Birth name Christopher Shinn Name Chris Shinn Record label Capitol Records | Years active 1998–present Parents George Shinn Instruments Vocals, guitar Role Singer-songwriter | |
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Born August 1, 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-08-01 ) Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician Associated acts Live, Unified Theory, Blind Melon, Imaginary Heroes, Celia Green , August Annd, Luma, Chris Shinn Project, Move as a Verb, Ouroboros, The Sound I Saw, Everything Is Energy Similar People Chad Taylor, Chad Gracey, Patrick Dahlheimer, Ed Kowalczyk, George Shinn | ||
Chris Shinn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. From March 2012 to December 2016, he was the lead singer of the band Live . He was previously the lead singer of the band Unified Theory. He is the son of former New Orleans Hornets owner, George Shinn.
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Beginnings
Unified Theory began to form in early 1998. After the initial idea to continue Blind Melon with a new lead vocalist did not work out, Smith and Thorn decided to start a new band. Thorn discovered Shinn on a scouting mission in Los Angeles.
"Chris has an exceptional voice. I was blown away," says Thorn, "You have to like people you're working with. We wanted someone with personality and a voice. He's a fun guy and I was completely floored by his songs."
Unified Theory was originally called Luma, they issued a four-track CD through their website in 1999. After they were signed to Universal Records later that year, they changed their name to Unified Theory after the theory Albert Einstein was working on when he died.
Debut and demise
In August 2000 the band issued their self-titled debut album. While working on tracks for a second album, delays set the band back, and Krusen grew somewhat frustrated and left, leading to Unified Theory's eventual breakup.
Brief Reformation & Reunion Show
The band have since announced plans to release a new album consisting of the recorded material for the second album (some of which has never been heard) as well as songs from the Luma period. No timetable has been set for this release. Unified Theory has recently filmed a music video for the song "15 Hits", a song set to be released on their upcoming album. The group played a reunion show on August 4, 2010 at the King King in Hollywood.
Live
On March 12, 2012, it was revealed that Chris would be the new lead singer of the rock band Live. He played the band's dress rehearsal show to a hometown crowd at the Strand-Capitol Theater in York, PA, on March 12, 2012.
On December 12, 2016, Live announced that original lead singer Ed Kowalczyk had returned to the band, though no reference was made to Shinn in the announcement.