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Chris Joannou | |
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 Joannou as part of Rock'N'Ride in 2013 | |
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| Born | (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (age 45) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Art rock,hard rock,grunge |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979)[1] is a Macedonian-Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-basedalternative rock bandSilverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa.[2] He was the first of the three band members to cut his long hair short. Joannou was nicknamed 'Lumberjack' by Silverchair fans for his love of trees, and plaid shirts.
As well as being a well knownbassist, Joannou was the assistantproducer forThe Mess Hall albumsFeeling Sideways and theARIA award-winningNotes From A Ceiling.
He has used mainlyG&L andFender Precision Basses, and almost exclusively usesAmpeg B-15 Portaflex combos. As reported to gearwire.com, Joannou uses an Ampeg SVT-2 into an Ampeg 810 cabinet and a new Ampeg B-15 combo in his live set-up.
In 2006, Joannou spoke at the launch of a mental health scholarship set up to honour his cousin, Nathan Trepezanov, who died by suicide at the age of 21 in January of that year.[3] Joannou is ofMacedonian heritage.[4]
Joannou is a co-founder and co-owner of the Lovells Lager beer company.[5] He is also one of four businessmen who opened a bar and small entertainment venue on Parry Street in the West End of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, which opened in December 2013.[6]
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