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Artist
Chris Yokel
12+ albums
folkguitaracousticpopLo-Fi
about
Chris Yokel remembers banging things. "I'd always be tapping or hitting something--the kitchen table, my knees, walls. I think I drove my parents crazy." This rhythmic and musical urge eventually found an outlet in the violin, which Chris studied for over 10 years. That and many years of experience in church solidified his love of creating and performing music. But it was when he picked up guitar that he really found the ideal way to express himself. "My brother was learning how to play guitar, so I'd pick his up and start teaching myself some chords. Eventually I was playing it so much that I just got my own. What really made things click was songwriting. I'd always been good at putting words together, I'd even started to dabble in poetry. The guitar gave me a way to combine music with words." The eventual result was Chris' first humble recording effort, "The Home Sessions", which he gave away for free. What it documents is the halting and rough efforts of an artist getting his footing, while at the same time establishing themes that would become important later on. "'The Home Sessions' was really a huge growing process for me, just learning about recording and songwriting. I definitely look back on it and wince at little here and there, but I'm not ashamed of it. It definitely helped to establish some characteristics about my music--the rather melancholy aura of a lot of what I write, but also the strong theme of hope that weaves its way through many of my songs." Hope c
