Christopher Watts

ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT

BIO

Raised on the pop and rock of the late 80s/early 90s and trained as a composer, Christopher Watts writes smart, tightly-constructed songs that explore the doubts behind a life of big tech and small minds.

Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Watts has called Canton, New York home for most of his adult life. He started writing songs at age 14, came up through the classical world, and then returned to songwriting decades later with an expanded toolset but the same desire to make music that is highly accessible but often poses big questions. He has been a music professor for more than 20 years.

Watts is influenced by a wide range of artists across many genres, including Tears for Fears, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, and younger artists such as Lo Moon, Nilüfer Yanya and Dirty Loops. In today’s music scene this places him somewhere in the world of alternative rock.

Music

CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE (Neon Version)

Originally conceived as a sparse arrangement for voice and piano, the “neon version” of “Can’t Get There From Here” leans heavily into a melancholy 80s vibe. It’s a song about polarization and dysfunction.

LABOR OF LOVE

“Labor of Love” was inspired by the huge sound of Tears For Fears’s Songs From The Big Chair, and “Head Over Heels” in particular. It’s a song about the way that loving someone leaves you open to being hurt — but worth the risk.