Chris Frangou

Chris Frangou (born 3 May 1991 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia) is a singer, songwriter, virtuoso bass player and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the bass player for Australian rock band John Smith Quintet (JSQ) and funk rock trio Global Frontier.

Biography
Early years
Chris Frangou was born 3 May 1991 in Bacchus Marsh (a small town in Victoria), Australia. He was raised in a musical family where his father played electric guitar. Whilst still very young he began playing piano and recieved lessons at school. He continued piano for a few years until he decided to start learning the bass guitar because he claimed "...there are not enough good bass players out there and every one plays guitar" and by late 2003 his father bought him his first bass, a black Fender Jazz Bass which he still uses today.

Shortly after starting bass, Frangou began listening to music like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and similar rock bands. He says that while he still played piano he was influenced by ragtime players like Scott Joplin. The early rock music quickly began to show in his playing when he adopted a fat classic bass sound but it was not until he discovered bass oriented bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Primus that his unique bass sound began to take form.

Sound Theory
In late 2006 Frangou began to record solo material which he named Chris Frangou's Sound Theory. It exhibits him writing and playing all instruments heard. Not intended for full public release he kept the material under his own record label Envelope Music named after the song "ENVELOPE" that he wrote. He continues to write material for Sound Theory and plans for the small scale release of a Sound Theory album sometime in 2008.

Equipment used
Basses
*Fender Jazz Bass
* Music Man StingRay

Guitars
*Ibanez RG

Amps
*Hartke bass heads
*Hartke bass cabinets
*Yamaha guitar amps
*Trace Elliot bass amps
* Ashdown bass cabinets

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