title: Chris Pickering
text: # Chris Pickering
  
  Christopher James Pickering is an Australian alternative country singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Melbourne, Australia.
  
  ## Life
  
  Pickering was born and grew up in the town of Warwick, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Brisbane. Until June 2004, Chris drummed and sang for the Boat People.
  
  Pickering released his debut solo EP, Hard to Find in 2004, and his debut album A Safer Place in 2005. His 2006 EP Ghost City was produced by ARIA Award-winning producer Magoo.
  
  Pickering's "Edge of the Earth" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Alternative Country Song of the year. In 2008, Pickering showcased at the South by Southwest (SxSW) festival in Austin, Texas. In 2009, he represented Queensland at the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance festival in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2010, Pickering released Work of Fiction, produced by Don Nix and recorded in studios in Memphis Tennessee and Brisbane Queensland.
  
  In 2016, Pickering released Canyons, an album of songs recorded both at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and Joshua Tree, California, at Hicksville Trailer Park. The Hicksville sessions were co-produced with Adrian Mauro, and the Nashville Sessions co-produced with Andrija Tokic.
  
  From 2014, he has been based in Melbourne, Australia, where he is also Head of Music at JMC Academy's Melbourne Campus.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | A Safer Place | Released: November 2005 Label: Chris Pickering (CP03) Format: CD |
  | Excuses Excuses | Released: February 2008 Label: Chris Pickering Format: CD, Digital download |
  | Work of Fiction | Released: September 2010 Label: Chris Pickering Format: CD, Digital download |
  | Canyons | Released: August 2016 Label: Chris Pickering Format: CD, Digital download |
  
  ### Extended plays
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | Hard to Find | Released: 2004 Label: MRA Entertainment (CP03) Format: CD |
  | Ghost City | Released: 2006 Format: CD |
  | Corners | Released: July 2014 Format: CD, digital download |
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Queensland Music Awards
  
  The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.
  
  | Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2006 | "Better Off" | Country Song of the Year | Won |
  | 2007 | "The Humming Song" | Country Song of the Year | Won |
  