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Chris Pandolfi is a banjo player, Stringduster, producer, composer, Grammy winner and all around creative based in Colorado. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Chris spent two years as the first ever banjo principal at Berklee College of Music before moving to Nashville to start The Infamous Stringdusters, now an established force in the acoustic music world. In 2007, the Stringdusters took home awards for at the annual IBMA annual awards show. And in 2018, the Stringdusters won a GRAMMY for Best Bluegrass Album for Laws of Gravity.
In 2011 Chris self-published a piece on his blog entitled ‘The Bluegrass Manifesto’ that challenged the Bluegrass world to embrace the drastic evolution of the music. The article had a big impact, and later that year Chris gave the keynote address at the IBMA. He currently sits on the IBMA Board of Directors.
Chris has produced a number of albums for other artists, as well as several innovative titles of his own. His latest solo record, Trance Banjo, sees him taking the next step under his Trad Plus moniker. The album is a unique combination of modern banjo compositions, along with lush, symphonic vinyl samples, beats, futuristic software instruments, strings, synths & more.
Chris hosts the podcast, ‘Inside the Musician’s Brain,’ a deep dive into the life in music, featuring lengthy interviews with a host of prominent contemporary musicians, including Billy Strings, Mike Gordon, Sarah Jarosz, Del McCoury, Sierra Hull and many more.
In 2011 Chris self-published a piece on his blog entitled ‘The Bluegrass Manifesto’ that challenged the Bluegrass world to embrace the drastic evolution of the music. The article had a big impact, and later that year Chris gave the keynote address at the IBMA. He currently sits on the IBMA Board of Directors.
Chris has produced a number of albums for other artists, as well as several innovative titles of his own. His latest solo record, Trance Banjo, sees him taking the next step under his Trad Plus moniker. The album is a unique combination of modern banjo compositions, along with lush, symphonic vinyl samples, beats, futuristic software instruments, strings, synths & more.
Chris hosts the podcast, ‘Inside the Musician’s Brain,’ a deep dive into the life in music, featuring lengthy interviews with a host of prominent contemporary musicians, including Billy Strings, Mike Gordon, Sarah Jarosz, Del McCoury, Sierra Hull and many more.
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