Chris Castillo, a talented artist, shares his upbringing in a music-filled environment, his deviation from his calling, and the turn back to his love for music.
When you grow around music, there is a natural infatuation that always keeps you connected with it. Music is a soul-soothing activity, and the people who share their music with the world are the ones who have a divine connection with it. One such artist is Chris Castillo, he grew up around artists of great caliber. One being his own father, Cesar Dario, a Christian Hispanic singer-songwriter. He witnessed the life of his father as a musical artist and was able to see both the extremes of having a musical career. The steep learning curve, the rise, the fall, and the revival. He fell in love with music at an early age, at 7 he was playing piano, and he also wrote his first song at the age of 10.
This first song is featured on his father’s album titled, “Cesar Dario en México”, which can be streamed on Spotify. While Chris was avidly connected to music, his music career was put to a halt when he decided to pursue structural engineering. For years he had worked as a professional engineer, but when the pandemic struck, he got time to introspect. And a reflection back on his dream brought him to the conclusion that music has always been his true calling.
“After two years of taking music seriously, I have various singles lined up for release, wrote and co-produced songs for my father’s upcoming album, and lined up several local gigs in the city of Montreal.” – Chris Castillo
Early Music Career
His music journey had gradually turned into a beautiful one. Chris has worked with some notable figures in the music industry. In doing
so, he has built a music production team composed of producer Bobby John, mixing engineer Murray Daigle, and himself as the singer-songwriter and co-producer. So far they have produced various singles that will be released throughout the year.
Chris’s inspirations are Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran, and you can find fragments of their music type in his songs too. And he also aspires to create songs that leave a meaningful impact on people just like these artists. Chris creates songs that will make you sway and groove with them.
Chris’s first single “Remind Me” is about falling in love with a person he just met whose name he can’t remember. It reveals his vulnerable side where he can easily fall in love with a person he just met. This song also explores a funny yet oddly endearing side as he uses different antics to convince her to remind him of her name. A rollercoaster ride that treads on the tracks of feelings! His other songs dive into the part of relationship traumas he has experienced, his obsession with music, a story about his mother, and love that could not be.
He writes songs that are a treat to the ears. They give an insight into how his creative mind works and the various experiences he has experienced. He wants to show how vulnerability can also be beautiful and can be expressed through art, dance, and music. Explore his music here. You can also stream his new single on all platforms now as well as his music video on YouTube!
