Award winning songwriter Chris Bottomley hails from Toronto, Canada. He has 5 solo releases on his own Partly Bent Records label. Gig highlights over his career include sharing the stage with Adrian Belew Power Trio (Mod Club - Toronto, 2009) Grupo Fantasma (The Horseshoe, Toronto - 2007) Michelle Shocked (with Tulpa - CBGB -1987) & Vernon Reid’s Living Colour (CBGB -1988, Concert Hall – Toronto, 1991). As a sideman and bassist, he’s played with Mary Margaret O’Hara, Rich Underhill’s Funk Explosion, The Mofunk Collective, Asani, Wayne Lavallee, John Bottomley, Tulpa, Look People, Donne Roberts, Andru Branch, FreeDubStar, Gisto, House Of David, Sweden’s acclaimed Abjeez, Eccodek & Ainike Brent Hagerman - Exclaim Mag, Toronto "Knotty Bits has as many grooves as Stevie Wonder's record collection... a heady trip indeed."
 2nd place in the 2005 UNISONG INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST for his song "BELIZE CITY BAKIN" in the WORLD/REGGAE CATEGORY Top 20 UNISONG finalist for his song "WHERE OUR HEARTS BELONG" Honorable mention in the 2005 AND 2006 U.K. SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS. <br>