| Chris Demakes | |
| Born | September 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Known for | Being a guitar player and singer for Less Than Jake |
Christopher DeMakes (born September 27, 1973) is the guitarist and, along with Roger Manganelli, vocalist of the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Roger Manganelli is the bassist and one of the two singers for Ska-punk band Less Than Jake. Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. DeMakes is one of the original band members, as well as the current drummer Vinnie Fiorello. Vinnie Fiorello is the Drummer, Lyricist and founding member of the Ska punk band Less Than Jake. While Fiorello is the lyricist, DeMakes and Manganelli write the music.
He was born in Michigan, however, he grew up in Port Charlotte, Florida where he met Vinnie Fiorello. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Port Charlotte is a Census-designated place (CDP in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The two friends played in a local band, Needless Guilt and when DeMakes moved to Gainesville, Florida to attend the University of Florida, Fiorello followed suit to ensure their musical collaboration would continue. Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research
DeMakes is known for his stage presence. Along with saying outrageous things on stage, he appears to have a penchant for running around the drum kit during songs and getting the crowd to start huge mosh/circle pits. He sometimes dresses up in costumes for Less Than Jake's live shows, though this was mostly done during the earlier years. Some examples include a gym teacher, a redneck, a baseball player, an 80's metalhead, a college professor and more recently, Bob Barker from The Price Is Right. Robert William Barker (Born December 12 1923) is a nineteen-time Emmy Award -winning former American Television Game show Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia
A few of Less Than Jake's songs are written about DeMakes' actual friends. Mark Cruce, mentioned in the lyrics of "Mr. Chevy Celebrity" is one example of this. Also, according to Fiorello, the song "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" is about a girl who had a crush on DeMakes, but ending up hating him in the end.
When not touring with Less Than Jake, DeMakes records solo material.