C J Snare is a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 singer best known for being the frontman and founding member of the band FireHouse. He co wrote most of the band's songs and has had 7 songs chart in the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, five of which were top 40. He also appears periodically with the band Scrap Metal and works as a Producer and Mixing engineer. Snare is set to launch his solo career with the release of his A Christmas Gift 10 / 2010 and his upcoming collaboration with guitarist, Chris Green in 2011

Biography

Snare is the son of Clayton and Barbara Snare. He has two brothers and one sister. From an early age, he showed interest in being a singer. He is a classically trained pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

. Eventually, his family moved to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

The city of Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, micropolitan statistical area, itself part of the...

 where he attended Lock Haven High School. After graduating, he moved to Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, where he studied theatre

Theatre

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...

 at Rollins College

Rollins College

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, but changed to a career in music after a while.

Some time later, he moved to the Carolinas, where he met bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 Perry Richardson

Perry Richardson

Perry Richardson is the former bassist of rock band FireHouse until 1999.Richardson met C. J. Snare in North Carolina and started a band called Max Warrior. Eventually they met with Bill Leverty and Michael Foster...

. Together, they formed a band called Maxx Warrior and eventually formed FireHouse with guitarist Bill Leverty

Bill Leverty

William G. Leverty II is an American guitarist, who is a founding and current member of the American rock band FireHouse. Leverty, along with vocalist C.J. Snare, was responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs including "Don't Treat Me Bad"...

 and drummer Michael Foster

Michael Foster (musician)

Michael Foster is the drummer of rock band FireHouse.-Biography:Michael Foster was born in Richmond, Virginia to James Earnest and Patricia Valenti Foster. He has a younger brother called Daniel Sean. Since he was a kid, his parents gave him pots and pans to beat on. Later on, he would receive a...

. The band enjoyed great success during their initial years with several #1 songs and 16 gold and platinum records around the world. FireHouse also won The American Music Award in 1991 for Best New Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Group. Snare has two ASCAP songwriting Awards , and is a voting member of the National Academy Of The Recording Arts And Sciences. ( GRAMMYS )

Snare and FireHouse still tour frequently world wide and are still recording albums. On May 22, 2011 a project set called Rubicon Cross was released with UK guitarist, Chris Green.

He has also released a Christmas Single and co wrote and sang a song called "Do What You Believe", on the Liberty N Justice CD titled Light It Up. He recently collaborated with guitarist George Lynch on a Heavy Metal cover of the U2 song, Pride, scheduled for release early 2011.

Snare keeps his voice

Human voice

The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...

 in shape by warming up before shows. He doesn't smoke

Smoke

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 and says that he doesn't drink any alcohol

Alcohol

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 while he's on the road before shows. He currently resides in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

with his wife Brenda and sons Connor, and Hunter. He also has a daughter, Heather, who lives in Florida with the rest of his family.

With FireHouse

• FireHouse (1990) - #21 US
• Hold Your Fire (1992) - #23 US
• 3 (1995) - #66 US
• Good Acoustics (1996)
• Category 5 (1998/1999)
• Bring 'Em Out Live(1999/2000)
• O2 (2000)
• Prime Time (2003)

C J Snare

• "Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
• "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)