I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Guzikowski last night at my friend Katie (and Ty) Rand’s house. It was a great time. The kids were ice skating on the rink that Tyler made (it’s amazing), we had a steak dinner and lots of their friends showed up. Chris played some of his originals, as well as Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes”, Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic” and “Domino” as the Rolling Stones “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.
Chris is an amazing talent. He has a solo act and plays regularly at the Blue Mermaid in Portsmouth, NH. Below is his Bio as well as the link to hear his music and purchase his CD. Below that is a video of Chris playing the title track to his album, “Better Selves”.
Chris Guzikowski is a Portsmouth, NH based singer/songwriter who has played with a variety of the areas best musicians over the years. Sometimes appearing solo acoustic, or as an acoustic duo, and often as part of the full band…Good Will Harding. Chris writes songs about life experiences we can all relate to. His debut studio cd features his original songs, Introspective lyrics, and ear for melody surrounded with a fuller band sound and lush production values. Co-produced with local legend Adam Scharff at Adam’s studio in Kittery, Maine, the album “Better Selves” features contributions from many of the musicians Chris has played with. Featured on Better Selves are: Adam Scharff on guitars, Joe Harding on bass, Jamie DeCato on drums, Sam Harding on drums and percussion and Dana Brearley on guitars. Also appearing are guest female vocalists: Stefanie Guzikowski, Elissa Margolin, Andrea Szirbik, and Katie Freda Rand. Connect with Chris via his artist website: realguzmusic.com
Original song by Chris Guzikowski. A song about the constant tension between being comfortable as you are and where you are vs. striving to be the best you that you can be. “Our Better Selves…are pulling on the strings”.
Below is a photo of the backup singers on the album. Second from the right is my friend Katie Rand and third from the right is Chris’s wife, Stephanie Guzikowski.
Here’s a photo of Chris playing and singing last night at Katie Rand’s house. Chloe was having a blast listening to the music – that’s her in the corner…
Hope you enjoyed it…
Matt Becker
Live from Matt’s House
