Biography
Chris Pitman is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In 1998, Pitman joined hard rock band Guns N' Roses as the keyboardist, along with Dizzy Reed. During concerts he also plays orchestration, synthesizers and sound effects. Prior to working with Guns N' Roses, he was a founding member of the bands Replicants, ZAUM, and the 1997 Grammy-nominated band Lusk.
Pitman studied at the Art Institute of Kansas City, as well as at the University of Missouri. In 1993, Pitman worked with the controversial artist Les Levine. The following year, Chris worked with Dr. Dre in Dre's home studio. He also joined Tool on tour, and played synth on Tool's album Ænima. In 1995, he appeared on the album Bourgeois Kitten by Blinker the Star.
Pitman was co-founder of Los Angeles-based art coalition 'Priory of the North', which focuses on conceptual/public art, and works primarily with Monotype Lithography, with Oils and Metal. His Land/Environment projects have been onsite in various MidWest regional Farmland sites in Lafayette and Johnson County Missouri. His Rio de Janeiro site specific work titled "Mind/Land" has been delayed until permits and visas for such materials can be imported, this work has been in progress since 2003 and will hopefully see light of day.
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