Fences (musician)

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Fences (2011)
Fences (2011)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Lesser Oceans
  US 162 03/28/2015 (1 week)
Singles
Arrows ( feat.Macklemore & Ryan Lewis )
  DE 8th 03/10/2014 (10 weeks)
  AT 19th 03/10/2014 (17 weeks)

Fences (* 1983 in Boston , Massachusetts ; real name Christopher Mansfield ) is an American songwriter and guitarist .

biography

Christopher Mansfield is a graduate of Berklee College of Music . During his time at college, the first demo recordings were made for Fences . His manager then put together the demo The Ultimate Puke EP Demo with him . A short time later it was released on a small indie label , for which Mansfield's girlfriend designed the cover. The EP was distributed on Mansfield's MySpace page. Even before the release, the manager of Tegan & Sara became aware of the band. Mansfield was invited to Canada to record an album. This is where the debut album Fences was created , which was released on the indie label Onto Entertainment.

In 2011, Christopher Mansfield began writing and recording pieces for a new album, The Internal Diving Board . In summer 2013 the change from Fences to Elektra Records became known. His second studio album was originally due to appear in the same year, produced by Jacquire King and recorded with the participation of his live accompanists Ben Greenspan and Lindsey Starr, drummer Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie and rapper Macklemore . However, it was not until September 2014 that the first single of the new work was released, Arrows . In addition to Macklemore, Ryan Lewis was also involved as a producer. The album Lesser Oceans was released on November 14, 2014.

Discography

Albums

  • The Ultimate Puke ( EP , 2008)
  • Fences (2010)
  • Lesser Oceans (2014)
  • To the Tall Trembling Trees ( EP , 2016)

Songs

  • Girls With Accents (2010)
  • The Same Tattoos (Sabzi Remix) (2010)
  • Marketplace (2011)
  • Arrows (featuring Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , 2014)
  • Songs About Angels (2014)
  • Buffalo Feet (2016)

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Germany - Austria
  2. ↑ Lesbros: Christopher Mansfield , Lindsey Byrnes, After Ellen, December 20, 2010
  3. ↑ Derek Staples: Fences to release Sara Quin-produced debut LP. Consequence of Sound, September 10, 2010, accessed September 13, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Thanh Nguyen: Welcome Fences to the Elektra Family! Elektra Records, June 13, 2013, accessed September 13, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Fences Inks With Elektra For New Album Release. antimusic.com, June 14, 2013, accessed September 13, 2013 .

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personal data
SURNAME Fences
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mansfield, Christopher M. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts , USA