Chris Cheney

Chris Cheney
Performing at Nibe Festival 2009, in Denmark
Background information
Birth name	Christopher John Cheney
Born	(1975-01-02) 2 January 1975 (age 49) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Rockabilly punk rock alternative rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass guitar
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Dew Process Deck Cheese Adeline EastWest EMI Modular Rapido Independent

Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 1994 with schoolmate Scott Owen. Cheney wrote the group's top 20 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart: "Second Solution" / "Prisoner of Society" (1997), "All Torn Down" (1999), "Pictures in the Mirror" (2000), "Roll On" (2001), "One Said to the Other" (2003), "What's on Your Radio" (2005), "Wake Up" (2006), and "White Noise" (2008). In 2004, Cheney joined the supergroup The Wrights which put out a cover version of Stevie Wright's epic 11-minute track, "Evie" as a single. At the 2009 APRA Music Awards, Cheney won Song of the Year for writing The Living End's track, "White Noise".