Chris Douridas

Chris Douridas is among the premier musical tastemakers in the world. He began his career as the music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, at the Los Angeles NPR station, KCRW-FM, one of the most progressive radio stations in the US. Additionally, Douridas has served in A&R at Geffen and Dreamworks Records, curated & hosted the PBS series Sessions at West 54th, and created the pioneering online live performance series Sessions at AOL. Douridas also worked closely with Steve Jobs as Creative Programming Consultant for the first four years of iTunes, creating iTunes Originals and iTunes Essentials. In film circles, Douridas is a three-time Grammy-nominated music supervisor for feature films, including American Beauty, the Shrek series, Heat, As Good as It Gets, Austin Powers, Captain Fantastic, and The Addams Family, among many others. He continues to champion the best new artists from around the world on his weekly KCRW radio show, and at School Night, his new artist live showcase series in Los Angeles, Toronto, London and Sydney.