We had the good fortune of connecting with Chris Voicr and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Chris, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
“Make your strengths your strengths and you weakness you strengths”
I first heard this from the late Andre Harrell it make me focus on things I thought I wasn’t that good at and made me work hard to make them a strength
Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am a Singer/songwriter/producer/model/ is reminiscent of Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Trey Songz, delivering a cutting edge sound .I began singing when he was 6 years old. Coming up in his hometown of Hobson City Alabama, I was a constant interstate transient, spending summers and other school breaks in the Scottsdale community of Atlanta. As a child, I always saw myself as an artist growing up on movies like “The Five Heartbeats and “Temptations” it was embedded in my head to use my gift. I grew up singing in Church for his grandmother who loved to see me sing. I took advantage of the Choral Programs offered in school and understood early the voice is a muscle the constantly needs to be worked and pushed. In 2009 myself and three friends formed an R&B group called Hamilton Park, paying homage to the Scottsdale community center where they hung out and played basketball under the guidance of Donnis Howard. This proved to be a turning point in my life straddling the fence between a life pursuing music and the streets. On the last leg of probation for a drug charge, I had to check in every time i had to leave state. The group eventually signed a deal with Harrell/Atlantic Records in 2010. The group released a single called “Thing Called Us” in the spring of 2012 receiving over 2 million YouTube views, Billboard Top 100 placement, National Fame (Bet and MTV appearances) and over 2,000,000 streams.
In 2017 after coming of of the last “Scream Tour” Named “The Next Generation” containing acts OMG Girls, Mindless Behavior, and Jacob Latimore, The group Hamilton Park took an “Hiatus” giving Me an opportunity to explore myself musically. Growing up in Hobson City, I always had an edgy hip hop background in an Industry that has since changed from “Polished and Rehearsed” to “Edgy and Real”. I have the ability to Sing and Rap and doesn’t mind showing my versatility by dropping my first solo single and video named “I’m Just Sayin” (Produced by The Martianz). I felt he wanted to reintroduce himself truly to my fans and the industry singing about my dreams to be successful and showing visuals in the video of the true house i grew up in and his beloved grandmother. Authenticity is a key point that I stand on. I love to express how I feel through music. In the hiatus, I also developed a love for Engineering, so much so that I opened a commercial studio in Oxford, Alabama called PowerHouse Recordings that has been operating for 4 years. A totally refreshed and focused I have consistently released singles featuring Skooly, Lil Donald, Nicki Minaj, Spectacular and in 2019 dropped a new single titled “In the Safe” (Produced by Whymen Grindin) establishing Meseld alone having 400,000+ views on youtube and 500,000 streams. My latest body of work titled “Blue Moon” released independently is putting Chris Voice back on the industry radar. Having a new understanding of the Industry and how it works I released a single at the top of the year called “Body” that has 2 videos and 6 remixes out
Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Oh yes there are a few places I love here in ATL Bar Vegan is on place that has great vegan selections, if you are looking for something more upscale definitely checkout Hal’s, The plant based pizzeria will change you viewpoint on pizza! Nightlife I love magic city, The sivas hookah lounge is a vibe, cru lounge and Boogalou too if you are just looking for chill spots definitely check out the belt line
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’d like to shoutout and thank the late Andre Harrell for saying yes when everyone else said no. He changed the direction of my life by giving the group I was apart of “Hamilton Park” by giving us the chance he gave us. Donnis Howard for allowing me the opportunity to join in his vision of the group for being a mentor as well as father figure at times .
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