Chris Trapper
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The Push Stars
The Push Stars are an American rock band, formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1996. The band members include Chris Trapper, Ryan MacMillan and Dan McLoughlin. They developed a following playing shows in Boston, then released their first album, "Meet Me at the Fair" in 1996...
. With The Push Stars, Trapper wrote material for four studio albums and three self-produced discs. Several of his songs have been picked up for major motion picture soundtracks including There's Something About Mary and Say It Isn't So and for television shows such as Pepper Dennis
Pepper Dennis
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ER (TV series)
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, and Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
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His 2002 solo project "Songs from the Drive-In" showcased "his formidable storytelling talents," according to the Boston Phoenix
The Phoenix (newspaper)
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. In 2003 Chris Trapper received a prestigious SOCAN award (Canadian songwriters and music publishers) for his songwriting contribution to Great Big Sea/Sea of No Cares album/Warner Music/Canada. His album Gone Again spawned a series of live music videos by director Christopher Seufert
Christopher Seufert
Christopher Seufert is a documentary film producer and director, and photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts. His production company is Mooncusser Films....
. He also toured the Push Stars with Matchbox 20.
Biography
Chris Trapper's songs have been winning awards as well as the hearts of devoted listeners ever since his arrival on the Boston music scene in 1995. He is most widely known as the front man for the nationally acclaimed pop/rock band,The Push Stars, whose "honest, heartfelt songs with timeless melodies" were described as "the kind of music that songwriters love" by Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty.His second solo release, "Gone Again" serves up 11 new songs with a Dixieland flavor provided by Boston's renowned Wolverine Jazz Band. "Hey, You" his third release, is his first rock/pop solo record, featuring guest appearances by The Push Stars, Great Big Sea, Sonando, Martin Sexton, Matt Beck (Matchbox Twenty) and Duke Levine (Mary Chapin Carpenter). Following that was "It's Christmas Time" an album consisting of original holiday songs that reflect current Holiday situations. His fifth album, "Songs from the Middle of the World" show a maturity beyond his years. His sixth album "Til the Last Leaf Falls" includes "This Time" originally written for August Rush, which the soundtrack was nominated for a 2009 Grammy award.
In addition to numerous Boston Music Awards, Chris Trapper received two Gold Records, a Platinum record, and the prestigious SOCAN Award twice for his songwriting work with Newfoundland's Great Big Sea. Additionally in 2008 Chris cowrote on two songs with Séan McCann, "Long Lost Love" and "Dream to Live" on Great Big Sea's gold record Fortune's Favour, Antigone Rising covered his song "Waiting, Watching, Wishing" on their latest album release. In 2006, he filmed cameo appearances for an episode of "Pepper Dennis," the WB romantic comedy, and for "August Rush," an upcoming film with Robin Williams. In 2008 Chris performed his original song "Mission of the Sun" at the United Nations Headquarters International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Discography
- Family Tree
- The Game Is Done
- Into The Bright Lights
- Heartaches On Parade
- From The Balcony
- Already Gone
- Black Sky Blue
- This Time
- Wait a Lifetime
- Black Hearted Bride
- Cost of Constant Traveling
- In My Sight
- Look What the Wind Blew In
- Big Mistake
- Least You're Breathing
- Across the World
- Curbside View
- Black Eye
- Til the Last Leaf Falls
- Passing
Songs From the Middle of the World - Solo/Acoustic Rarities Vol.1 (2008)
- Faded and Jaded
- A Day Without You
- $100 Man
- Living Downtown
- Letter to the Middle of the World
- These Mistakes
- Black Sky Blue
- Feel Like Staying Home
- The Losing End
- Falling Away
- Avalanche
- Mid-Summer Nights Kidnapping Case
- Hard Times
- Wrong Side of Town
- What Are You Gonna Do?
- Who Can Save Me
- Anywhere You Are
It's Christmas Time (2007)
- It's Christmas Time
- Black and Blue Christmas
- Thorn Becomes a Rose
- Christmas Magic
- One Bright Star
- This December
- Wish It Was Christmas Day
- California Holiday
- Christmas Ends a Day Too Soon
- Mystified
Hey You (2006)
- Feelings Without Weight
- Into the Wasteland
- Say It Loud
- In From the Outside
- See Something Fly
- Wish I Was Cool
- Forget Me
- 35th Birthday
- Perfumed Hair
- Tear Choked Eye
- Yearning to be Burning
- Better Half
- Lonely Valentine
- Every Time I See You
- Weightless
Gone Again (2005)
- All Time Favorite
- Gone Again
- Nowhere
- Jukebox Lights
- Away We Go
- Boston Girl
- Dinner and a Dream
- Kids to Chase
- Meant to Be
- Party at the Andersons
- Kiss You Where You Lay
Songs From the Drive-In (2002)
- Time to Forgive
- Elvis Presley Boulevard
- Midnight Cabaret
- Summertime is Here
- House Next to the Drive-In
- Happy Where I Am
- Birthday Song
- Ever Since the Day
- Me and My Blue Water
- Starlight