Occupation(s) Bass guitar Years active 1982–2009 | Name Chris Feinstein Role Bass guitarist | |
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Birth name Christopher Todd Feinstein Born May 26, 1967
Nashville, Tennessee, United States ( 1967-05-26 ) Associated acts Shadow 15, The Questionnaires, Bedlam, Iodine, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Santogold, Albert Hammond Jr., Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon, Moby, Fat Joe, Northern State, Chantal Kreviazuk, Tim Finn, Patty Griffin, Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, The Astrojet, Gin Wigmore, Minnie Driver, Clara Venus, Mikki James, Died December 15, 2009, New York City, New York, United States Albums Cardinology, Follow the Lights Music group Ryan Adams & the Cardinals (2006 – 2009) Similar People Brad Pemberton, Jamie Candiloro, Jon Graboff, Neal Casal, J P Bowersock | ||
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Christopher Todd Feinstein (May 26, 1967 – December 15, 2009) was an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Feinstein's career began at the age of 15, recording and touring in bands (Shadow 15, The Questionnaires, Bedlam, Iodine), which led him to widen his studio skills where he became interested in production and recording artist development.
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In 1997, Feinstein moved to New York City to pursue his career in production. He became a partner in a production team based at the infamous TMF Studios in the East Village. While at TMF, he teamed up with Detroit native, producer/engineer Michael Tudor to co-produce a series of recordings of New York rock bands such as The Astrojet (featuring Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne), Clara Venus and Mikki James. Together, Feinstein and Tudor co-produced material for the Beatles-based soundtrack to the 2001 drama film I Am Sam, featuring Rufus Wainright and Sean Lennon's "Across the Universe" and Howie Day's "Help!". They also co-produced Moby's singles "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) and We Are All Made of Stars. During this time, Feinstein also contributed musically to several artists' albums such as Fat Joe's Loyalty, Chantal Kreviazuk's Juno Award-winning Color Moving and Still, Tim Finn's Say It Is So and Patty Griffin's Flaming Red.
In 2006, Feinstein was sought-after to play bass guitar for Ryan Adams & The Cardinals. During this time he also became known as Spacewolf. As a Cardinal he recorded three albums, Easy Tiger (2007), Follow the Lights EP (2007) and Cardinology (2008) and toured extensively worldwide through 2009.
The last album he recorded playing bass guitar was New Zealand artist Gin Wigmore's Holy Smoke produced by Mike Elizondo and engineered by Joe Chiccarelli.
Growing up, Feinstein enjoyed listening to The Clash, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Brian Wilson.
Death
On December 15, 2009, Feinstein was found dead in his New York City apartment. He was 42 years old. Feinstein's death was ruled an accident by the coroner, stemming from prior health issues and adverse reaction to over-the-counter cough medicine.