User:Cgkibbe/Chris Kibbe

Christopher George "Chris" Kibbe (November 2, 1972) is an American Country, Southern Gospel and Popular Music singer-songwriter. With albums released between 2003 and 2014, he became well known in New England, upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania. Known for his exceptional ability to arrange and sing multiple harmony parts, he is a highly sought after performer and studio vocalist. Kibbe is one of the few Southern Gospel singers to have had significant impact in the Northeast.

Biography
 Early life and education 

Chris Kibbe grew up in Enfield, Connecticut and later Somers, Connecticut, where he currently resides. At an early age, Kibbe aspired to be a professional baseball player, but changed his mind as a senior at Somers High School, after joining the drama club at the school and performing as 'Vince Fontaine' in the 1991 production of 'Grease'. It was after this production that Kibbe made a decision to eventually become a full time performer. Later, Kibbe attended Springfield Technical Community College and received an Associate's degree in Telecommunications Technology, with an emphasis on public speaking, television news writing, video production and film making.

 Early career 

After graduating college, Kibbe became a disc jockey at Mark's Rolling Dance Revue in Western Massachusetts. It was during this time that Chris began to sing Gospel songs at the church he attended in Somers, Connecticut. Chris then helped form 'The Risen Gospel Band' a gospel quartet based out of East Windsor, Connecticut. The group consisted of his first wife Angie, his mother-in-law Diane Ryan and Diane's brother Ken Berube. The group played on a fairly regular basis for the next seven years, while Chris continued to work as a Disc Jockey.