Chris Bocast
Chris first came to the world's attention in the mid-80's as the guitarist for New Wave band Tokyo Vogue, which was very popular in the Bay Area. After that band broke up, he landed a touring slot as a bassist for seminal English band The Mission U.K. in 1987. Returning to San Francisco, he played and toured with a number of SF rock bands, getting out to Canada, Japan, Guam, and Ireland over the next few years. Around 1992 his interests became more focused on ambient and experimental music which offered more opportunity to explore the tonal possibilities of the electric guitar. He performed for a few years with ambient act Temporary Temple and later with the accomplished solo artist Stephen Kent. He began to get asked to produce other bands while finishing a Humanities degree at San Francisco State. He left San Francisco for Austin in 2001 for graduate school, but seemed to keep returning to Colorado to perform, both solo and with bands. In 2003, he released his first solo album 'Through the Airlock'. This album slowly grew in popularity and led to more production work. He finally took an MA at UT Austin in 2005 and went to the high country of Colorado for work in music production. Chris lived in a small mountain town north of Pikes Peak with his girlfriend and their dog for a few years, and has recently moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he hopes to connect with other accomplished recording artists and performers.