Chris Urbanowicz

Chris Urbanowicz
Chris Urbanowicz
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Dominic Urbanowicz
Born	22 June 1981 (1981-06-22) (age 30)
Origin	Nottingham, England
Genres	Indie rock
Instruments	Guitar, synthesizer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Kitchenware
Associated acts	Editors
Notable instruments
Rickenbacker 620, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH, Gretsch Brian Setzer Black Phoenix, Omnichord, microKORG, Roland Juno-106, Minimoog Voyager, Rickenbacker 330/12

Christopher Dominic Urbanowicz (born 22 June 1981 in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire) is the lead guitarist and synthesizer player of the British indie rock band Editors. He studied music technology at Staffordshire University for three years with the other members of Editors. He then worked in a shoe shop with Editors drummer Ed Lay in Birmingham for two years before the band signed to Kitchenware Records.

He lives in New York.^[1][2][3] He supports Nottingham Forest Football Club.^[4] He is influenced by such bands as The Walkmen, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk and Elbow. He has synesthesia.^[5] Urbanowicz features prominently in an amateur music video^[6] produced as coursework during his studies at Staffordshire University. He provided additional production on Airship's debut record Stuck In This Ocean.^[7]

His upper arm is tattooed with a design of coloured roses, a swallow and the Andy Warhol piece Gun. His grandparents were Polish but both mother and father were born in England.

Chris once said in an interview for NME that his childhood hero was Bruno Brooks, and that the Top 40 chart show was without a doubt his "favourite thing about the weekend". In 1994 Chris won a competition to go fishing with Brooks, and still regards it as the best day of his life.

References

1. ^ "Editors soon to release their third album...". kitchenwarerecords.com. Kitchenware Records. 2009-07-17. http://www.kitchenwarerecords.com/news/articles/55. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
2. ^ "Tom live with Steve Lamacq on Monday". see live interview. http://forum.editorsofficial.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8808. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
3. ^ Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music, 8 December 2008
4. ^ "We're a bit like The Monkees... but without being twats". drownedinsound.com. http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/11417. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
5. ^ Simpson, Dave (2007-06-22). "Violently happy". guardian.co.uk (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jun/22/popandrock. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
6. ^ Never Ending Story
7. ^ "Welcome to Rough Trade Shops". http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=339883. 

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