Chris Rupp Releases 'A New Day: A Cappella, Volume II'
Chris Rupp has released his second full length a cappella album, 'A New Day: A Cappella Vol 2', as the followup to the first volume titled 'RISE'. The new album covers a mix of traditional hymns and contemporary songs, all done with the human voice, and includes covers of Steven Curtis Chapman's 'I Will Be Here' and Zach Williams's 'Old Church Choir' (see below).
"From the very beginning I grew up in a musical family", explains Chris. "My mom has always been a professional musician, and my brother and sister both pursued music quite a bit - family jam sessions were a normal and frequent occurrence (dad did his best to keep up). When I was about 16 or so before my junior year of high school, I made the decision that I was going to pursue music as my career and eventually attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota for 3 years.
Before my senior year my life took a big detour, as I was offered a job at a video game company called Ensemble Studios in Dallas, Texas to help design their next computer game. I did that for several years before returning home to Minnesota and finishing my college career at Minnesota State University, Mankato with a degree in music. At that point my brother Adam and I started pursuing Home Free as more of an actual career, rather than just a dream.
Flash forward many years later, Home Free won the NBC TV show The Sing-Off and my whole world has changed. I spent 3 years touring the country with Home Free, making new friends and fans all over and having some incredible experiences. Eventually though, I felt my calling going in a different direction so I made the difficult decision to depart from the band and pursue my own solo career. Since that time I have released FIVE CDs, including my original album Shine and my a cappella gospel album RISE, as well as founded a new band called 7th Ave that released its first CD, Debut."
