Local singer Chris (Giph) Snelgrove’s mind merged with his singing teacher, multi-instrumentalist and guitar whiz Craig Baceda for a new CD Mind Merge.
“I’ve actually been doing vocal lessons with Craig and we ended up working on these songs together, which is pretty cool,” said Snelgrove, who was formerly the lead singer for local metal band To The Mountains.
“ This CD more is more classic rock, which is different for both of us as Craig usually does a lot of Yngwie Malmsteen shredding. When To The Mountains fizzled, I started collaborating with Craig,” he said.
Baceda plays, drums, guitar and bass on the CD while Snelgrove provides his lyrics, voice and some keyboards.
He had a lot to get off his chest lyrically, so the CD explores his feelings after his divorce as well as his love for the mountains.
“I love just being in the mountains.‘3 Peaks’ is about that,”he said.
“ I’m really proud of the lyrics. There’s a lot about work and life and being divorced. Though ‘’There Exists’ was inspired by Deepak Chopra’s ‘Shadow Effect,”” he said.
“I think a lot of people will identify with the lyrics,” he said.
“They are really palatable,” he continued.
Mind Merge is available on iTunes, Napster, Google, Youtube and Spotify.
he is currently chasing radio airplay for the CD.
