ABOUT CHRIS ENDREY
Chris Endrey is a bold and fearless artist & creative producer of many stripes who has forged a unique career, founded on obsessions with authenticity, learning, sharing, and deep audience engagement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Songwriting, creative & performance coaching, music & event production
Chris has built a successful career as an artist, creative producer, multi-instrumentalist, independent musician and incredible live performer since 2012. Having worked for the Australian peak body for songwriters, APRA AMCOSS, Chris is also an experienced creative mentor & coach, having regularly provided support and songwriting training to up-and-coming musicians in immersive group workshops and one-on-one sessions.
MUSIC & SONGWRITING
Chris founded the sex pop band Fun Machine, which opened on tour for bands including The Cat Empire and The Darkness, received regular Triple J play, performed at music festivals including Groovin’ The Moo and Woodford, won Best Artist of the Year at the ACT Music Awards and earned cult-favorite status for their legendary live shows.
Chris has also released multiple solo albums through his eponymous band Endrey, opening for bands including Hermitude, Client Liaison and Cell Block 69 and playing live at festivals including Secret Garden and Art Not Apart.
Chris has a proven record directing productive, caring and bold songwriting sessions through APRA's SongGenerations proram, MusicACT's Eagle Village intensive sessions and countless focussed projects with artists spanning all genres from G Funk hip hop to Hungarian folk.
LIVE EVENTS
In 2020, Chris was selected as ACT Australian of the Year Finalist in the Local Hero category, for his extremely popular sell-out live variety shows, including In Canberra Tonight, Canbeurovision, and the Canberra Theatre's The World From Here, his long-standing services to the arts in Canberra, and for his performing arts advocacy work.
Chris is a skilled interviewer, panellist, & emcee, having interviewed prominent Australians and elite performers for various publications, radio shows and live events. His previous guests & interviewees include Andrew Denton, Clementine Ford, Ben Quilty, Dr Philip Nitschke, First Dog On The Moon, Karen Middleton, David Pocock & Arj Barker.
Chris has also produced and hosted interviews, panels and fundraisers for The Australia Institute, The Australian Conservation Foundation, multiple writers festivals, The Greens and GetUp!
STANDUP COMEDY & ENTERTAINMENT
Chris has worked as a successful stand-up comedian, having headlined and emceed comedy shows around Australia, performing standup at Woodford in front of a 1000+ audience, and at the Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne Comedy Festival with his sell-out shows The World's a Playground and Withdrawal Method.
Chris has extensive media experience as a guest, humorist and commentator, appearing regularly on ABC Radio, was the former Music Director of 2XX Community Radio and currently hosts the popular podcast Rank Ideas with Nick Delatovic. Chris often writes about social and cultural issues, with his columns and op eds featured in multiple publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald, Crikey, The Canberra Times, The Daily Review, and RiotACT.
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