Chris Farren
Artist/Songwriter/Producer
2x Grammy nominated and CMA award winning producer/songwriter Chris Farren stays busy both in Nashville and Los Angeles. He has the current single with Los Angeles based pop group Plus One on Atlantic/143 records and at the same time is on the charts in Nashville with the latest from the Warren Brothers on BNA Records. In addition, his work with Pop smash Westlife in Europe has just gone 6x platinum. Besides producing and writing, Farren has been instrumental in opening the Windswept Publishing office in Nashville, where he has served as creative consultant for the past 4 years and has overseen that companies rise to the top. Most recently Chris, along with manager Ken Levitan, has started Combustion Music, which includes a publishing company, production company, and soundtrack label.
Produced:
| Popstars |
143 Records/London Sire |
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| Plus One |
Atlantic/143 Records |
(Gold) |
| Clay Davidson |
Virgin Records |
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| Paul Brandt |
Reprise Records |
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| Deana Carter |
Capitol Nashville |
(5x platinum) |
| The Warren Brothers |
BNA Records |
(2 albums) |
| Olivia Newton John |
MCA Records |
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| Jason Sellers |
RCA Records |
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| Kevin Sharp |
Elektra/Asylum/143 Records |
(platinum) |
| Jeffrey Steele |
Curb Records |
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| Joel Feeney |
MCA Records |
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| Boy Howdy |
Curb records |
(three albums) |
CMA Award for Single Of The Year for Deana Carter/"Strawberry Wine"
Named "Country Producer of the Year" for 1997 by American Songwriter Magazine
Listed in Billboard magazine as #3 top producer in country music
Chart Activity Produced and/or Written by Chris over the past two years:
| "Close" |
Westlife |
6X platinum |
| "Last Flight Out" |
Plus One |
Gold |
| "If She Only Knew" |
98/Kevin Sharp |
5X platinum |
| "Strawberry Wine" |
Deana Carter |
#1-two weeks |
"Nobody Knows"
(BMI most performed song of 1998) |
Kevin Sharp |
#1-four weeks |
| "She'd Give Anything" |
Boy Howdy |
#1 |
| "We Danced Anyway" |
Deana Carter |
#1-two weeks |
| "How Do I Get There" |
Deana Carter |
#1 |
| "Move On" |
Warren Brothers |
Top Ten |
| "She's Sure Taking It Well" |
Kevin Sharp |
#1 |
| "They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore" |
Boy Howdy |
#2 |
| "If I Were You" |
Collin Raye |
#1 |
| "What Kind Of Man" |
Joel Feeney |
#1 |
| "I'd Give Anything" |
Gerald Levert |
#2 |
| "That's The Truth" |
Paul Brandt |
#1 |
Writer and creative consultant for Windswept Holdings, LLC
Over 100 songs in film and TV as writer and/or producer including:
| "My Cousin Vinny" |
"Lion Of Africa" |
"Night Of The Comet" |
| "Where The Heart Is" |
"Quantum Leap" |
"Once Around" |
| "Black Rain" |
"The Apostle" |
"Casper" |
Songs recorded by many artists including:
| Gerald Levert |
Greg Allman |
Christopher Cross |
| Pam Tillis |
Collin Raye |
Boy Howdy |
| Kevin Sharp |
Olivia Newton John |
Air Supply |
| Deana Carter |
Paul Brandt |
Westlife |
| 98° |
Blackhawk |
Diamond Rio |
| Backstreet Boys |
Jo Dee Messina |
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Member of the following:
ASCAP, AFTRA, CMA, ACM, SAG, AFM, NARAS, NSAI, NAS, Leadership Music Alumni
