WHO IS CHRIS BULLARD?

Chris Bullard's history holds much evidence of his fate in becoming the musician and entertainer he is today. As a boy, Chris would watch his mother sing in the choir at church. Chris says, "watching her sing hymns inspired me to wanna sing. Those gospel tunes still resonate with me today." His Grandfather and Grandmother were singers as well and played country music for years. Chris mentions, “There are two moments that changed me forever. The first was watching Back to the Future and seeing Marty McFly tear up Johnny B Goode. Watching that epic scene fueled my desire to play guitar and sing rock music. The second was listening to Foreigner and Michael Jackson tapes my mother gave me. Hearing Eddie Van Halen play the guitar solo on “Beat it” absolutely blew my mind. After those two experiences, all my musical DNA couldn’t help but boil over and I knew the road I had to take.”

The Oklahoma native first picked up a guitar at the age of 7. He sang in the choir in school and at church, and fronted several rock bands. “All the garage band rehearsals is where I found myself. I learned that you never truly arrive. You just gotta keep woodshedding until you start to sound like your influences” he says. It was in his moms dirty garage, covering 90’s and classic rock, where Chris learned to vibe with a band, find his epic scream voice and write songs.

He made the move to Nashville 10 years ago, where he spends his time writing songs, recording and playing over 200 shows a year. Chris mentions, “I moved to Nashville because it felt more like home than LA or New York. Although rock is what I wanted to pursue, country music just runs deep in my blood cause of my grandparents. So I took a country road for a bit as I got things going with my rock music. I just got to a point where I couldn’t hold the scream back any longer” he says laughing. “This town has been so good to me. Just like the boy woodshedding music in the garage, I get to play downtown and hear some of the greatest musicians in the world. I feel grateful that I have the opportunity to do what I love and continue to learn and grow amongst such wonderfully talented musicians and friends. We’re like family” Chris says.

Chris is a multi instrumentalist and has played alongside Jon Pardi, Aaron Watson, Maren Morris, Sam Hunt, David Allan Coe, Coffey Anderson, Josh Thompson and among others. You can catch him doing what he does best 4 nights a week in downtown Nashville, Thursday through Sunday.

Chris' single, “Back To Me,” releases Thursday September 29th.