SONG PLACEMENTS

2010 "I WIll Take You Home" featured vocalist on FX Networks Emmy nominated show RESCUE ME [television].

2010 "Frozen Snow" featured vocalist on FX Networks Emmy nominated show RESCUE ME [television].

2010 "Avalanche", "Weightless", "Time To Forgive" featured in indie film FIGHTING FISH (Slew Pictures/Bertha Bay-Sa Pan [film].

2010 "In My Sight" featured in romantic music montage in Elevator Girl, A Hallmark Channel original movie [film].

2009 "Meant To Be" featured as central part of musical montage in ABC's daytime drama ALL MY CHILDREN [television].

2009 "Least You're Breathing" from Til the Last Leaf Falls was aired on an episode of teen drama PRIVLEGED on the CW Network. [television]

2008 "This Time" featured on GRAMMY Nominated Soundtrack for WARNER BROS Film AUGUST RUSH. [film]

2008 "Long Lost Love" and "Dream To Live" written by Chris Trapper with Sean McKann for Great Big Sea's GOLD Record FORTUNES FAVOUR

2007 "In from the Outside" featured in ABC's "Women's Murder Club" (Angie Harmon) [television].

2007 theme song for "Sox Appeal," New England realilty dating show [television].

2007 "This Time" featured in Warner Bros' AUGUST RUSH starring Robin Williams, Keri Russel and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. [film/soundtrack] This song is also used in trailer.

2006 "Every Angel" with The Push Stars placed in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (Meryl Streep) [film]

2006 "Better Half" theme song for WB's PEPPER DENNIS (Rebecca Romijn) [television]

2005 "I'm a Fool" placed in film ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES (Amanda Peet) released to DVD [film]

2005 "Keg on My Coffin" covered by Rob Thomas on Spring Tour

2005 "Waiting, Watching, Wishing" covered by Antigone Rising on their Lava/ Hear Music debut

2004 SOCAN award for co-writes with Great Big Sea (Folk/Roots Music)

2003 SOCAN award for Co-Writes with Great Big Sea (Folk/Roots Music)

2003 Four co-writes on Platinum certified Great Big Sea CD including title track and first single, "Sea of No Cares" which debuted #1 on Canadian Billboard charts

2002 "Everything Shines" was first single on Gold certified Great Big Sea CD, Road Rage

2001 "Meltaway" placed in Farrelly Brothers film SAY IT ISN'T SO (Heather Graham, Sally Field)

2001 "Drunk is Better Than Dead" placed in GUN SHY (Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson) [film/soundtrack]

2000 "Cinderella" placed in ER end of season episode (George Clooney)[television]

2000 "Everything Shines" theme song for WB show, BRUTALLY NORMAL [television]

2000 "Drunk Is Better Than Dead" placed in MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE [television/soundtrack]

1999 "Everything Shines" placed in THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz) [film/soundtrack]

1998 "Shy" placed in ALL MY CHILDREN [television]

BIOGRAPHY (SHORT VERSION)

CHRIS TRAPPER began his career as the front man for late–90’s alternative rock band THE PUSH STARS (Capitol Records).

With four CD releases and several high profile national tours – including a run with Matchbox Twenty – The Push Stars served to establish Chris as an authentic talent.

The New York Times calls his work “classic pop perfection.”

As a modern day singer–songwriter, Chris is most known for his song THIS TIME, the Number 1 selling song on the Grammy nominated soundtrack for AUGUST RUSH (Robin Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Warner Bros Pictures).

A prolific songwriter, Chris can boast high profile film placements including There’s Something About Mary (Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz), The Devil Wears Prada (Meryl Streep), Say It Isn’t So (Heather Graham) and Gun Shy (Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson) as well as significant television placements including All My Children, Women’s Murder Club, Malcolm In The Middle, a coveted placement in George Clooney’s final episode of ER, the theme song for WB Networks dramedy Pepper Dennis and a cameo on–screen appearance with the show’s star, Rebecca Romjin.

Chris Trapper’s music can best be described as lyrically driven roots–pop with a knack for telling everyday stories filled with extra–ordinary characters.

A respected songwriter of the highest caliber, Chris has written 7 songs for Canadian band GREAT BIG SEA, including their #1 single “Sea Of No Cares” from the certified–platinum Sea Of No Cares CD. Great Big Sea covered Trapper’s song “Everything Shines” and their version served as the debut single off their certified–gold Road Rage CD album. Chris’ songwriting collaborations with Great Big Sea earned him two prestigious SOCAN awards. Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty and Antigone Rising have performed other notable versions of Trapper’s songs.

In 2009, Chris had the honor of being chosen to write an original song for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and was brought to NYC to perform his work at The United Nations as part of the day’s Commemoration Ceremony.

Chris Trapper’s ability to craft songs that are both elegant and accessible is evident on each solo CD in his deep Discography. There is a smart, honest quality to the lyrics that never panders.

Trapper’s live show is a favorite among fans of alt–acoustic music. His on–stage persona is warm and inclusive, his organic understanding of classic pop melody infectious. Audience members seem to particularly appreciate the lighthearted moments with the ukulele. They depart the venue at the end of the evening with the sense of having been truly entertained.

“It’s an incredibly rare musician, particularly in the world of popular music, who is able to forge a career based on quiet dignity and steadfast integrity.”
The Buffalo News

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