Chris Kilmore

Chris Kilmore (born 21 January 1973) is the turntablist of the rock band Incubus.

History

Chris Kilmore was raised outside of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania by an adoptive family. He was first introduced to 'spinning records' when he saw "Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince" perform live, and he fell in love with it immediately. He bought his first table after getting a job at a fast food joint, and his Dad bought him a matching counterpart.

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DJ Chris Kilmore

As an adult, Kilmore picked up and moved out west to LA in pursuit of his musical career. He nailed down a few gigs DJ'ing at a local LA clubs, and later joined a DJ battle crew, the Jedi Knights (Kilmore is a big Star Wars fan). In 1998, Chris went from semi-anonymity, to performing in front of thousands of people practically overnight when he got the chance to try out for a rock band who had recently parted ways with their original DJ. Kilmore had one audition with the band Incubus, and was immediately taken aboard. The rest of the band was instantly impressed with Kilmore, who quickly learned the parts for over a dozen songs in a matter of days. The band was in the middle of a tour when he joined so he was straight into a busy schedule. Chris' financial situation was greatly improved by joining Incubus, as before joining the band, Chris had been forced to go without electricity in his apartment because he could not afford the bill.

After a stretch of constant touring, the band, now with Kilmore, took time off to write and record their second full length major label album, Make Yourself. It is arguable that Chris's addition to the band gave them a deeper, more organic texture to the music than had been heard before. The album would prove to be very successful. The single "Drive" was released and did very well. With the band's follow up albums Morning View (2001) and A Crow Left of the Murder (2004), Chris continues to provide an added creative force to the band.

Kilmore also spun tracks on a live version of Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band

References

• DJ biography
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