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Christopher James "Chris" Burke-Gaffney is a Canadian songwriter, producer, and artist manager. Burke-Gaffney also oversees the day-to-day operation of CBG Artist Development and Vatikan Records. ==History== Burke-Gaffney started his career as singer/bassist for The Pumps (Polygram). He signed his first record deal as a teenager and toured the country with acts like Triumph, Guns N' Roses, and AC/DC. In his twenties, he wrote his first top-ten single, "Miracle", for Orphan. The song continues to receive heavy airplay on Canadian classic rock radio. In 1996 he formed CBG Artist Development to manage and develop singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. He co-wrote and produced the demos that turned into her Juno Award-winning and triple-platinum ''Under These Rocks and Stones''. He also acted as her manager. () In 1998, he signed soul/pop duo McMaster & James. Together they wrote and produced their chart-topping self-titled debut record for Sony BMG. Burke-Gaffney won the SOCAN Songwriter Award for the hit "Thank You" in 2000. () In 2002, Burke-Gaffney developed teenage, funk/soul prodigy Kyle Riabko. Chris produced and co-wrote Riabko's debut album ''Before I Speak'' and currently acts as Riabko's manager. In 2004, Burke-Gaffney launched Vatikan Records and released ''Inhuman Nature'' for rock group Kill The Driver. Songs written by Burke-Gaffney have been used in numerous movies and television shows including ''Chicago Hope'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''The Real World'', and ''Providence''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Burke-Gaffney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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