Piano with Chris K.

Kanude is the phonetically less-challenging nickname for creative visionary, singer and songsmith Chris K. and a music ensemble based in Austin, Texas. He has lived and worked previously in New York City, Los Angeles and Berlin, Germany, recording and releasing records on his own Lightstone Records under the Kanude and Val Holler monikers. His music has been featured in HBO's "True Blood" and he found early success while attending The University of Texas at Austin as a composer/musician on Robert Rodriguez' critically acclaimed, low-budget feature film debut El Mariachi.