Christopher Dallman
| Christopher Joseph Dallman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Joseph Dallman |
| Born |
September 23, 1978 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Genres | Folk, alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels |
Treasure Records (2003–2005) Beauteous Bird (2005–present) |
| Associated acts | The Rory Calhoun Project (1997–1998) |
| Website | www.cjdmusic.com |
Christopher Joseph Dallman (born September 23, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Dallman has released a full album (Race the Light) and four EPs (Sad Britney, Never Was, Live in L.A, Light The Love).
Christopher was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Robert Dallman, a tax attorney, and Kathy Dallman, a former teacher. Dallman attended Dunwood Elementary, Bayside Middle School, University School of Milwaukee and Emerson College. He however did not complete his studies at Emerson and, after two years, moved to New York City to pursue his music career.
Christopher started playing the guitar at the age of 16 and practiced piano for 8 years. Self-taught on guitar, Christopher started playing by writing his own original songs. He was not learning how to play fast enough in the standard tuning of the guitar and instead began re-tuning the strings to his own preference and has never played in the standard tuning since. In 1996 when Christopher was 18, he started playing at a local coffee shop on the east side of Milwaukee called Sunset Boulevard. He would play every Friday night and developed a devoted following. In 1997, Dallman moved to Boston, Massachusetts and was the lead singer in the band The Rory Calhoun Project. The band performed around the Boston area, breaking up a year after starting. After the band's end, Christopher developed a paralyzing stage fright which prevented him from performing for several years.
In 2000, Dallman moved to New York City. In an attempt to conquer his recent fear of performing live, Christopher would sign up to perform at open mic events in the East Village only to become too nervous to sing and subsequently leave before his turn. In 2001, Christopher began to subdue his fear and started performing again. Dallman would play at small clubs in Alphabet City and considers those performances as the start of his professional career. Christopher tried to land recording contracts through the standard route of recording demo's and sending them to different record labels. He had some interest from the labels but ultimately was not signed. Dallman grew frustrated with the process and decided to pursue his music career independently. Only after a week of choosing his independent career, Christopher met producer Mike Newman. He managed to find an investor for his album and began working on his first record. Newman and Dallman worked on the album from October 2003 to March 2004, recording it at Scullville Studios in South Jersey, New Jersey. Contributors to what ultimately became his first album, Race The Light, included Ivan Funk, Devin Greenwood, Rachel Alina, and Dred Scott. Race The Light was released on April 20, 2004 under the independent label Treasure Records. Christopher debuted the album with a live set at New York's famous folk venue The Living Room. In May 2004, Dallman moved to Los Angeles, California for personal reasons and to try expand his foothold in the music industry.
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