Download - Christopher French's PPP Presentation
Audible Integrity This is what I call my music. It is authen7c music that people can relate to on a deeper level. I believe audible integrity is helpful, las7ng, and irreplaceable to those who find it relatable.
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Personal Story I started playing music at an early age. I got my first guitar when I was four years old. A bit later, a piano was introduced into the house, and I enjoyed figuring out songs on it as well.
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Personal Story (cont.) A bit later, a piano was introduced into the house, and I enjoyed figuring out songs on it as well.
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Personal Development (cont.) I’m drawn to making music with what I call audible integrity. Audible integrity is making meaningful and honest music that helps people.
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Personal Development (cont.) I developed a belief that music has the ability to save people. I’ve seen it in the ones close to me and I’ve felt it through my own experiences.
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Personal Story (cont.) Saving people with music is what drives me to create.
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Personal Development I started studying the guitar seriously in middle school. I would spend hours prac7cing, eventually teaching myself songs by ear outside of my lessons.
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Personal Development (cont.) Later on, I became interested in other instruments. I began branching out to bass, piano, harmonica, and most recently, drums.
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Personal Development (cont.) I am very influenced by any kind of music and media I can get my hands on. No maRer the genre or style, I love it as long as it’s honest. Some influences are bigger than others, though I s7ll like to crea7vely draw from whatever appeals to me.
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Personal Development (cont.) One of the earliest, and s7ll greatest, influences on my musical style is punk rock.
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Personal Development (cont.) Instead of staying restricted inside of a genre, I like to just make the music I make with the influences I have, and let it be what it comes to be.
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Skills and Quali7es Being a diverse musician, and being able to use several Digital Audio Workspaces, I have the ability to adapt and record whatever is needed for a song.
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Skills and Quali7es (cont.) I’m able to work in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live. Ableton is currently my personal favorite.
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Skills and Quali7es (cont.) Because I find it easy to grasp new instruments and techniques, I will con7nue to evolve in the music I make. I can also write and perform all of my own songs.
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Professional/Work Exp. I have been in 3 different bands, in mul7ple posi7ons in each of them. In one band I played bass, In one band I played guitar, and in the last band I played bass and provided vocals.
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Professional/Work Exp (cont.) In these bands, I’ve played mul7ple shows in small local venues.
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Professional/Work Exp (cont.) I am currently aRending Full Sail University for their Audio Produc7on Degree. This has given me more experience with Digital Audio Workspaces and recording techniques.
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Professional/Work Exp (cont.) My work has been submiRed to several independent radio sta7ons. On Soundcloud, many of my songs and covers maintain large playback and download numbers. My most popular cover has reached 400 downloads.
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Links And here is the link to that soundcloud.
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What Does Success Mean To Me? To me, success means doing what you love.
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What Does Success Mean To Me? (cont.) Success means being excited for that next day.
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What Does Success Mean To Me? (cont.) Success is having fun with what you’re crea7ng, and making memories as you pour your passion into your work.
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What Does Success Mean To Me? (cont.) Success is having all of that passionate crea7vity culminate into a finished product that ul7mately has a posi7ve impact on as many people as possible.
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What Does Success Mean To Me? (cont.) I believe music can save lives. I want to make that music so I can both help people, and do what I love. That’s what success means to me.
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Contact Informa7on If you’d like to find out more, you can contact me by phone at 352-‐460-‐2119, or by email at [email protected].
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