Kris Tischbein — Raapt Artist

Kris Tischbein has written and performed music for the past 30 years. He has worked with Jake Clemons (Bruce Springsteen), Jerry Mercer (April Wine), Emm Gryner (David Bowie, solo) Adam Werner (award-winning fingerstyle guitarist), Mark Rashotte (Jake Clemons Band, Photograph), The Zone, Carl Dixon (The Guess Who, Coney Hatch), Shawn "Deepwater" Dore, Kelly Valleau, Ian K and many others.

Kris is driven by his desire to make the bass a more refined instrument in groups and bridge the sound of the bass guitar into solo compositions, Kris had this to say about his partnering up with Raapt Custom Instruments:

"The instruments Randy (Twyman) is producing at Raapt Custom Instruments allows me to play any idea without hesitation, anything I can dream of to play or write a Raapt bass can handle."

Kris is actively recording solo bass instrumentals and The Zone will be releasing their music on streaming services and CD.

"Kris is a sensitive musician with deep skills and a big heart. His intelligence, dedication, and creativity enrich all the projects he undertakes and gives his music a unique beauty. I feel lucky to call him a friend." Michael Manring (The worlds leading solo bassist)

"Kris is a solid, exciting, musical bass player who tackled a challenging part for a song I was recording. I was thrilled with how it came out and his playing added so much to the final result." Emm Gryner (David Bowie, solo artist)