CHRIS STAPLES

Chris Staples is an American songwriter/musician well-known as the principle songwriter and singer of angular rock group Twothirtyeight (1996-2002) and Discover America (2005-present). He has played in numerous NW bands including Telekinesis and J Tillman. He has released three solo albums Panama(2001), Burned and Blistered(2004) and Badlands(2010). Staples has toured Europe and the U.S. countless times. Staples was born in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl in 1978. He now lives in Seattle Washington after moving there in 2005. Currently Staples is writing and recording his 4th solo album, expected to be completed by winter 2011. He records in his nomadic studio “the snake ranch” which is currently in the basement of his Seattle home.