Having grown up with Chris in my childhood years, I never had trouble finding somebody to jam with. His keen eye to see possibilities in certain situations always impressed me and today I am more than elated to experience his musicianship, songwriting and vocal talent on a new level.
Who is Christopher Solano Mendes?
Chris Mendes is a producer, composer, singer and song writer who syncs music to the soul. He is inspired by genres such as retro rock, funk, soul, gospel and Sufi. With a track record of having played for several bands in Kuwait, Chris is finally branching out as a solo artist looking to collaborate on music projects.
KM: Who have been you major influences growing up as a musician?
As a teenager, a certain family member would make me sing while he played the guitar and that basically inspired me to write and perform my own music. I didn’t know how to play the guitar back then, but I’m a quick learner and so I picked up several techniques along the way. Musical influences would be Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Led Zepplin and Lenny Kravitz among others.
KM: Tell us about your original single “Release Me”
Release me !! Was not intended to be a song.
I usually pen down lyrics/thoughts whenever they seem to flow, but don’t necessarily intend them to become songs. At least most of the time !! At this time in my life I was going through a phase where my very fact of existence was being interrupted and questioned, it was a phase where I would never have wished those circumstances upon anyone, “unless they really deserved it”.
Well I had just put down my thoughts and as read it over and over again, All I could hear was a cry and a longing to be released or set free. It started sounding more like a “prayer” A prayer that was waiting to be answered. I started reciting the lyrics with a melody that just suited every line. I didn’t have to re-write the lyrics to fit the melody, it was like those lyrics were just waiting to find that
melody. That’s what I think !!
Few years after I met with a close friend(Sam) where we are sharing and jamming and I started playing “release me” for which I had already written the basic structure, lyrics and melody. He seemed to have loved it. We decided to go ahead and start producing the track . We put down the tempo/vocals and guitars and then built the track around that.
It just turned out to be a very modest version of the initial thought and I say that only because I have not been able to explain my emotional/spiritual state for phase of my life so far. Once in every mans life, He is faced with challenges. “MAN” decides how is he to slip out of this one.
Climb the mountain – Break through it – OR
” Get down on your knees and BELIEVE you are on the other side”
How can people get in touch with you?
I’m pretty active on my Facebook Page here >> . You can also email me at sala_chokari@hotmail.com
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