Dallas native Chris August, has been writing and performing for over 20 years. As an artist he has created music that has topped multiple charts, won multiple awards, had over 150 million streams, and over 500,000 albums sold. Songwriting cuts includes Keith Urban’s “God Whispered Your Name”, Pentatonix, Hootie and the Blowfish, Ryan Cabrera, Mandisa, Tenille Arts, Meghan Patrick and many others. Chris has had deals with Geffen, Curb/Word, and is currently a writer for BMG Publishing.
That’s the bio that someone wrote for me awhile back. It sums up a few accomplishments, but doesn’t really tell you who I am so here is a little more.
Yes, I’m from Dallas and yes I love all the teams from Dallas. I currently live in Franklin, TN which is just outside of Nashville, but not a day goes by where I don’t miss eating some fajitas at Mi Cocina. I should probably book a flight. I grew up listening to everything from The Beatles to George Jones to Stevie Wonder. I’m pretty sure my life changed when Boyz II Men came out. I didn’t let a middle or high school talent show go by without singing one of their songs. Years later a guy named John Mayer would come along and bring with him another life changing moment for me.
For years I was only focusing on my own artist career. Writing, recording, promoting and touring non stop. Around the summer of 2018 I decided I wanted to focus on writing songs for other artists and not be away from home as much. I signed a publishing deal with BMG at the top of 2019 and haven’t looked back. I went from playing 150 shows a year to sitting in studios and writer rooms every day just hoping the to find the magic in a song.
Each time I would write a song with someone, I would produce/record a demo of it. That has in turn created some really cool production opportunities for me, which has always opened the door for me to mix records as well.
I absolutely love what I do. I can’t imagine a world where I’m not making music. I’m extremely grateful for my team, co-writers and artists that let me get to do it and stretch me to be better.