Christopher Melian

</noinclude>Christopher Melian (born December 11, 1985) is a Canadian musician. Formally the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Indie Rock band Cat the Dog who were signed to Virgin Records after only 3 shows. Currently the lead guitarist for the band The Hot Melts who are signed to Epitaph Records.
Biography
Christopher James Melian moved to Toronto, Canada where he spent most of his childhood. He attended Brighton Institute Of Modern Music in Brighton, England where he met Daryl Pruess, Andrew Newton and Dan Logan. Together they formed Cat the Dog in 2004.
The band formed in Brighton where they were subsequently able to get on the same management team as The Kooks. This quickly lead to a record deal with Virgin after only a few shows. During this time they signed a long term publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing and recorded their unreleased debut album with Jack Douglas in Reading at Hook End Studios. The band were played on MTV's Spanking New Music. In November 2007 the band were involved in a near fatal car crash while traveling to their gig and had to escape from their van by breaking a window and climbing out. They split up shortly after in Dec 2007 after a tour with Zico Chain
In 2009, he played on tour with the group The Hot Melts who are signed to Epitaph Records, replacing guitarist Jonny Green. He features in the video for the single, Red Lips and is pictured on the cover and inside sleeve of the self-titled album. The Hot Melts song Edith appears on the racing video game Colin McRae: Dirt 2

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