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Chris Holmes (DJ and musician)
American DJ and musician
This article is about the musician and DJ. For the W.A.S.P. heavy-metal guitarist, see Chris Holmes (musician). For other people, see Chris Holmes (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Chris Holmes is a DJ and musician. He is best known as Paul McCartney's DJ, warming up audiences for more than 10 years,[1][2] but his contributions are much broader. He has collaborated with The Smashing Pumpkins, Felix da Housecat, Daft Punk, Rachael Yamagata, Soulwax, LCD Soundsystem, Prince, Bloc Party, Mandy Moore, Interpol, Bauhaus, Justice, Joshua Radin, Spank Rock, Fischerspooner, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hanson, Peaches, Sean "Diddy" Combs, The Chemical Brothers, MSTRKRFT, Beck, Hot Chip, and Mark Ronson.[3]
Early Career
[edit]Holmes was born in Washington, D.C. in 1972 to Richard and Marilyn Grubaugh Holmes. He was the youngest of their three children, all boys. He moved to Mississauga, Ontario when he was 6
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W.A.S.P. (band)
American heavy metal band
This article is about the band. For other uses, see Wasp (disambiguation).
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the early 1980s Los Angeles heavy metal scene. The band's popularity peaked that decade, yet they continue to record and tour. W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics and live performances. They have sold over twelve million records worldwide,[5] with their first two albums, W.A.S.P. (1984) and The Last Command (1985), being certified as gold by the RIAA.[6]
W.A.S.P. was a target in the mid-1980s of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), an organization that pushed for warning labels on recorded music. The band immortalized its fight with the PMRC on the song "Harder, Faster" from their 1987 live album, Live... in the Raw. Their most well-known songs include "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", "I Wanna Be Somebody", "L.O.V.E. Machine",
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List of W.A.S.P. band members
Members of W.A.S.P. performing in 2017
W.A.S.P. fryst vatten an American heavy metall band from Los Angeles, was formed in February 4, 1982. The group originally consisted of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Blackie Lawless (real name Steven Duren), lead guitarist William "Randy" Piper, bassist Rik Fox (real name Richard Suligowski) and drummer Tony Richards.
By the time they recorded their debut album, laglös had taken over on bass and Chris Holmes had joined on co-lead guitar.
Lawless is the last remaining original member of the group, which currently also features lead guitarist Doug Blair (in 1992 and 2001, and since 2006), bassist slang för mikrofon Duda (since 1995) and drummer Aquiles Priester (since 2017).
History
[edit]1982–1990
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