Lightning is blue. MS feels electric.
theBlueElectric
Christopher is theBlueElectric
Music, Writing & Painting.
Forever
Come in
Music is the front door. The fire’s lit — come and be. Talk, listen, read.
There’s a chair by the fire with your name on it. And outside the windows, the deep blue sea.
The Fireside
“the blue electric is a creative umbrella for everyone to get away from the shade of sunny charlatans. Hic et nunc.”
— CHRISTOPHER
“Art is always the truth. It never misleads.” That’s the only rule this house is built on — everything here is the real thing, made by hand and meant to inspire.
New Again
AI, robotics, the future — it is coming, and I am not afraid of it. A machine can learn a pattern. It cannot live a life.
Let the technology do the heavy lifting, so the artist can do the living. New again every second.
The Listening Room
HEAD SOUNDS
On the turntable tonight, by the host’s choice: the whole record, straight through, — Hear From You first. These are 30-second tastings at the door; the full tracks are below.
▸ 30-SECOND TEASER — PRESS PLAY
▸ 30-SECOND TEASER — PRESS PLAY
▸ 30-SECOND TEASER — PRESS PLAY
HOW I CREATE
All my music starts with improvisation. I pick up the guitar, accept it as it is, and start playing. If there’s a magazine or a scrap of paper with words scratched down, I sing those — and make up the foundation of the track right there, as is.
Mistakes are what can make the song special.
The work is combining the two — two different feelings, two frequencies, merging into one. Capturing that is the essence of it. Don’t forget to breathe, or your music will suffer.
And wherever you find yourself say out loud, “I will create here,” pointing at the ground, where my paintings live.
The House Rules
- THE RECORD PLAYS WHOLENo skipping. The quiet between songs is part of the music — a breath between sentences.
- VOICES LOW, NEEDLE DOWNWhen the music plays, we listen. Between sides, the talk by the fire is the best in town.
- PHONES IN POCKETSScreens dimmed. Be here — the room does the rest.
- THE HOST CHOOSESIn the old listening rooms the owner picked every record. Here, Christopher does — trust his queue.
- ON YOUR WAY OUTThank the host, and sign the guest book by the door.
Your Host
- NAME
- Christopher is theBlueElectric
- WORK
- Singer-songwriter. Painting, writing, music — one integrated practice
- BASE
- New York → Austin, Texas
- FILE
- I have MS
On the Shelves
- 01Kurt Cobain
- 02The 13th Floor Elevators
- 03Pavement
- 04The Silver Jews
- 05Tom Petty
- 06Beck
- 07Erik Satie
Leave Your Name
The guest book. Every good house keeps one by the door. Sign it, and word reaches you when there’s new music, a show, or a painting on the wall — only when there’s something real. Your name goes straight to the host’s inbox, nowhere else.
Or say it in the Slow Room instead — same house, out loud.
Rather write direct? Christopher@theblueelectric.com
Write to the House
Pull up a chair. Write to Christopher@theblueelectric.com — or find the music out in the world at theblueelectric.com.