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Chris Walla
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Walla |
| Born | November 2, 1975 Bothell, Washington |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals Piano Organ |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Label(s) | Barsuk Atlantic Records Elsinor Records |
| Associated acts |
Death Cab for Cutie Martin Youth Auxiliary |
| Website | Official website |
Christopher Walla is the guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also a former DJ of KCWU, 88.1 The Burg. Chris currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
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While Death Cab for Cutie was only considered a solo project of Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla contributed vocals for four of the tracks on the album You Can Play These Songs with Chords, as well as electric guitar. Walla was subsequently recruited as a full member of the band along with Nicholas Harmer and Nathan Good.
Walla has a solo project called Martin Youth Auxiliary. Most of these releases, however, have never been fully exposed to the general public. Under this name, one cassette was recorded and released in 1999 on Elsinor Records; only several dozen copies were made. Walla has been claiming that he will release a new MYA record for about four years. Recently he announced that in 2007 he will release an album under this name on Barsuk Records, the previous home of Death Cab for Cutie and many of the bands Walla has worked with or produced. MYA shows are very rare as well, however, they are almost always recorded.
Walla announced on his site that he will be releasing a new solo album in 2007. Barsuk Records has agreed to release the album, entitled Field Manual. The album was initially set for release in March 2007 but since has been delayed until January 2008[1]. Currently, Field Manual is set to be released on January 29, 2008[2]. Chris Walla will use his name as a moniker, and Barsuk has made the track "Sing Again" from Field Manual available for free download from their website. Field Manual will reportedly contain two tracks that were left off Death Cab for Cutie's album Plans. [3]
Walla has produced, recorded and mixed albums of artists such as The Decemberists, Nada Surf, The Long Winters, Travis Morrison (formerly of The Dismemberment Plan), The Velvet Teen, Hot Hot Heat, The Thermals, Tegan and Sara, and many more. His most recent collaboration is with So Many Dynamos.
Chris Walla has also founded his own recording studio in Seattle, named the Hall of Justice. In 2005 Walla launched his own website, the Hall of Justice Recording, on which he has since made a number of blog posts. However, the main draw of the site is a few dozen mp3 files of Walla's solo songs. The songs were recorded at various times and in various studios but have a distinctively finished sound, likely due to Walla's production skill.