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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Introducing… Chris Shinn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Debut self-titled album out January 2012 on Black Cicada<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">NYC Showcase in Brooklyn – November 16<sup>th</sup> @ Converse Rubber Tracks Studio<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="277" height="277" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC8F0F.55E25740" alt="Chris-Shinn-cover3_L"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Singer/songwriter
<b>Chris Shinn </b>is pleased to announce the release of his self-titled debut solo album, out in January 2012 (Black Cicada).
<b>Shinn</b>, previous frontman of <b>Unified Theory</b>, has created a powerful, captivating collection that is both heart-wrenchingly beautiful and unflinchingly bold. With his striking vocals and passionate songwriting,
<b>Chris Shinn </b>delivers an eclectic album pulling from elements of rock, country, jazz and blues. He will be playing a special showcase on
<b>November 16<sup>th</sup> </b>at the <b>Converse Rubber Tracks Studio</b> in <b>
Brooklyn</b>. <b> Shinn’s </b>debut is an emotional album that grabs you by the shoulders, plants you square in your seat, and holds you there, blissfully, through the record’s entirety.<b> Check out a teaser for the album
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esQKq9mflL8">HERE</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Recorded in Nashville,<b> Shinn
</b>has orchestrated a band of heavy hitting musical legends for his solo debut made up of
<b>Brent Mason</b> (Neil Diamond, Alan Jackson) on lead guitar, <b>Bobby Ogdin</b> (Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson) on piano,
<b>Billy Ward </b>(Yoko Ono, B.B. King, Carly Simon) on drums, <b>Tim Smith </b>(Kris Kristofferson, Bill Evans, Boots Randolph) on bass,
<b>Paul Franklin</b> (Sting, Barbara Streisand, Megadeth) on steel, and <b>Roddy Smith</b> (Boots Randolph, Bill Evans, George Hamilton IV) on rhythm guitar along with
<b>Steve Marcantonio </b>(Taylor Swift, George Strait, Billy Falcon, Alabama) who mixed and engineered the album.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Shinn’s
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">latest triumph did not come about overnight – he has been stunning audiences in successful rock bands since the late 90’s. Most notably,
<b>Shinn </b>was the lead vocalist in the supergroup <b>Unified Theory </b>along with Brad Smith and Christopher Thorn, previously of Blind Melon, and Dave Krusen, previously of Pearl Jam. The alternative-rock band spawned such hits as “California” and “Wither”.
From here, <b>Shinn </b>had the idea to create an album of songs he “wished he wrote”. He wanted to recreate the songs that had influenced him so much as a musician and as a young man and he wanted to do it right. He partnered up with
<b>Tim Smith </b>to help assemble a dream lineup as his backing band – and they did just that.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Every member of the band agrees that their meeting was the most instant musical connection they had experienced; they describe their writing together as
“effortless” and that their relationship allows each of them to produce at their creative peak. No song was played more than two or three times in recording, thus capturing the organic experience of their studio sessions and the unbridled talent of the musicians
involved. The ultimate goal of this record was to create brilliant music among friends, and after the first listen, it is clear that
<b>Shinn’s</b> mission was accomplished. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The dramatic, twinging single
<b>“Bound” </b>exemplifies <b>Shinn’s </b>enormous vocal range and compelling lyrics and the anthemic track
<b>“Something in the Light” </b>is a pure feel-good sing-along jam. Achy-breaky retrospective
<b>“We Had a Good Run” </b>is a melodic love story set to a tumbling country twang and
<b>“Dragon, Fly” </b>closes out the album with a sweeping chorus and swirling arrangement.
<b>“Bound” </b>is available on iTunes now – purchase the song <a href="http://bit.ly/o59AQo">
HERE</a>. Full track listing of the album is below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For
<b>Chris </b>and his band, this album was an exercise in letting go – letting go of reservations, letting go of expectations and “surrendering to the music and each individual’s talents” to guide the material. As
<b>Shinn </b>puts it: <i>“What these sessions mean to me cannot be explained in words. I've had a few victories in my career but none come close to this. My definition of success changed dramatically some years ago; family and friends are all that matter to
me. Getting to make music with them is…well, total success.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Full Track Listing:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">I’m Up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We’ll Be OK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Something in the Light<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Afterlite<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">River Man<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Between Two Blues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Valhalla<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Pyramid Song<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We Had a Good Run<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Wind and the Waves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">12.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dragon, Fly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on
<b>Chris Shinn </b>please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jamie Sherman // Gina Schulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:Jamie@pressherepublicity.com">Jamie@pressherepublicity.com</a> // 212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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