SoundClick artist: Thomas Christ - page with MP3 music downloads

Thomas Christ is a provocative and
controversial solo musician,
OPERATING out of Pittsburgh, PA.
Christ's music never fails to
tackle the more taboo subjects of
life, from religion, to the music
industry, and most recently the
CONDITION of life itself. Influences
range from David Bowie to Beck, and
despite a leaning toward the
industrial sounds pioneered by
Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and KMFDM,
his music is not bound to a
specific genre or style. The
message defines the style, rather
than allowing style to define the
message.

Do you play live?

I need to do this more, but the opportunities are few and far between.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

I am now of the opinion that it is worthless to try to sell music anymore. You end up alienating fans and sending them to peer to peer programs which let you download for free in CD quality. Instead, bands need to keep fans coming to their page by offering most, if not all of their music for free, and then making money by selling merchandise and playing live gigs. Because you can't download a t-shirt now, can you? At least not yet!

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

After what I've learned about how that business works, I'd be very leary of signing anything. I want to get paid for what I do, not some bureaucrat in a suit.

Band History:

1998-present

10 albums:

Children of Evil(1998)
Diskofeva(1999)
Final Repose(2000)
Christworld(2001)
Blasfamous 2005(2005)
This is to Piss off my Mom(2005)
Louder than God(2006)
A Wedding at Golgotha(2007)
The Music Authority(2007)
Vitality 360(2008)

Your influences?

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, NIN, W.A.S.P., Moistboyz, Skid Row, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Soft Cell, New Order, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Orgy, Black Sabbath . . . among others . . .

Favorite spot?

Pittsburgh!

Equipment used:

A wide assortment of cheap casio and yamaha keyboards, a korg microsynth, a seinhauser e850 mic, a blue snowball mic, a boss br8 digital recorder, and a peavey guitar dual humbucker, all into a athlon 3800+ hp pavillion pc, FL Studio, reason, a vast array of plug-ins, reaper, and adobe audition

Anything else...?

wooooooo!

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