Chris Madsen (musician)

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Chris Madsen
Madsen in Silverton,BC in Summer 2012.jpg
Madsen in Silverton,BC in Summer 2012
Background information
Birth nameChristopher John Madsen
Born (1954-02-23) February 23, 1954 (age 69)
Origin Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
GenresSoul, blues
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Guitarist, vocals
Years active1960-present
LabelsHMP Recording and Development
Website www.troubadoursmusic.net

Chris Madsen (born February 23, 1954) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer from Vernon, British Columbia.

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Career

Madsen began playing the guitar at age six. At 24, he was voted "Most Advanced Guitarist" by The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and Yamaha International; in 1973 he became Yamaha's head of course development, teaching guitar workshops across Canada and heading the guitar department at the company's Vancouver school. [1] In 1980 Madsen was presented the National Performance Award for Guitar Teachers, and in 1982 the Distinguished Teacher Award for Canada. [1] He has written fifteen books on musical technique. [1] Eventually he moved with his family to the countryside near Vernon, where he and his wife raised two children. [1]

Madsen has twice been recognized with awards from the BCIMA (British Columbia Indie Music Award). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Madsen released his album Black and White in 1983. [8] He subsequently opened the Chris Madsen Music School in Vernon, which was in business from 1992 until 2010. The school employed 14 teachers and had over 350 students. [1] [7] Madsen, along with Tim Reardon, founded the Music Educators Institute (MEI) [9] in 1995.

Spiritual interests

After the release of his album, Over the Years in 2001, Madsen's official comeback [1] [7] album in 2007, Seagull in Flight, won him the BCIMA [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] (British Columbia Indie Music Award) "Instrumental Group or Artist of the Year" award. His 10 albums released in 2010, including Carfirmation, Guided Meditations, and There's a World, engage in issues of spiritual consciousness.

In 2006, Madsen began and is the current director of the Body Soul Wellness Faire, [10] a semi-annual interactive gathering devoted to physical and spiritual wellness. This wellness faire was featured on CHBC news in March 2011 and October 2011. [11]

In March 2010, Madsen gave a spiritual workshop on the Infinite Sea of Possibilities [12] at the Okanagan Centre for Spiritual Living in Vernon. On 20 August 2010, Madsen performed a concert at the Powerhouse Theatre in Vernon for the homeless [13] and on 13 May 2011, he performed once more at the same theatre alongside his former guitar student, Canadian Artist Jodi Pederson, [14] in a concert to help benefit the local woman's centre.

Madsen is also the author of the 2010 book and screenplay entitled Song of the Troubadour, a metaphysical romance novel set in medieval times. The album by this name won the 2011 BCIMA [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] "Instrumental Recording of the Year" award. Madsen's 2011 album, Shoreline of the Heart, is under submission review for the 2012 Juno Award.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Awards and recognition

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