Chris Broach
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Chris Broach | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher Robert Broach |
Born | September 5, 1976 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Origin | Deerfield, Illinois, U.S. |
Genre(s) | Experimental Electro Indie Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician Producer Photographer founder of Lucid Records |
Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Keyboards Drum Machine Programming Editing Loops Electronic Programming - Reason, Ableton, ProTools |
Years active | 1994 – present |
Label(s) | Lucid Records City at Night Polyvinyl Records Big Wheel Rec Cargo/Headhunter |
Associated acts | Chris Broach Music Braid The Firebird Band L'Spaerow The Blakhiv Life at Sea SacHead Seven Inch |
Website | ChrisBroach.com |
Chris Broach aka. Christopher Broach (b. Christopher Robert Broach September 5, 1976 in Madison, WI) was one of the guitarists/vocalists in the 90's emo band Braid. Broach became known as the "Yeah" guy because he was often yelling or shouting "Yeah!" during Braid's songs. In August of 1994, just before starting his freshman year at The University of Illinois (Champaign/Urbana), Broach went to see Braid play a show at The Red Herring, in Urbana, Illinois... After the show, he was introduced to Bob Nanna through a mutual friend named Clay Stelzer. When Nanna remarked that they (Braid) were looking for a singer, Stelzer mentioned that Broach was a singer and a guitar player... light bulbs went off in their heads, Broach was introduced to Roy Ewing, the drummer of Braid, and spoke to him at length about influences and the like. By the end of the show, Ewing was walking around introducing Broach to friends as 'the newest member of the band,' much to the surprise of Broach (and probably the rest of the band)... a couple of tryouts later, and a line up change (Broach replaced Pete Havranek on guitar, as well) - and Broach was a member of Braid, recording his guitar parts on the first 7-inch the band ever released a week later...
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[edit] Early career
Before picking up the guitar for Braid, Broach was mainly a vocalist. While still attending high school, he sang for SacHead, and Seven Inch - and played guitar for Mondale.
Broach was featured as a character in the original version of emogame which had members of prominent members of emo bands as characters in a story and an online game.
While a member of Braid, Broach started playing in his own side project called The Firebird Suite. After Braid disbanded Broach continued playing in The Firebird Band (formerly the Firebird Suite and Firebird Project). He played guitar for Life At Sea on the Is there a signal coming through? album and fronted the band L'Spaerow which put out one album on his own label - the label is Lucid Records - which he founded in 2002.
[edit] The Blakhiv
Broach, along with Chris Common of These Arms Are Snakes, and former Hey Mercedes guitarist Mike Schumaker are involved in a new project entitled The Blakhiv [1]. They released their first EP on Lucid Records in 2006.
[edit] Currently
- Broach is working on a solo record (due *tentatively* October, 2007 - on Lucid Records)
- A new album for The Firebird Band (due *tentatively* November, 2007 - on Lucid Records)
- Is also currently working (vocals and guitar) with a Spanish band, Festa d'Estate [2].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums:
in reverse chronological order:
- The Firebird Band - The City at Night - (Bifocal Media/Lucid Records, 2004) CD
- Life at Sea - Is There A Signal Coming Through? - (Lucid Records, 2003) - CD
- The Firebird Band - The Firebird Suite - Archives - (Lucid Records, 2003) CD
- L' Spaerow - L'Spaerow CD - (Lucid Records, 2003) - CD
- The Firebird Band - The Setting Sun and Its Satellites - (The Mintaka Conspiracy/Cargo Music/Headhunter, 2000) - CD/LP
- Braid - Movie Music Vol. 2, (Polyvinyl, (2000) - compilation CD/Double LP
- Braid - Movie Music Vol. 1, (Polyvinyl, (2000) - compilation CD/Double LP
- Braid - Lucky To Be Alive (Glue Factory Records, 2000) - live CD/Double LP
- Braid - Frame & Canvas (Polyvinyl, 1998) - CD/LP
- Braid - The Age Of Octeen (Mud Records, 1996) - CD/LP
- Braid - Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five (Divot Records, 1995) - CD/Double LP
- SacHead - Our World (Playing Field Recordings, 1993) Cassette Only
[edit] Singles and EPs
in reverse chronological order:
- The Blakhiv - Any Way She Wants It - (Lucid Records, 2006) - EP
- The Firebird Band - The Drive - (Cargo/Headhunter, 2001) - EP
- Braid - Please Driver Faster, (Polyvinyl, 1999) - single
- The Firebird Project - Feel Alright CD - (The Mintaka Conspiracy, 1999) - EP
- The Firebird Suite - New York 7 - (The Mintaka Conspiracy, 1998) - single
- Always Something There To Remind Me (Split 7" w/ Burning Airlines) - (DeSoto Records, 1998) single
- Braid - First Day Back/Hugs From Boys 7 (Polyvinyl, 1998) - single
- Braid / Corm Split 7 (Polyvinyl, 1997) - single
- Braid - Niagara/That Car Came Out Of Nowhere 7 (Grand Theft Autumn, 1995) - single
- Braid - I'm Afraid of Everything/Radish White Icicle/Now I'm Exhausted 7 (Grand Theft Autumn, 1995) - single
- Braid - Rainsnowmatch 7 (Enclave /Polyvinyl, 1994) - single
[edit] Compilations
in reverse chronological order:
- The Firebird Band - She Wears He-Harem from A Tribute To Shudder To Think (2003)
- Braid - Trompe Le Monde from Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies (Glue Factory Records, 1999)
[edit] VHS/DVD
in reverse chronological order
- Braid - Killing A Camera (Bifocal Media, 2001 VHS, 2004 DVD) - DVD
- Actuality Of Thought (BiFocal Media, 2001) - VHS