Chris Warren (musician)
| Chris Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1968 Long Island, New York |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Rap metal, rap rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Associated acts | The DX Band White Lace Mutilation Meth |
| Website | - |
Christopher Warren (born May 16, 1968 on Long Island, New York) is an American musician who has performed in numerous bands. He is currently the singer in Bro-Kin. He is best known for being the lead singer in The DX Band (sometimes referred to as The Chris Warren Band), a group who performed the entrance theme of professional wrestling stable D-Generation X called "Break It Down".
Contents
Career
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Warren is known to many as the voice behind the DX entrance music, and after this Jim Johnston (head of WWE music) became so impressed with Warren, that he offered him further vocal work. Over the course of the next four years, Warren recorded several songs for the WWF(E). In 1998, Warren made his television debut at WrestleMania XIV, performing a screeching version of "America The Beautiful" and The Star-Spangled Banner, for which he was booed heavily, as the fans and national media in attendance considered the performance disrespectful and of poor quality. Warren and the band also performed the DX ring entrance music later the same night as DX came to the ring, and again five months later at the 1998 SummerSlam. Later that year Warren recorded the vocals for Triple H's theme "My Time". This song was featured on the platinum album WWF The Music, Vol. 4. He also recorded the Superstars theme from 1997. His last appearance was a cameo on the Run-D.M.C. "The Kings" music video, directed by David Sahadi. Warren, along with Bro-Kin, recorded an unreleased song for WWE's Tough Enough II which never made it onto the show.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In July 2007, Warren and Bro-Kin signed an agreement with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which involved use of the band's music on TNA's TV shows (such as TNA Impact!), PPVs and DVDs worldwide. Their song "Low" was used as the theme for No Surrender 2007, "Separate" for Genesis 2007 and "For The Vein" for Final Resolution 2008. Further cuts of other songs appeared (and continue to do so) on various TNA video packages.
Bro-Kin
On March 5, 2009, Warren announced via Bro-Kin's website that the band had released their album "La Violencia" on iTunes, Amazon and Napster which is now available to purchase.
Return to WWE
Warren returned to WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut in August 2009 to record vocals to a new DX theme, coinciding with the return of the D-Generation X stable consisting of Triple H and Shawn Michaels, to active WWE competition. The recording session saw Warren re-united in the studio with WWE music composer Jim Johnston for the first time in over 7 years.
Personal life
Chris is now living in Rockland County, New York.[citation needed]
Discography
- WWF The Music, Vol. 3 (December 29, 1998)
- WWF The Music, Vol. 4 (November 2, 1999)
- WWF Aggression (March 21, 2000)
- WWE Anthology (November 12, 2002)
- RAW Greatest Hits: The Music (December 18, 2007)
Interviews
- Chris Warren Radio Interview (Part 1 of 4) courtesy of The Squared Circle radio show
- Chris Warren Radio Interview (Part 2 of 4) courtesy of The Squared Circle radio show
- Chris Warren Radio Interview (Part 3 of 4) courtesy of The Squared Circle radio show
- Chris Warren Radio Interview (Part 4 of 4) courtesy of The Squared Circle radio show
