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Kris Hadlock

Kris Hadlock is an accomplished rock and roll songwriter, drummer, guitarist and lead singer. He was the drummer for the The Chesterfield Kings from 1994 through 1996. He played drums on their Surfin' Rampage album as well as the single Hey Little Bird (both credited). He also played on half of the band’s Where The Action Is album (not credited) and 6 of their other singles (also not credited). He toured with the band on the entire Let’s Go Get Stoned tour. From 1997 through 1999, he was a Hollywood model, actor and songwriter, releasing one album and three singles.

Since 2000, he has been the founder and lead singer of the band Hadlock, and has written, recorded and released 4 full albums and an EP, all under the independent label Lockout Records. The band is currently in studio producing their 5th album. In his spare time, he gives back to the music community by coaching and promoting youth rock bands in his hometown of Rochester, NY.

He recently appeared on the Dr. Phil Show to get help with his addiction to fame/fortune, and the family problems that his addiction has caused.

The Early Years
Kris has been playing music since he was four years old. His first instruments were the accordion, which was his mother’s primary instrument, and the saxophone. When he was only 6 years old, he saw Kiss perform on MTV, and from that day on was completely hooked on rock and roll. He immediately started playing drums and guitar every hour he was not sleeping or in school.

His early childhood idols were Elvis Presley, Kiss, and Leif Garrett. When he was 12, his aunt took him to see Bon Jovi perform at a small club in Rochester, NY on their first tour, and realized that the purpose of his life was to reach people through his music. That was also the start of his addiction to Bon Jovi and 80s music. He spent the rest of his youth perfecting his craft. By age 13 he had also taken up singing.

The 1990’s
Kris formed his first band when he was 18 and called it Bad Action. 2 years later, the band shifted from Grunge which was popular at the time, to the English Glam Rock style (think David Bowie and The Sweet), and changed their name to Hate. With Kris co-writing, drumming and singing backup vocals, Hate recorded a 5-song EP with producers Jack Pyers (Dirty Looks (band)) and Tommy Brunett (Immaculate Mary) at Pyers’ Pennsylvania studio.

In late 1993, The Chesterfield Kings saw Kris and two of his fellow band members perform as Hate, and immediately invited them to join the band. Kris recorded and toured with The Chesterfield Kings for the next 3 years, 1993 through 1996, playing drums for them throughout that period. In 1994 the band appeared on USA Up All Night show with Gilbert Gottfried, and Kris had an interesting interaction with Gilbert. Although the band was very successful and Kris enjoyed playing with them, their 1960’s garage band style was not a match for Kris’s preferred style, which was the hair and glam bands of the 1980’s.

So in 1996 he began his career as a lead singer, by releasing a CD called Stayin’ On Track and three singles: Catch Me I’m Falling, It All Comes Back To Me, and The Hurt Inside, as well as two music videos. And in 1997, he moved to Los Angeles.

For the next 5 years, while living in Los Angeles, he acted in commercials, music videos and soap operas, and did some modeling, while writing what was to become a large collection of original songs, which were inspired by his personal experience working with various producers and trying to make it as a musician and as a person In 2000 he turned down a lucrative offer from a major recording artist for the purchase of all rights to his song Catch Me I’m Falling. This is a decision that he now says he regrets. And in 1999 he was on The Extreme Gong Show (a modern remake of the original show from the 1970’s).

The 2000’s
He returned to Rochester, NY in early 2002 to form the Hadlock band with his good friend, collaborator and lead guitarist Richie Roccisano. In addition to Richie, the band included Bob Maslin on drums, Ron Brock on bass guitar, and Bryan Babcock on keyboards, with Kris as the songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist.

From 2002 through the present, Kris and his band have been perfecting and recording their “modern 80’s” style of rock and roll, which combines the emotionality, power and rich vocal harmonies of the 80’s, with the edginess and energy of modern rock. This modern 80’s sound was perfected through a combination of creative direction from Grammy Award-winning producer Bob Kulick (Kiss, Meatloaf, Mötorhead and many others),     as well as Bob’s production and recording partner Brett Chassen (together they are Office Studios), and Will Russell of Wilburland Studios.

In 2005, the band shot a full-length motion picture called The American Rock Star, which was directed by Richard Scudder. The film documents the rise of a band from nothing to stardom. The movie is not yet released.

During the 2000's, the band released 2 full-length CD’s, After Sunset (2006) and Playin’ For Keeps (2007), as well as their 3-song EP release Your Wife’s Rock Band (2009). The album cover and promotional photography for those albums was done by legendary rock music photographers Neil Zlozower and Gene Kirkland.

Since 2009
In 2009, well-known rock music writer Lonn Friend, the founder and editor of RIP magazine, who is credited with helping to break bands like Guns N Roses, Metallica and Bon Jovi, as well as ushering in the era of Grunge, started promoting, representing and producing Kris Hadlock, and wrote a biographical article on him.

In 2010, Hadlock worked with Lonn Friend(Director), Michael Wagener(Producer) and Joe Romersa(Editor) to create the video entitled SuperStar - Lost And Found, which included previously-unseen footage of Bon Jovi interspersed with live footage of Hadlock in various settings.

In 2011, Kris decided to return to his original 70s rock roots. Craig Snyder, his first producer and co-writer from his very early days, worked with him to take out the 80s elements that had been his legacy, and together they produced the album Ringleader which had a simple, minimally produced modern rock feel to it.

Starting in 2013, Kris and his band began working on their next album, which is entitled Fourth And Goal and is expected to be released sometime in 2016. It features the single Dirty Christine which was released in January 2016.

Kris is also developing the pilot for a reality TV show in which he and his bandmates go on crazy adventures with legendary rock figures from the 70s and 80s.

In early 2016, Kris appeared on the Dr. Phil Show to get help with his addiction to fame/fortune, and the family problems that his addiction has caused.

Discography
Stayin’ On Track (1996, album, produced by Kris Hadlock)

Catch Me I’m Fallin’ (2000, single, produced by Kris Hadlock and Craig Snyder)

After Sunset (2006, album, produced by Kris Hadlock and Richie Roccisano)

Playin’ For Keeps (2007, album, produced by Kris Hadlock and Richie Roccisano)

Your Wife’s Rock Band (2009, EP, produced by Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen, engineered by Will Russell)

Full Disclosure, The Van Nuys Sessions (2010, produced by Bob Kulick, co-produced/engineered by Brett Chassen, mastered by Dave Collins)

Ringleader (2011, produced by Kris Hadlock and Craig Snyder, engineered by Will Russell)

Fourth And Goal (release expected 2016, produced by Kris Hadlock and Richie Roccisano)

Videos
SuperStar - Lost and Found (2011, Produced by Michael Wagener, Directed by Lonn Friend, Editted by Joe Romersa)

Rock-N-Roll Tonight (2008, Produced by Kris Hadlock)

It All Comes Back To Me (2000, Produced by Richard Scudder)

Catch Me I'm Falling (2000, Produced by Richard Scudder)

Only One (1996, Produced by Paul Lossowski)

Could It Be Forever (1996, Produced by Paul Lossowski)