Chris LoPrestoMusicCAT. NO. CLP-0732
Keyboards · Vocals

Chris LoPresto

  • Session musician.
  • Songwriter.
  • Recording artist.
  • Music director.
  • Band leader.
Instruments
piano / keyboards / vocals / synths / guitars / bass / flute
Genres
rock / pop / folk / jazz / latin / more
Contexts
live / studio / touring / technology
Chris LoPresto alone at a grand piano in a dark rehearsal room
Studio solitude. 2012
Side AMoving Pictures

On tape

Broadcast performances, video shoots, and gigs on tape.

A1 · CBS · 2011-05-10

Hugo — Bread and Butter
Live on Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman performance with Roc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo. Finicky Hammond B3, frigid studio temperatures, Dave’s approval… “I like that!”

A2 · ABC

Hugo — Bread and Butter — Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance with Roc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo.

A3 · ABC

Hugo — 99 Problems — Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance with Roc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo.

A4 · BK Shoot

Hugo — Mekong River Delta (music video shoot)

Jamie Rosenberg DP, dir. Chris Lenz. Music video shoot with Roc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo. Long day, nice jacket.

A5 · NYC

Hugo — “Rock & Roll Delight” at Rockwood Music Hall

Residency at Rockwood Music Hall leading up to US tour with Hugo.

A6 · From 3:22

Stephanie White & the Philth Harmonic — Trying to Dream for You

Intimate, improvised, otherwise-acoustic performance with Stephanie White.

Old school + new school — Ed Sullivan Theater, 2011.Touring rig with a B3 upgrade for LettermanIt's always best to blend the decades
Letterman stage rig: Hammond B3 organ, drum kit, and MacBook on a road case at the Ed Sullivan Theater
Side BRecordings · Selected Sessions

On record

Selected session work. Pick your player.

  1. B1Lena Hall — Somebodypiano

    Piano for Lena Hall covering Depeche Mode. One of my favorite singers to play with. One of my favorite bands.

  2. B2Wes Hutchinson — All the Plans Have Changedkeys · bg vocals

    Keys and backing vocals for an excellent album Wes recorded in 2013.

  3. B3Dave Wanamaker — Shelter EPkeys · bg vocals

    Keys and backing vocals for an EP Dave recorded in Nashville in 2016.

  4. B4Mister Rogers & Me (2010) — soundtrackwriting · piano

    Several song starters I recorded overnight for the soundtrack for Mister Rogers & Me (2010) - IMDb, directed by Benjamin Wagner.

    • b4-iWon’t You Be
    • b4-iiAnecdotally
    • b4-iiiDescent
    • b4-ivLanded

Unreleased · SoundCloud

  1. ×1Immediatelysolo · c. 2010

    Track from an unreleased solo album recorded around 2010.

  2. ×220251004sketch · 2025-10-04

    One-take sketch to demo some video game soft synths I grabbed.

As broadcastTelevision · Credits

On air

  • Late Night With David LettermanRoc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!Roc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo
  • Hennessy Art Of Mixing / MTV AsiaRoc Nation / Epic Records recording artist Hugo
  • X Factor / US Season 1Piano for male semifinalists
  • CBS This MorningIndependent recording artist Risa Binder
The fine printEquipment · Backstory

Technology

  • Show computers, routing tracks, soft synths, clicks, sub-mixes, etc.
  • Logic · MainStage · Reason · Ableton · Pro Tools
  • Extensive software background.

Gear

  • PianoShigeru Kawai SK-3
  • KeyboardsNord Electro 4 · Akai Advance 61 · Korg D1 · assorted iPad synths
  • BassLakland DJ-4
  • Acoustic guitarTaylor 614ce
  • Past keyboardsNord Lead 4 · Axiom Pro 61 · Yamaha Motif XS8 (no keytars, sadly)

Education

  • Mason Gross School of the Arts
    Rutgers University
  • Bachelor of MusicJazz Studies (piano)
  • Bachelor of ScienceComputer Science

Anything sounds good if you commit.

Some ideas come easy. Some you have to work for.

Chris LoPresto sitting cross-legged on a brick street playing a wrecked upright piano
Live, no overdubs
As seen inPhotos · Undated

Selected photos

On and off the road. Unordered. Somewhat filtered.

Chris LoPresto in sunglasses playing a hand-painted upright piano covered in op-art eyes and swirls
Painted upright. Los Angeles, CA
View from behind the keyboard rig facing a large daytime festival crowd under palm trees
Festival vibes. 101
Chris LoPresto head down at the keys under a deep red stage wash
A red rig
Close-up of two hands working a small synthesizer under deep red light
Nord vibes
Trio on stage at World Cafe Live in Wilmington — keys, upright bass, and acoustic guitar
World Cafe Live Wilmington, DE
Chris LoPresto in a beanie and scarf at a mic behind a keyboard and rack gear during soundcheck
Soundcheck AC on
Chris LoPresto singing into a mic at the keys under a single hard side light
One mic, one light.
A singer performing to a mic on a sunny patio with a grand piano and two people seated, during an X Factor session
X Factor Semifinalists Hamptons
Black-and-white self-portrait of Chris LoPresto in aviator sunglasses and a henley
Checkpoint
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Booking

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A 1970s Kodachrome photo of Chris LoPresto as a baby, reaching up to the keys of a mahogany upright piano
Early residency. 1982

Always the piano.