Christopher John Arpad (born July 27, 1967) is an American steel drummer based in Tucson, Arizona. He is best known for his solo steel drum performances which combine his own vocals and live steel pan with his custom instrumental and vocal backing tracks to create a full band sounds[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Steel drum soloist for a 2004 "Celebrity Mom" episode of television series show "Live Like A Star".
Arpad executive produced and performed two recordings with Stainless Steel on the World Beat Record Label: A four-song EP, “Know Bounds, No Barriers”, and CD, “What You See”.
June 2011 – Chris Arpad recorded steel pans with VH1 rock reality star Jeramy "Rainbow" Gritter, aka "Beardo", formerly with the band Whitestarr and the rockumentary TV show, The Rock Life. Arpad appears on the song "When I Think of U" – Attack Decay, on the Shoot to Kill records label.
In 2013, Arpad provided song arrangement, vocals, and featured steel pans on Richard Bangs's song called "Cancún Colada" penned by Bangs for a segment piece on Cancún, featured on the series show Richard Bangs' Quest.
Arpad with a steelpan in Malibu.
Chris Arpad, Scottish Highland Drum Competition Santa Rosa Highland Games, 1987.
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^Bandhauer, Rob. "To The Beat of a Different Drum", "The Good Life", Wichita, KS publication, spring 1991, p 30, 31.
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based in Tucson Arizona He is best known for his solo steel drum performances which combine his own vocals and live steel pan with his custom instrumental and vocal backing tracks to create a full band sounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Christopher ArpadBackground informationBirth nameChristopher John ArpadAlso known asSteel Sunsations DJ ArpadBorn 1967 07 27 July 27 1967 age 56 Osborne KansasGenresReggae calypso world music pop Scottish highlandOccupation s Musician solo steel pannist percussionist vocalistInstrument s SteelpansYears active1983 presentLabelsWorld Beat Records Catapult Records Publishing Panyard Inc Publishing Milan Records Shoot to Kill RecordsWebsitewww ChrisArpad com Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Credits 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editChris grew up in McPherson Kansas and attended Hutchinson Community College and Wichita State University 9 Career editChris began performing and managing the band Stainless Steel from 1986 to 1991 and continued performing steel drums as a soloist and various other band formats to present Stainless Steel was a regional success at the time billed as the Midwest s Only Steel Drum Band touring the states of Minnesota Kentucky Colorado Texas Missouri and Kansas Stainless Steel opened concerts and shared stages with such notable acts as Carlos Santana Andy Narell Stanley Jordan Sinbad Tower of Power Bonnie Raitt Head East Jeff Healey The Rainmakers and Steel Pulse appearing at the annual South by Southwest aka SXSW Music and Media Festival held in Austin Texas in 1990 and 1991 Under Arpad s management Stainless Steel was also a Central region showcase member of the National Association for Campus Activities NACA attending showcases and performing for college campuses throughout the region Credits editSteel drum soloist for a 2004 Celebrity Mom episode of television series show Live Like A Star Arpad executive produced and performed two recordings with Stainless Steel on the World Beat Record Label A four song EP Know Bounds No Barriers and CD What You See Arrangement of three songs for solo Double Second Steel Drums the Scott Joplin ragtime tune The Entertainer and George Harrison classic Here Comes the Sun and Herb Alpert s Spanish Harlem All edited by Steve Popernack and published through Panyard Inc Akron Ohio circa 1993 January 2007 Chris Arpad recorded steel pans for the dream pop band West Indian Girl on the song Up the Coast the album 4th amp Wall released on the Milan Records label October 2007 June 2011 Chris Arpad recorded steel pans with VH1 rock reality star Jeramy Rainbow Gritter aka Beardo formerly with the band Whitestarr and the rockumentary TV show The Rock Life Arpad appears on the song When I Think of U Attack Decay on the Shoot to Kill records label In 2013 Arpad provided song arrangement vocals and featured steel pans on Richard Bangs s song called Cancun Colada penned by Bangs for a segment piece on Cancun featured on the series show Richard Bangs Quest nbsp Arpad with a steelpan in Malibu nbsp Chris Arpad Scottish Highland Drum Competition Santa Rosa Highland Games 1987 References edit Bandhauer Rob To The Beat of a Different Drum The Good Life Wichita KS publication spring 1991 p 30 31 Chris Arpad IMDb Cancun Colada Richardbangs com June 24 2014 Retrieved July 27 2014 Cunningham Tricia Stainless Steel Seeks exposure with eclectic fare The Sunflower publication February 13 1989 p 6 8 Holman Rhonda Steel band unafraid of being panned Wichita Eagle newspaper Friday 1989 Bates Mike Stainless Steel Wichita Associated Press April 12 1990 Member Christopher John Arpad All About Jazz Allaboutjazz com Retrieved July 27 2014 Site Maintenance Remixmag com Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Retrieved July 27 2014 Chris Arpad Bio Archived August 27 2013 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Chris Arpad at IMDb Chris Arpad profile at Bandmix com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Arpad amp oldid 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