Christopher Kent

- A Brief Bio

Christopher Kent has been singing professionally since the age of ten. He began his musical career with the American Boychoir in Princeton, New Jersey, touring Europe, Japan, Canada, and the United States. In high school he turned his focus to popular music, teaching himself to play the guitar and writing his first songs. After graduating from Haverford College (near Philadelphia), he moved to New York City where he devoted himself to songwriting, performing and refining his skills as a writer.

At first, Christopher made his living singing in bars, learning hundreds of Top Forty hits and perfecting his vocal style. As his following and original repertoire grew, he appeared in clubs throughout the New York area, including the Bitter End and the Bottom Line, and was featured at Florida's Marco Beach Hotel and the Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. He was also a winner of the New York Songwriter's Competition, sponsored by the major music publishers of New York.

Christopher has performed both as a solo act and with a backup band, opening for acts like Francis Dunnery, Annie Haslam and Grammy Award-winner Janis Ian. He's appeared numerous times on New York and Philadelphia radio, including Gene Shay's folk music show on WHYY, The Lowdown on WDVR (a New Jersey alternative station), and Kid's Corner, a syndicated program produced by WXPN in Philadelphia.

While in New York, Christopher arranged and produced his first album, INTUITION. A few years later, recording artist Christine Lavin introduced him to Bill Kollar, who produced her award-winning album, Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind. Mutual respect and admiration eventually led to Bill producing Chris' second album, DOORWAY.

During this time, Christopher created Songwriting Demystified, a unique, intensive songwriting course -- often called "The best in New York" -- which he taught for five years at New York's Discovery Center. He is currently completing a book based on the course.

Now living in Pennsylvania, Christopher continues to perform for appreciative audiences and give occasional seminars on songwriting and creativity. He recently released a new two-song single featuring Your Age is None of Your Business and What Do You Believe? and is in the studio working on a new 12-song album that is planned for release as part of a multi-media package in 2008.