Origin New York City Website - Occupation(s) Singer Name Chris Warren | Instruments Vocals Role Singer Years active 1997-present | |
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Born May 16, 1968 (age 55) Long Island, New York ( 1968-05-16 ) Associated acts The DX BandWhite LaceMutilationMeth Similar People The Chris Warren Band, Jim Johnston, Tha Trademarc, Waterproof Blonde, Jacki‑O | ||
The chris warren band break it down wwe d generation x tribute
Christopher P. Warren (May 27, 1967 – June 12, 2016) was an American musician who performed in numerous bands, the last being New York band Bro-Kin. He is best known for being the lead singer in The DX Band (sometimes referred to as The Chris Warren Band), a group who performed the entrance theme of professional wrestling stable D-Generation X called "Break It Down".
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- The chris warren band break it down wwe d generation x tribute
- World Wrestling Entertainment 19972000
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 20072008
- Bro Kin 2009
- Return to WWE 2009
- Personal life and death
- Discography
- Interviews
- References
World Wrestling Entertainment (1997–2000)
Warren is known to professional wrestling fans as the voice behind the DX entrance music, and after this Jim Johnston (head of WWE music) became so impressed with Warren, that he offered him further vocal work. Over the course of the next four years, Warren recorded several songs for the WWF(E). In 1998, Warren made his television debut at WrestleMania XIV, performing a screeching version of "America The Beautiful" and "The Star-Spangled Banner", for which he was booed, as the fans and national media in attendance considered the performance disrespectful and of poor quality. The performance was never released on home video and is also completely edited out of the recent WWE Network version of the show. Warren and the band also performed the DX ring entrance music later the same night as DX came to the ring, and again five months later at the 1998 SummerSlam. Later that year Warren recorded the vocals for Triple H's theme "My Time". This song was featured on the platinum album WWF The Music, Vol. 4. He also recorded the Superstars theme from 1997. His last appearance was a cameo on the Run-D.M.C. "The Kings" music video, directed by David Sahadi. Warren, along with Bro-Kin, recorded an unreleased song for WWE's Tough Enough II which never made it onto the show.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2008)
In July 2007, Warren and Bro-Kin signed an agreement with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which involved use of the band's music on TNA's TV shows (such as TNA Impact!), PPVs and DVDs worldwide. Their song "Low" was used as the theme for No Surrender 2007, "Separate" for Genesis 2007 and "For The Vein" for Final Resolution 2008. Further cuts of other songs appeared (and continue to do so) on various TNA video packages.
Bro-Kin (2009)
On March 5, 2009, Warren announced via Bro-Kin's website that the band had released their album La Violencia on iTunes, Amazon and Napster which is now available to purchase.
Return to WWE (2009)
Warren returned to WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut in August 2009 to record vocals to a new DX theme, coinciding with the return of the D-Generation X stable consisting of Triple H and Shawn Michaels, to active WWE competition. The recording session saw Warren re-united in the studio with WWE music composer Jim Johnston for the first time in over 7 years.
Personal life and death
Warren was born in Huntington, Long Island, NY on May 27, 1967 to Christopher J. and Barbara Warren and lived in Rockland County, New York.
Warren died suddenly on June 12, 2016 at the age of 49. He was employed by Local 638 NYC as a Steam Fitter for many years. Music was his passion. He was very artistic and was a singer for the band Bro-kin.
Christopher is survived by his mother, Barbara Spector, his three brothers, Steven (Lena) Spector, Andrew (Jill) Spector and Danny (Margit) Spector and his sister, Laura Spector. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
He is predeceased by his father, Christopher J. Warren and step father, Paul Spector.