Chris Hobart is an acclaimed singer-songwriter born in Wickford, Essex in 1987. He attended college in Southend, where he studied music and also perfected his craft by performing in various local bars and pubs around the London and Essex areas. 

Throughout his early twenties, Chris helped form and perform with different bands, who played prestigious venues and festivals including Bush Hall, Cliffs Pavilion, Beautiful Days Festival, The Green Note in London and The Phoenix in Exeter. Having gained greater confidence in his songwriting abilities, in 2018 Chris decided he would have more creative freedom as a solo artist and decided to strike out on his own.

Having fought his own battles with depression and depersonalisation, Chris has said that he wants his music to help end the stigma still attached to mental illness and bring people together in a supportive community. By addressing mental illness through his poignant and heartfelt lyrics, Chris has shared his story, found a greater sense of peace and proves that recovery is achievable when you find your true passion in life.

Chris cites Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, R.E.M, Ben Howard and Imagine Dragons as big influences on his musical style. His hard-hitting lyrics often tackle very difficult subjects with a great level of sensitivity, openly exploring his own life experiences and his recovery from depression. By combining acoustic guitar with ambient electric guitars, Chris creates beautiful and complex soundscapes which take the listener on a journey and often take unexpected turns.

Since deciding to go solo, Chris has enjoyed great success and built a strong following. The honesty of his lyrics, the purity of his voice and the moving beauty of his musical arrangements have attracted many followers, and have made Chris Hobart a musician to watch in the future.

About Capturing sound as it should be captured. 
Digital/analogue recording studio. 
Location recording, live recording, studio recording, media music, media sounds. 
Having been fortunate enough to record some of Southend's finest artists for over 20 years, I thought it a good idea to let people have a listen. 
Please have a look at my Soundcloud web page. 
I have been a musician since 1982 and have been a founder member of many notable ...bands such as : Foreheads in a Fishtank, The Receeders and Roman Jugg's The Doomed. I have also been recording bands since 1991. During that time I have had the privilege of recording some of Southend's finest :  David Woodcock For Blow Up Records, Phil Burdet for Drumfire Records, (Dunfearing and the West Country High, Good For Mr Bad Hat, By The Time I Get Tomorrow), Roman Jugg (Papa Loco), Roy Mette (Vibralism, Live and Loud, 12 Bars and the Blues, Three and Five, Pirates), Dave Dulake (Butterfingers, Sans Fairy Anne), Russ Strutter (About Time 1 & 2 featuring: Wilco Johnson, Barry Masters), Kiss Me Quick, China White, Arcadian Driftwood, Howling Black Soul, Cusack (Mildsensations), T-Rextacy (White Christmas EP), plus many, many more. I am also still playing in (and recording) three great bands Kiss Me Quick, Those Men and The Lamps. The studio is a 24 + track hard disk system with real outboard FX and a host of classic instruments including a Shergold 12 string electric guitar and a Guild B301 bass. Samples are sampled from source. Orchestral instruments, classic instruments, current instruments as well as session players all all at hand. I also use old ribbon mic's as well as modern ones, giving EMP a unique blend of old and new. As a composer, I have, since completing Guy Michelmore's Music For The Media Diploma course, been writing music and sound effects for websites The Movie Makers Guide and Winstant as well as many corporate DVD's. I work in pleasant surroundings at extremely affordable rates and always welcome bands and artists who want to experiment and create new music for the new century.

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