Chris Xefos, Date of Birth

    

Chris Xefos

American musician

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1964

Profession: record producer, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Chris Xefos

  • Christopher "Chris" Xefos (born January 5, 1964) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician/engineer/producer and former member of band King Missile.
  • He plays various instruments such as accordion, bass, piano, and synthesizer, among others.
  • He began recording/producing various groups in New York City during the 1980s, including indie-rock legends Phantom Tollbooth.
  • In 1989, he joined the New York City avant-garde spoken word/art rock group King Missile.
  • Five years, four albums and a number of alternative rock “hits” (including “Jesus Was Way Cool” and “Detachable Penis”) later, King Missile disbanded (this version).
  • Xefos also played with the group When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water during this time.
  • Following this period, he relocated to San Francisco. He then went on to work, in various capacities, with a number of local San Francisco singer/songwriters and groups, including Victor Krummenacher, Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher (Camper Van Beethoven), Alison Faith Levy (The Loud Family/The Sippy Cups), Pansy Division, and Doug Hilsinger (Bomb/Enorchestra).
  • He has also kept up on songwriting and recording with two different projects: moth wranglers, a duo featuring himself and LD Beghtol (Flare/The New Criticism/guest vocalist on The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs) as well as his solo project, Drop Quarters. Xefos lives in San Francisco, California.
  • He is openly gay.
  • Between 1998 and 2008, he owned/operated his own project-recording studio, Magnetic Recording.
  • In 2008, he became co-owner/operator of a new recording facility, Dogpatch Recording.
  • He does production/engineer work from this studio, as well as other studios in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • He continues to perform in local San Francisco music groups, including the Fat Bottom Girls, among others.

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