1. Chris Nelson
Vocalist/Songwriter/Pianist/Actor,ChrisNelson wasthatchoir boy inchurch,thatchild who hadto takepianolessons
and practicefivetimes a day when herather go out and play.I guessitall runsinthefamily ‘causelikehisauntTheLate
GreatPhyllisNelson who had overseassuccesson her own and aswell assungback-up with Capital Records70’sgroup
"Brown Sugar"for MajorHarris,Patti LaBelle,MarvinGaye,and Earth Wind& Fire. Hiscousin Marc Nelson co-founder
and former member of Motown’s BoyzII Men and a former member of La’FaceRecords90’s group AzYet, ChrisNelson
is continuinghisfamilytradition.
Classically trained asachild,fromthetechnical sideof recitals,to theimprovisational open-mic’s, jamsessions and
touring now,is wheresoul artistChrisNelsonplanted hisgrooveon themusic scenein Philadelphiaand Delaware
County.He started off writingpoetry atan early ageto nowwritingsongs for himself aswell asother artists.His
musician sideissoughtafter by many Soul,Rock,Jazz,Hip-Hop,Gospel and Classical bandsand groups,fromasfaras
“The World FamousWhiskey AGo Go”in Hollywood,CAto Ashford and Simpsons“TheSugar Bar”in NewYork,NY, The
Hard Rock Caféand “Chris’JazzCafé,”in hishometown of Philadelphia Pa,justto namea few.The artistsideof Chris
Nelson hasbeen performingatvenues such asTheWorld CaféLive,TempleUniversity,TheFiveSpot,and TheClef Club,
The Shubin Theatre,singing“TheStar Spangled Banner”atboth Veteran StadiumandTheLiacourasCenter,and he
dedicated a songfor Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphiaatthisopen-miccalled “Time,”singing“Inner City Blues.” He
as well performed atThePennsylvaniaConvention Center,TheWorldFamousApollo Theatre,PhiladelphiaIdol on FOX
29 and many more.Healso opened up for SoniaSanchez,PhillySoul RockerRes,Vernon Reid from80’sRockBand
“LivingColour,”band called “FREEFORMFUNKYFREQS,”“TheBrooklyn BazaarOutdoor MusicFestival 2012 and 2014,”
“Cosmic Slop Festival2013” at Artist Village in Detroit, and heeven added his own flavor playingwith therevival of The
60’s doo-wop groupTheCoastersMemoriesaswell asplayed in the tributeband for TheLegendary 70’sFunk/Soul Band
Mandrill,The40th
Annual OdundeFestival 2014,andattheCivil RightsAchievementAwards2015,performing“The
African National Anthem”atThe AfricanAmericanMuseumof Art in Philly Pa.Chrisperformed athisown
concert/production:THECHRIS NELSONCOMMUNITYCONCERTin Morton Pa Summer of 2014,TheMorton Community
Festival Of 2015 and co-produced FamilyFun NightIn Music In2013. Hehad also produced another showcalled “Chris
Nelson’s Soulful Lunch TimeShow”atSoul Seafood CaféLive,in Upper Darby Pa.on 69th
Streetin 2015. Mr.Nelson’s
music can beheard on theinternetradiosuch asBlogTalk showson;“240C Radio Show,”Talk ShoeRadio “TheArtist
Lounge,” “VoltaRadio.Com,”and Soul-ImprintMagazine,“Soul-Fusion-Radio,”“TheTommy Brown Show”on
“PhillyHottRadio.Com”"Uninow.Net," “WorldLyfeRadio.org,”and "wlradiofm.com." On Regularradio suchasW.U.R.D
900Am,W.R.T.I 90.1Fm,W.P.E.B 88.1Fm,W.H.I.P TempleStudentRadioStation,W.K.D.U91.7Fm,Praise103.9Fmand on
100.3 “TheBeat” Fm. His musicwasfeatured on television:"TheArts In Color Television Show"on a local cablechannel:
"W.T.V.E," “Wild AboutPhilly on ComcastChannel 66/966 and Verizon 29/30, and on "MoTV"Morton Television
Network, ComcastChannel 5,RCNChannel 52and Verizon Channel 44. Heeven found timefor himself to do some
actingby becomingan “Extra”within a Philadelphiaweb seriescalled “TheUnderground Kings”which wasproduced and
written by Sky Dennis,executiveproduction by Rip HamiltonProductions in 2014.An Extra in theM.G.Mmovie:CREED,
with Michael B.Jordan & Sylvester Stallone in 2015,and had a lead roleplayingLarry Lovewithin a spiritual play called:
Meet Jezebel (A Modern Day Spirit) whichwaswritten and produced by SheilaHargraveof ONETouch Ministries.
Nelson hasfeatured in writeup’s withinThePhiladelphiaInquirer,ThePhiladelphiaMetro,SCOOPU.S.A,Temple
University News,TheDelawareCounty Daily Times,TheDelawareCounty News Network, PhiladelphiaWeekly, The
PhiladelphiaTribuneand S.W.A.GMagazine.
Walkingin thefootsteps of hismusical heroes;StevieWonder,Michael Jackson, PatriceRushen,Marvin Gaye,Ray
Charles,andDukeEllington,ChrisNelson isdefinitelycontinuingthegreatlegacy of knowinghowto marry all genres of
music.Beingata ChrisNelson concertwill makeyou bringoutthetambourine,stompingand soul clapping.Hisshowwill
makeyour soul cry,andevokea human experienceas hecongregatesthroughhisfinger tipsand hugsyou with hissultry
voice.Nelson’sfansareanticipatingthereleaseof hislongawaited album,after gettinga tasteof his firstsingleand
music video “Hour Time.”For nowgetyour doseof this minister of soul,with a messagenotafraid to expresshislove,
his pain,insecurities,asheunravels,hisown personal revelationsthroughmusic,words,andpiano.Somecall on himto
be their musicdirector,many call on himto betheir musicteacher,and others call on himto betheir musician/producer,
butThe Creator called on himto beknown as ChrisNelsonthecompleteentertainer.