Chris Dukes is a songwriter, producer and modern country artist from New York's Capital District with infectious songs and introspective lyrics that resonate with all listeners. As a northeast solo artist and co-lead singer in Big Sky Country, Chris has been writing and performing music all over the northeast.

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      Born in Albany, and raised a small town southwest of the Capital, Chris took to music at an early age starting with singing and drums in elementary school and moving to learning piano, guitar and audio recording in high school. After high school, Chris formed a band with longtime friends Josh Herzog and Mike Thomas called The Roundbale Conspiracy and released a full-length album called As Fresh as it Gets while performing regularly.  Following Roundble, Chris recorded and performed with an original band called Synapse, before joining the 90's rock cover band Moxie during the early 2000's.  Following Moxie, Chris was joined with friends Jeff Garrison, Melli Rose, Dave Teta and Chad Balzer to begin The Chris Dukes Band.  CDB performed for many years before things go busy at home and Chris and the band decided to take a hiatus.  

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      After a 6 year break from performing and writing, Chris joined Big Sky Country, a local favorite Country band from Saratoga New York.  Since joining, Chris has spent the last 2 and a half years performing and release an original EP and a full-length album called Long Time Comin' with Big Sky.

 

Now after a long wait Chris is excited to announce a brand-new album release coming soon!!