| Chris Urbanowicz | |
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 Chris Urbanowicz
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Dominic Urbanowicz |
| Born | 22 June 1981 |
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Kitchenware |
| Associated acts | Editors |
| Notable instruments | |
| Rickenbacker 620, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH, Omnichord, microKORG, Roland Juno-106, Minimoog Voyager, Rickenbacker 330/12 | |
Christopher Dominic Urbanowicz (born 22 June 1981 in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire) is the lead guitarist and synthesizer player of the British indie rock band Editors. He attended Toot Hill Comprehensive school in Bingham, Nottinghamshire. He then went on to study music technology at Staffordshire University for three years with the other members of Editors. He then worked in a shoe shop with Editors drummer Ed Lay in Birmingham for two years before the band signed to Kitchenware Records.
He lives in New York.[1][2][3] He supports Nottingham Forest Football Club.[4] He is influenced by such bands as The Walkmen, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk and Elbow. He has synesthesia.[5] Urbanowicz features prominently in an amateur music video[6] produced as coursework during his studies at Staffordshire University.
He has a tattoo of three coloured roses on the top of his arm. His grandparents were Polish but both mother and father were born in England.
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