Christopher B. Lee, also known as Krasp, (born January 27, 1975) is an American musician, and the drummer from Rapcore band CutThroat as well as reggae rock band Jodoh and has performed in downset., Misrule, Filth Rotten, Social Justice, Drunk With Power, Adema, and others.
Born in Torrance, California, Ca. and raised in Sylmar, Los Angeles, Ca. Chris started on pots, pans, boxes, and air drums as early as 3. At age 5 his late father saw interest and bought him a Toys R Us drum kit for Christmas. The kit did not last long, but a passion for drumming did. Taking some snare lessons in fifth grade and getting his first real kit in the summer of '86 so he could start a band, His motivation drove him to be on a performing level and joined a local band from Sylmar, Los Angeles called Social Justice in April 1991 that had started up in the late 80s, and at the time he was also playing in a band with current Death By Stereo guitarist Dan Palmer called Bottom Line. Social Justice morphed into downset. and a buzz began. downset. caught the attention of PolyGram/Mercury Records and released their self-titled debut in 1994 and sophomore release in 1996.
Upon a temporary departure in the summer of 1998 from downset., Chris began getting involved in numerous side projects including Adema, Drunk With Power, and his own, Jodoh, a blend of edgy rock and reggae.
Chris returned to downset. in October 2001 and recorded "Universal", released in 2004 on Seattle-based Hawino Records, and worked on a project called Filth Rotten with Doug "Fado" from Crazytown on Bass in 2008.
In 2009 Chris and Jodoh recorded the album "Eavesdrop Assembly" at Kushhouse Studio in Thousand Oaks, Ca. with guest vocals by Steve Ewing of The Urge and Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest. The album was mixed by John Flannery of Too Rude and mastered by Matt Hyde. The album is slated for a 2014 physical/digital release on MNO Records.