Info on Chris Pitman

[Nytunz]

anyway! Someone heard Zaum now? Whats dou guys think?

[Voodoochild]

anyway! Someone heard Zaum now? Whats dou guys think?

I heard and like it. The drums are really cool... It reminds me a bit of NIN... 

[Nytunz]

anyway! Someone heard Zaum now? Whats dou guys think?

I heard and like it. The drums are really cool... It reminds me a bit of NIN...?

 YEPP.. its a great drummer, and if u like it, cheach out Tool, hes the drummer there.

[Mikkamakka]

anyway! Someone heard Zaum now? Whats dou guys think?

I heard and like it. The drums are really cool... It reminds me a bit of NIN...?

It's good except of the instrumental track, although I wouldn't want GN'R to go to this direction.

[SodatopsPhalen]

i downloaded the tracks and they were zipped..They wouldnt open for me..I liek Christ Pittman though..Replicants and Lusk were great

[TinaChe]

i am a big fan of Lusk and Zaum, very unique music.? ?i found some info to share that i researched
on the web and other sources (mygnr.com,etc)? maybe Jarmo can update his bio.  i found a nice photo too, but
don't know how to attach it here, me dumb!

He has been with GunsnRoses since 1998.
He writes and records privately with axl rose, as they have collaborated on many songs including 'Madagascar'. He is an Multi/Instrumentalist on the Chinese Democracy album, included are Keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals and programming. He's a official band member, and mostly does the Orchestration (Strings,Brass,Choir,etc), synthesizers, and sound effects when they play live. He is necessary because of the complexity of some of the new material to be played live.
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Outside of GNR, chris was co-founder of LA based Art Coalition, 'Priory of the North' which focuses on Conceptual/Public Art. Their installations have been commissioned in many place around the world, including Rio de Janiero, United Kingdom, USA.
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He studied at the Art Institute of Kansas City, as well as the University of Missouri-KC.
? ? ?He worked with the controversial world renowned public artist Les Levine in 1993
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? ? ?Bands he's been with:

? ? ?Lusk -? 1997 (BMG/Zoo)? ?he recorded,produced and was the Lead singer and multi/instrumentalist in the Grammy nominated band Lusk.
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? ? ?Electric Company -
? ? ?2004 -(Tigerbeat6)? ?Creative playthings -he plays synthesizer
? ? ? ? ? -he played live as well in this band
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? ? ?Blinker the Star-? 1995 (A&M) Bourgeois Kitten-? contributing keyboards
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1998 (Dreamworks) co-wrote the single 'Below the Sliding doors'

? ? ?Tool- (BMG/Zoo)? he toured with them in 1994/95 and played synths on their
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 'Anema' album in 1996
? ? ?Dr. Dre - (Aftermath) in 1994 he worked in his home studio
? ? ?Replicants- (BMG/Zoo) 1995 /with members of Failure
? ? ?Sony Panic- (DogFight) 1997? -L.A. experimental/improv. band as guitarist/software
? ? ?Failure-? sound effects/ sound mixer
? ? ?Zaum-? (Merkaba)? as guitarist and lead vocals with Danny Carey of Tool
? ? ?Medicine-? (Island Records)? with Brad Laner, played live
? ? ?Savvy Soviets- (2003)? Producer/collaborater with them in Rio de Janiero
? ? ?The Source of Uncertainty - 2005- with Danny Carey of Tool/and others

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[erose]

if all this is actual fact, WOW, the man actually has an amazing career behind him, very interesting got to check it out! 

and again, axl don't pic people from dennis 

[TinaChe]

Here is an updated photo of Chris.  sorry, don't know how to post it myself!

http://www.gnrfrance.net/GNR/Photos/chris/chris01.jpg

[sic.]

This is an old mention on Pittman, but I figured I'd post it here anyway.

"Actually, Chris Pitman is in Guns' Roses, writing with Buckethead and Brain, and will be playing strange keyboards on the upcoming tour. Chris has written some great tunes, which I was able to hear recently."

Blair Blake on 7/11/01.


Pittman actually previewed his contributions to CD to someone not in the loop? 


... Like hell!

[ClintroN]

Chris Pittman the guy that toured with GNR with a keyboard that wasn't even plugged in!

If word of this ever gets out GNR will be (even more so) a laughing stock

I just loved the way people on this wrote how they could really hear his contribution - even though he didn't even have the thing switched on

Not only do we know nothing about the guy, but the band don't seem to know either - when was the last time Axl or Richard etc even mentioned him???

give it up man, do u honestly think he's not playing at all

you can hear it on some bootlegs here n' there, its fuckin' weird shit, but its good!!

N' how the hell do u know the thing wasnt plugged in

Geeze your the goss type man, just 'cause we havnt heard members talk about him doesnt means Pittmans useless or  not a full fledge member, he wouldnt be there if he wasnt required!!

CHRIS fuckin' PITTMAN!!

[dave-gnfnr2k]

It was a joke , calm down.

Obviously without Chris Pittman there would be no guns n roses.?

the latest rumor is that chris pittman also plays bass under the guise of "butthouse" and was the bassist on tour with brain and bucket this past summer on the giant robot tour.

anyone got good pics of pittman that could be compared to butthouse??

Pittman is not butthouse. I saw BH, Butthouse and pinchface first row at a club in boston and it wasnt pittman. I think butthouse's real name is Delray Brewer.

[sic.]

I think Pittman might've actually been called in to fill the void left by Billy Howerdel, as he joined the band the minute Howerdel and Freese left to form APC (early 2000). Funny enough, both Pittman and Howerdel are former Tool associates, so I guess Axl has a soft spot for the bands output, particularly Aenima.

So I guess similar to Howerdel, Pittman mainly works as Axl's computer whiz kid. As far as his keyboards go - well, it's nice to get out of the studio every now and then, huh? 
 

[PJ]

I think Pittman might've actually been called in to fill the void left by Billy Howerdel, as he joined the band the minute Howerdel and Freese left to form APC (early 2000). Funny enough, both Pittman and Howerdel are former Tool associates, so I guess Axl has a soft spot for the bands output, particularly Aenima.

So I guess similar to Howerdel, Pittman mainly works as Axl's computer whiz kid. As far as his keyboards go - well, it's nice to get out of the studio every now and then, huh??
 

in fact pittman was even before howerdel left GNR... he started to work with axl in 98, billy left in 99.. billy worked on live era.. and Chris is thanked in Live era...

[Jonathan]

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

Yes you can hear him when they play live. Listen to Nov Rain, PC, madagascar, teh  blues, CD, riyadh, silkworms, etc etc etc.

[Jonathan]

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

Yes you can hear him when they play live. Listen to Nov Rain, PC, madagascar, teh? blues, CD, riyadh, silkworms, etc etc etc.

The only one I hear on those songs is Dizzy except for Silkworms, you can hear Pitman because of all his techno crap.

So I don't know what the point of keeping him is.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

Yes you can hear him when they play live. Listen to Nov Rain, PC, madagascar, teh? blues, CD, riyadh, silkworms, etc etc etc.

The only one I hear on those songs is Dizzy except for Silkworms, you can hear Pitman because of all his techno crap.

So I don't know what the point of keeping him is.

You dont know what you are hearing then.
On PC the synth is chris. On maddy the drums that loop, the snyth, and the clips are pittman. On Nov Rain all those horns, flutes, synth etc are pittman, on the blues that weird flute sound is chris. So how can you NOT hear all that?

[SLCPUNK]

I wonder who's been covering the late shifts at Denny's??

    

He doesn't actually cook. He just pretends to cook while everything is going on........

[Jonathan]

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

Yes you can hear him when they play live. Listen to Nov Rain, PC, madagascar, teh? blues, CD, riyadh, silkworms, etc etc etc.

The only one I hear on those songs is Dizzy except for Silkworms, you can hear Pitman because of all his techno crap.

So I don't know what the point of keeping him is.

You dont know what you are hearing then.
On PC the synth is chris. On maddy the drums that loop, the snyth, and the clips are pittman. On Nov Rain all those horns, flutes, synth etc are pittman, on the blues that weird flute sound is chris. So how can you NOT hear all that?

I watched the songs that you mentioned on a dvd and on November Rain and on The Blues I saw and heard the horns and stuff but not on the others.. Yeah, yeah.. I don't really care but you're right.

[Carlos_f_Rose]

[quote author=dave-gnfnr2k link=topic=17942.msg420806#msg420806
You dont know what you are hearing then.
On PC the synth is chris. On maddy the drums that loop, the snyth, and the clips are pittman. On Nov Rain all those horns, flutes, synth etc are pittman, on the blues that weird flute sound is chris. So how can you NOT hear all that?

Well I guess Axl keeps Chris, cause its cheaper than having Roberta, teddy and the other support guys  .