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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.
With The Push Stars, Chris has written
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, ER,
and Malcolm in the Middle. His 2002 solo
project "Songs from the Drive-In" showcased
"his formidable storytelling talents,"
according to the Boston Phoenix.
His second solo release, "Gone Again,"
serves up 11 new songs with a Dixieland
flavor provided by Boston's renowned
Wolverine Jazz Band. The newest release
"Hey, You" 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).
In addition to numerous Boston Music Awards,
Chris Trapper received two Gold Records, a
Platimun record, and the prestigious SOCAN
Award twice for his songwriting work with
Newfoundland's Great Big Sea. 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.
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