually creative field. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Audio can mean: Sounding that can be heard. ...

Current Status

2007 will mark the release of several records with his current projects: 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

• SexTapesTM: On ToneRiot Records 2007. Lead Vocals, multi-instrumentalist, Producer, with Kelly Wheeler(Guitars),Marko Fox (Bass),Ryan Brown (Drums) recorded at The Pass Studios (Hollywood) 2007

• Guns N Roses: Chinese Democracy on Interscope Records, planned for release in 2007

• Source of Uncertainty: Recording in 2007 - with Danny Carey (multi-instrumental). An Experimental project involving only devices from pre 1960's.