Joho Studio: Chris Cendana

來自舊金山，菲律賓裔的美國歌手

透過youtube開始把自己創作發聲到全世界

在自家創作、錄音獨立製片

以吉他做為主要創作的樂器，偏向Acoustic.Pop.Folk曲風

5歲開始談琴從觀察中學樂理

10歲加入軍樂隊(鑼鼓喧天那種)

13歲時從他哥哥那邊學習DJ

在他居住Huntington一帶開始出名，大家開始叫他DJ Cendasa

20歲時自己無師自通跟朋友一起玩吉他

他現在也在他住的Morgantown地方駐唱。

當網友跟他索取樂譜時，他回答網友，他的譜都在腦海裡

而靈感來自"My sister, Janelle, and the Lord."

他靈魂裡注入了滿滿的音符,正是上帝給他的恩賜。

我第一次聽到Velvet Fingertips Original的版本

不知怎麼的，主歌才剛進第一句，close your eyes,tell me what you see....

god damn....馬上掀起我敏感的心，I can feel him!!!

持續醞釀這種很奇妙的感動

一直到進入副歌，一瞬間累積的感受，讓我胸口感到非常悶熱!

不知怎麼形容那種想哭的感覺

是那個合旋正是我的罩門?亦或他的情感打動了我?

這首歌還很酷的巧妙運用身邊的物品當作樂器

敲擊吉他音箱+guiro(葫蘆鋸琴，長得像洗衣板的那種樂器)+鑰匙

正符合Acoustic的精神，一層一層疊上音軌。

他的音樂就像是鄰家男孩隨處可見的親切

這種非抒情的情歌，能讓人毫無壓力之下完整的touch

這就是Chris Cendana的獨特魅力

溫暖貼近真實的音樂!

最新發行的EP Apartment Recordings/ Chris Cendana(EP) 02/13/2008

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tracks

1 Affection

2 Velvet Fingertips

3 When The Lights Burn Out ...

4 Cherish (YouTube Version)

5 Velvet Fingertips (YouTub...

網址 http://www.tunecore.com/music/chriscendana

推薦我最喜歡的2首歌

When The Lights Burn Out (Original)

When it's cold, i think of you and things feel like old times

And the laughs we had warm me inside

my mind is at ease

when thinking of you and me

Had a fight on our last go round

No idea my world would come right down

With nothing left to hold

It crazy to know, you'd still be there

And I want you to know, I'll be here till my hair falls out

and shining when the lights burn out

I know it's been while but I can't help smile

When you turn my world upside down

Yes, I know it's been years since we've talked on the phone this long

And didn't say who was wrong

Let's try to make this right

I need some of you in my life

Take some time to reflect on the day that our friendship was set aside

By the words that got mixed up in my mind

A simple flaw is enough to destroy us all

I admit I was wrong, but dragging this out too long

Was enough for me to write this song

And say I'm sorry for all the things I've done.

And I want you to know, I'll be here till my hair falls out

and shining when the lights burn out

I know it's been while but I can't help smile

When you turn my world upside down

Yes, I know it's been years since we've talked on the phone this long

And didn't say who was wrong

Let's try to make this right

I need some of you in my life

Velvet Fingertips(Original)

close your eyes

tell me what you see

is it you alone standing

awaiting patiently

you know i love to guess what you're thinking

it's fun, don't you agree?

to try to play a psychic

to such a mystery

when i close my eyes

i fly above the trees

so i can watch the sun

crash into the sea

running through the clouds

breathing in the breeze

oh, how it soothes

(chorus)

if you only knew

what you do to me

or feel what i can do

or see what i can see

i feel i'm next to you

when i fall asleep

when i think of you

don't try to use a knife

to get inside my head

cause if you truly loved me

you'd care if i was dead

you know i love to joke

if i didn't

i would not be me

but if you were a book

who know what i could read

cause when i close my eyes

i can feel your lips

kiss the perfect parts

like velvet fingertips

relaxing on the sand

the wine we have to sip

is so very sweet