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Christopher Andrew "Ender" Carrabba[1] (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of the acoustic band Dashboard Confessional, and previously was the original vocalist for the American emo/indie rock band Further Seems Forever. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved with his family to Boca Raton, Florida, when he was 16 years old.[2] Carrabba studied education while at Florida Atlantic University.
[edit] Biography
Having received his first guitar from his uncle, Carrabba took only a mild interest in his musical talent, preferring to skateboard. He taught himself to play at the age of 15[3] , and recorded his first solo album, The Swiss Army Romance, for the enjoyment of family and friends[citation needed], but his work soon made the music circles, resulting in its eventual release by Drive-Thru Records; "Dashboard Confessional" had been discovered, thanks in part to his previous indie success with Further Seems Forever.
Carrabba was a special education teacher prior to his success with Dashboard Confessional, often keeping a guitar in his office to write songs during downtime.[4]
[edit] Career
Carrabba started his career with the Vacant Andys. In 1998, while playing with the Vacant Andys, he filled in on guitar in New Found Glory, when regular guitarist Chad Gilbert was on tour with his other band, Shai Hulud. In 2001, he joined the band Further Seems Forever for their debut album The Moon is Down, before moving on to found Dashboard Confessional. In 2002, Dashboard Confessional won the MTV2 Award at MTV Music Awards for the video for "Screaming Infidelities." The video was considered the "dark horse" nominee at the time, as it was up against The Strokes, The Hives, Norah Jones, Nappy Roots, and Musiq. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry. It was filmed in Los Angeles California on a shoestring budget.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ "ASCAP: Works written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1595466&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
- ^ Mueller, Walt (2003). "Dashboard Confessional: Youth culture sings along with Chris". Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. http://cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=77111. Retrieved 2006-06-18.
- ^ The Hook: Dashboard Confessional - Sympatico / MSN Video
- ^ "People: Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional". Celebrity Q&A. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,628307,00.html.
