{"id":26,"date":"2021-05-25T10:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/index.php\/biography\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:48:03","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/index.php\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4140cb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4140cb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9500cc8\" data-id=\"9500cc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de70661 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de70661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef2b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ef2b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75331bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75331bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chr1-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a4816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chris Grant<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6637023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6637023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris Grant is a talented singer-songwriter hailing from Morayshire in North East Scotland. With a passion for live music, Chris has been actively participating in the open mic scene since 2007. His music is heavily influenced by iconic artists such as Joe Cocker and Van Morrison, as well as modern soul singers like Marcus King and Foy Vance.<\/p><p>In addition to his solo career, Chris is a member of the band &#8220;The Blues Response Unit,&#8221; playing at larger venues and festivals with the simple aim of getting audiences dancing. Chris also established a weekly open mic night at Flanagan&#8217;s Bar in Elgin, replicating the vibrant open mic scene he experienced in Glasgow.<\/p><p>Chris&#8217; soulful, raspy, and earthy voice captures the attention of listeners and has led him to release several albums, including &#8220;The Road&#8221; in 2018 and &#8220;Treading Water&#8221; in 2021. His work showcases a blend of feel and emotion, often featuring collaborations with local musicians. His dedication to his craft is evident in the time and effort he puts into his music. His album &#8220;The Road&#8221; was a labor of love, taking over four years to complete and involving more than twenty musicians and three studios. As an artist continually working on new projects, Chris has plans for a second solo live album and a &#8220;Best of&#8221; compilation of his first five full band albums.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf26559 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf26559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eef7f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eef7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen on Spotify!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e3d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88e3d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/40EpMlyVLe5qZp8LF7dIKW\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471-150x150.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1403\" alt=\"spotify, internet, streaming-1759471.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-internet-streaming-1759471.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629c8d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"629c8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c082a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80c082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can find Chris&#8217;s original music on platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music, as well as covers on his YouTube channel. If you&#8217;re interested in booking Chris for your wedding or event, you can find his brochure <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisgrantband.com\/index.php\/weddings\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Chris Grant Chris Grant is a talented singer-songwriter hailing from Morayshire in North East Scotland. With a passion for live music, Chris has been actively participating in the open mic scene since 2007. 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