Since the beginning of his career, Chris Milam has set out to turn the music world upside-down—literally. As a kid with southpaw inclinations, Chris “flipped over” his first guitar and taught himself to play upside-down. In the years that followed, he also became a proficient bass player, pianist, and vocalist, combining the merits of formal instruction with the excitement of untraditional technique.

Chris's development as an artist and creative force is a result of determination and good fortune. Born in Virginia, raised in Memphis, and trained in Nashville, Chris has been lucky enough to have spent most of his life in some of American music's true Meccas. In the spring of 2005, Chris recorded his debut album, Leaving Tennessee, combining the blues, country, and rock influences of his youth to create a sound all his own. Almost immediately after its release, the title track "Leaving Tennessee" was featured on a label compilation alongside the Greencards and Jeff Black. Chris's single went on to generate airplay on at least a dozen radio stations across the Southeast.  Constant gigging around Nashville gained Chris an increasing fanbase, as did the growing number of critics lauding his songwriting ability at such a young age. Comparisons to songwriting masters Ben Folds, Elliot Smith, Ryan Adams, and even Bob Dylan abounded, as Chris's sound is both unique and classic, fresh yet oddly familiar.

Fans are already hyping his next album based on the live performances of his new material—lyrically-intensive, amazingly sharp folk tunes that recall both early Bob Dylan and late Steve Earle. Chris is also writing new, more rock-oriented tunes with his Nashville band, and sees all his new material forming a two-sided album, juxtaposing stripped-down folk and all-out Southern rock.

“...one of the South's most promising young songwriters.”  --Vanderbilt Hustler

“There is a compelling immediacy to Chris's lyrics. Whether he's writing about love and loss or politics, he crawls through blues, rock, country, folk and pop with definite impact. His skill as a songwriter surpasses many artists twice his age.”  --Hardcore-Troubadours.com