“What you call pain is really not pain.”
Some artists tell stories from the gutter, but  WhySo is among the rarity that possesses gutter stories that need to be heard. His crash course with Hip Hop came at 15 years old when he hung around his big cousin who had a rap group. It was just a group of street kids where Hip Hop was the soundtrack of life. Together, they used to listen to the latest rap albums, read the latest rap magazines and linear notes on the back of CD jackets (I know, ancient times.) Everything hip-hop! He personally never thought about being an artist, but the seed was firmly planted during those sessions and would soon blossom.
WhySo was pushed into freestyle sessions which led to lingering rhymes and jotting them down long after the cypher had ended. He felt the game growing inside him. Then music progressed into an outlet for him to release his pain, passion, and inner-most thoughts. At the time, he was still just a street kid. He sold drugs. He stole. He hustled. Eventually kicked out of school. He embraced the street life to survive but lacked the knowledge and discipline to manifest his dream into a reality.
After a move to Nashville, his time in the streets would catch up to him and he would have to pay a heavy price. Sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for armed bank robbery, WhySo had to figure out what his life would amount to. He realized he had been blessed with a true talent and gift for Hip Hop. He lost his life but felt alive with the pen. He lost his freedom, but not his freedom to create. With nothing but time on his hands, he began to hone his craft, deepen his lyrical content, and mature his raw cypher-style song structure. Focused and strong, WhySo developed his voice and poised his lips to release the message born from within.
After his release, WhySo came into his own when he touched down where his word play and lyrical content developed into a southern delivery. His style is bi-polar, meaning on one track it’s fun and intriguing punch lines. The next, story-telling that makes you wonder whether it’s a script for a movie or a court transcript. And he always gives respect to the woman that holds him down. Not to be boxed in, he hasn’t forgotten about the core of a man’s world - his presence.
 Today, WhySo is spending his time building a core fan base through production and writing original content. Using his newfound platform through social media and networking, WhySo is relearning the world we live in after being removed from society for over a decade. Maximizing the studio environment and crafting songs for not only his personal growth, but for the audience that needs to feel his message.
Welcome to the Aquarian Age ushered in by WhySo.

Indie Chris
Rapper/Producer/Songwriter/Musician/Creative
Nashville,TN
www.indiechris.com


Whether it's a heavy bass line underneath a bed of heartfelt lyrics and jazzy hip hop, or futuristic- downtempo beats that make you feel like your swimming in space, multi-talented Nashville based DJ/Producer/Artist Indie Chris is guaranteed to take you on whatever musical journeyyou're looking for.  

Born and raised in Nashville, TN Indie Chris has always had a deep love for music. Before he could even afford a set of turntables,  he often remembers in middle school putting in pain-staking hours making "mix cd's".

 "It had to blend perfectly, the entire cd from beginning to end had
to tell a story from track to track. It wasn't just a bunch of random
songs thrown on a cd. Everything had to make since. It's funny thinking
about that now, because that has a lot to do with the way I DJ and
choose tracks for my sets and for my albums."

        From these humble beginnings Indie Chris was not only able to finally purchase his own pair of turntables and mixer, but full on studio set up as well. This allowed him for full on experimentation with new rhythms and sounds, ironing out the craft of production and beat making, and producing the unique Indie Chris sound that is heard today.

The skills used today were honed living in Murfreesboro, TN for two years djing house parties, head shops, bars, clubs, virtually anywhere he was allowed the opportunity to do so on an almost every day basis.

Within the next year he moved back to Nashville snagging a slew of residencies in prime Nashville clubs, has released two Mixtapes in two completely different genres of music, ("The
Perfect 10"){Hip Hop/4th Stanza Collective}, ("Mashed Potatoes Vol.1 THE REMIX/THE MASHUP"){EDM}, and has held a string of collaborations with the hottest up and coming artists, collectives,
and DJ's in Music City Nashville.

Currently Indie Chris is working on his 1st debut release on House of Wax Records set for the early part of 2015. The project is entitled, " Still…Life… A Look Deeper".

With all the collaborations, projects, and business ventures you can't but help notice the passion and love that he has for anything he chooses to take on. Therefore, staying true to his art and his name as Indie Chris...

For all further updates of ongoing projects, collaborations, upcoming
music, and show dates for Indie Chris be sure to check out the
following links below:

Facebook Fan Page: Like Indie Chris @ www.facebook.com/djindiechris
Bandcamp: Download "The Perfect 10 Mixtape" @ indiechris.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: Listen to Indie Chris @ www.soundcloud.com/indiechrisnashville
Soundcloud: Download "Mashed Potatoes Vol. 1 The Remix" @
http://soundcloud.com/indiechrisnashville/sets/mashed-potatoes-volume-1-the/
Twitter: Follow Indie Chris @indiechris_615
Indie Chris Mixes: www.mixcloud.com/djindiechris

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