Chris McCarvill
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Lee McCarvill |
| Born |
October 3, 1971 Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, metal, pop rock, progressive rock |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Labels | Frontiers Records, Avalon Records, Mausoleum Records, Black Lotus Records, Klytus Records |
| Associated acts | Dokken, House of Lords, Obsession, Eddie Ojeda, Jeff Scott Soto, The Samurai Cab Company, X Factor X |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ibanez RD707 Orange – the only known with a maple fingerboard. | |
Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill (born October 3, 1971) is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal performances.
McCarvill was born and grew up in Milford, Connecticut. He began playing bass at age 12, his first instrument a Peavey Patriot bass guitar.
Upon graduation of High School, Chris attended and graduated the Musician’s Institute’s (MI) bass school (BIT) in Hollywood, California. He met songwriting partner and close friend Craig Polivka in Hollywood.
After graduating MI, McCarvill and Polivka met singer Jeff Scott Soto (ex Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen). Chris and Craig recorded and played several shows with Jeff and his band Slam in the early nineties. The band was short lived and the two returned to their native Connecticut.
In May 2011, Mr. McCarvill began teaching Bass at Route 1 Guitars in Milford, Connecticut.
Chris began doing session work in Boston as a bassist and also landed a full-time job as a graphic artist. He joined heavy metal band X Factor X, and continued to write with Polivka. During this time, Chris taught himself symphonic orchestration and developed his recording techniques, resulting in his renowned bass piece Demon Wheel.
Chris met vocalist Michael Vescera (Obsession, ex Loudness and Yngwie Malmsteen), and began recording bass on Mike’s solo material as well as new Obsession music. He also created album covers for several of Vescera’s releases. Other musicians Chris met through Vescera were: BJ Zampa (drums), Jimi Bell (guitar) and Robert Marcello (guitar). McCarvill met Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda, and began recording and playing live with Eddie’s Band Of Steel with BJ Zampa and X Factor X vocalist Andre Vanchot. Chris was tapped by the Rockhouse Instructional Method Company to record a series of Instructional beginner DVDs and a “Slap and Pop” DVD. His bass DVD are top sellers worldwide. In addition to the heavier styles he is associated with, Chris began to develop a taste for recording punk inspired pop music, along with more progressive musical pieces.
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