Kris Anders is an award winning Canadian singer/songwriter from the beautiful Okanagan Valley in BC, Canada with over a decade of experience in the music industry as a songwriter, performer, executive producer, and music manager. Kris was raised on a farm and cattle ranch in the small community of Alpine, Manitoba, Canada. This rural upbringing has attributed to the songwriter's work ethic and has influenced his use of poetry and imagery in his writing.
Much of Kris's musical inspiration came from his Mom's record collection consisting of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and The Doors. He also was influenced by the sole radio station available in the family tractor which played Country music and his own collection of Rock from the local record stores. Kris' writing style is often described as poetic, descriptive, and one that allows a sense of place, which Kris attributes to the Prairie images he was immersed in growing up in a lonely rural environment.
His widely acclaimed debut and award winning single, "Shattered" has found rotation on over 1000's of radio stations across the world, and has been featured on commercial playlists throughout North America, South America, and Europe. Kris’ 2022 follow-up singles, "How Did We Get Here" and "This Time" have been gaining momentum with widespread radio play and streaming. His 2023 single release, “Ever Enough” won a LIT Talent Music Award in May of 2023 for Best Rock Video, and has picked up numerous nominations in the Josie Music Awards in Nashville, TN upcoming in October 2023. His body of work from 2021 to 2023 earned him a nomination in the prestigious Western Canadian Music Awards for Top Rock Act of 2023 alongside names like Dan Mangan and Hotel Mira.
To date, Kris' first 5 releases have garnered over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify, Itunes and YouTube combined. His debut EP “Threshing Room Floor”, charted in the Top 200 on the NACC Radio Chart at the #197 spot (unweighted) for the week of June 7th, 2023.
Kris has worked with Liberty PR based in the UK in early 2023, and with Tinderbox Music based in Minnesota, USA currently.
Look for Kris on tour both as a solo act or with a full band in the Okanagan Valley, BC and in Vancouver, BC in 2023 and 2024. An appearance at the well known SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas is in the works for March of 2024.
Kris' highlights include:
2023 Nominee for Rock Artist of the Year for the Western Canada Music Awards held at Breakout West October of 2023.
2023 Finalist for the Intercontinental Music Awards held in LA, California for Best Production (This Time).
Currently “Charting” on the NACC, College Radio Charts with his debut album, “Threshing Room Floor” - #197 position, week of June 7th, 2023 (unweighted).
2023 LIT Talent Award Winner – Best Rock Video “Ever Enough”
2022 Intercontinental Music Award Winner - Best Rock Song "Shattered"
2023 Josie Music Awards Nominee in 4 Categories to be held in Nashville, TN in October of 2023
2023 International Singer/Songwriter Awards Nominee in 4 Categories to be held in Atlanta, GA.
2022 Intercontinental Music Award Finalist - Pop song of the Year "How Did We Get Here"
2022 Josie Music Award Nominee - Male Vocalist of the Year
2022 Song of the Year. Com - Semi Finalist "How Did We Get Here" Best Adult Contemporary
2021 Josie Music Award Nominee - Best Rock Song "Shattered"
2020 Song of the Year.com - Semi Finalist "Shattered" Best Rock Song
2012 Music BC Demo award winner - "Cupid's Arrow" performed by Deanna J Cartea
2011 Executive Producer, Deanna J Cartea's "Open Road", which gained radio play in Europe and North America, hitting #2 on the Canadian Roots Rock charts and #12 in the USA. Deanna's single "Open Road" would go on to win an Independent Music Award for best AAA single.
2010 feature in American Songwriter magazine for their Lyric Award winner.