Biography
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Born
31 January 1972 (age 52)
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Born In
Helsingborg, Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne, Sweden
Chris Laney , the Swedish musician, producer and songwriter Ulf Lennart Chris Laney Larsson was born on January 31, 1972 in Helsingborg.
Chris Laney is a hard rock guitarist, producer, songwriter, and solo artist. Originally from Helsingborg, he currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden. Besides his producer skills, Chris has been a member of both Randy Piper's Animal and Zan Clan. Other notable bands include: At the Movies, Dion Fortune, Gathering of Kings, Laney's Legion, Nu Jävlar! and Pretty Maids. He also has releases under Ulf Larsson.
Chris initially tested the solo waters when he released the track "Instinct Animal" in 2006, which appeared on the various artists disc "Hollywood Hairspray Vol. 5".
After several album releases with two bands, he finally released his debut solo album in March of 2009, "Pure". In December 2009 Chris Laney was nominated for yet another Swedish Grammys for his work with the Candlemass album Death Magic Doom. Chris Laney has won two Grammys and been nominated for several others.
His second solo studio release came out in may of 2010, titled " Only Come Out At Night ". In February 2010 Chris Laney got endorsed by Rockstar energy drink. Chris Laney uses Hughes & Kettner amps and Only Come Out At Night is mostly recorded on the Coreblade model.
Chris Laney plays the guitar and keyboards for the Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids since 2016.
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