With over 60 million global audio and video streams on his evocative hit “Man Enough Now,” Chris Bandi is poised for his breakthrough in country music. The St. Louis, Missouri native has been writing songs since high school. He began making the trek to Nashville during his college days at Ole Miss, honing his craft playing small clubs and making the big move to Music City after graduation.
What songs/artists did you listen to growing up in St. Louis? How has their music impacted yours?
I grew up listening to everything from Garth Brooks to Prince. It really depended on who took me to school in the morning, Mom would listen to 90’s country (George Strait, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson) and dad would listen to rock music or current 90’s pop music. Then being from St. Louis, I was a huge fan of Nelly. I feel like it has all played a part in shaping who I am and the music that I write.