Chris Clavin (born
Christopher Johnston) is a musician and record label owner from
Indiana
with a strict DIY punk
ethic. He has been involved in numerous punk bands, and
runs
Plan-It-X Records, a label
founded in 1994.
Bands involved in
Clavin has been a part of many (primarily
pop-punk) bands that have toured all over the
world, some of them very influential in the
DIY punk scene. Below is a
partial
list of the bands Clavin has played a part in.
Solo musical projects
Clavin started working on solo recordings in the fall of 2004 when
he wrote a song and recorded it in the same day to give to someone
as a gift. He tried to write and record one song a day. He only
made it 8 days. Those 8 songs along with 7 others are on the first
album, "May All Liars Burn in Hell". The idea behind his solo
projects is to write songs without thinking about them, to be pure
in writing and hold nothing back. Occasionally Clavin utilized his
friends "Colorblind" Joe, McKayla or others for help. Primarily
playing with
acoustic guitar or
ukulele, he has toured the US
West Coast,
Midwest, and
Europe multiple times.
As Captain Chaos
When Clavin first started releasing solo songs, he did not want his
typical moniker attached to them.
Spoonboy
(of
The Max Levine Ensemble)
gave him the name Captain Chaos. Though Clavin did not like the
name, it stuck. He released six full-length albums, one split, and
appeared on a handful of compilations and other small projects as
Captain Chaos before using his real name on his solo work (see
further below).
Captain Chaos discography
Early works
- Captain Chaos Cassette Tape
Spoonboy's Tape Label, 2004
- Tour CD-R CD-R
Self-Released/chaos records, 2004
(Would later go on to make up the bulk of May All Liars Burn in
Hell)
Full-length albums
- May All Liars Burn in Hell (a.k.a. self-titled)
CD
The Scientist and the Duke Records,
2006
- This is CakeCD
Crafty Records, April 5 2006
- Bloomington, Vol. 1 CD
Big Magic Records, September 15 2006
- Ireland CD-R
Valiant Death Records, October 23 2006
- The Fool CD
Anti-Creative
Records, March 12 2007
- For the Devil CD
Fall of the West
Records, April 1 2007
- Your Bright Eyes Are Gonna Kill Me For Sure CD-R
Crafty Records, April 5 2007
Included in the boxed set (see below)
- Nice and Friendly/Captain Chaos Split - Have Fun/Die
Hard CD
Sweet Now Records, January 11 2008
Box set
All six of the full-length albums (and a bonus CDR of cover songs)
were available in a hand-crafted wooden box set with hand-made art.
These boxes were made by Dan Treiber of Crafty Records. Fifty-one
of them were made. The first 25 were made out of recycled 99 year
old barn wood. The second 26 were made out of recycled 1960
Canadian crate wood. The box set became officially available as of
April 5, 2007. It is now out of print.
Compilations
- Bella's Birthday CD Digital Album ( free!)
Plan-It-X Records, April 5 2005
- LIVE! at Bandit HQ CD-R
DIY Bandits, 2006
- The Three Dollar Gallon CD
Crafty Records, December 16 2006
- Night of the Living Devilock: A DIY Tribute to the
Misfits CD-R
Playground's Greatest Records/Pop
Monster!
Records, 2006
- Ponies in a Stable CD
Don't Stop Believin' Records, April
2007
- Thanks For The Floor CD
Crafty Records March 2008
As Chris Clavin
In 2008, Clavin decided to stop releasing songs as Captain Chaos,
and instead use his traditional moniker. He began to tour solo
again on a small scale, and has released one album so far.
Chris Clavin discography
Full-length albums
- The Roads Lead Everywhere LP
Crafty Records, June 3 2008
- Secrets (Chris Clavin / Sara Cilantro Split) Cassette
Tape
Plan-It-X
Records, 2009
Record labels
Clavin's solo projects have appeared on the following record labels
(this list excludes compilations and smaller projects)
- Anti-Creative Records
- Big Magic Records
- Boom Boom Tapes
- Crafty Records
- Fall of the West Records
- Plan-It-X Records
- The Scientist and the Duke Records
- Sweet Now Records
- Valiant Death Records
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