Chris Gelbuda

Chris Gelbuda
Birth name	Christopher John Gelbuda
Born	1983 (age 40–41)
Origin	Ottawa, Illinois, United States
Genres	Country pop
Occupation	Songwriter
Years active	2012-Present

Chris Gelbuda is an American singer-songwriter who is a staff songwriter and producer for Big Yellow Dog Music.^[1]

Chris was the writer and vocalist on the German dance #1 hit "Bad Ideas" by Alle Farben, which went platinum. Gelbuda co-wrote and produced “3 A.M.” and "Just A Friend" with Meghan Trainor. He also produced her hit single, “Like I'm Gonna Lose You”, featuring John Legend, which was certified quadruple Platinum in the U.S. and has reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 (as of December 3, 2015).^[2][3][4]

Both songs appear on Meghan Trainor’s multi-platinum debut album, "Title.” ^[5] Other notable cuts include "You Could've Loved Me" by Frankie Ballard, "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone" by Dustin Lynch, "Love Do What It Do" By Robert Randolph feat. Darius Rucker, "Small Town Saturday Night" by Wheeler Walker, Jr., “Can't Blame a Girl for Trying” recorded by rising Disney star, Sabrina Carpenter (Co-written with Meghan Trainor and Al Anderson (NRBQ),^[6] and “Wingman,” recorded by country artist, Billy Currington.^[7] Gelbuda has scored song placements in various major network television shows including "Nashville", ABC’s Pretty Little Liars and TNT’s Dallas.^[8]

Gelbuda is also an experienced multi-instrumentalist. Trained in classical piano from age 6 at The Suzuki School of Music, Gelbuda is also skilled in playing many additional instruments, including; guitar, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer 200a, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, drums, percussion, and bass. He has performed with various bands and musicians, including: Phil Lesh and Friends,^[9] Euforquestra, Japanese Cartoon, The Matthew Santos Band,^[10] Van Ghost, Everyone Orchestra, James Otto, and Secondhand Smoke: A Tribute to Sublime.

External links

• [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} My Web Times - Ottawa Native Penned Tunes on Meghan Trainor Album^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• [2]Title Album Debuts At #1
• [3]Big Yellow Dog Music Website
• [4]Currington To Release We Are Tonight (featuring "Wingman")
• [5]^{[permanent dead link‍]}My Web Times Article - Matthew Santos Band^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• [6] Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (feat. John Legend) Certified Platinum
• [7] Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You (feat. John Legend) at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100

References

1. "Big Yellow Dog Music". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. Murphy, Mike (January 14, 2015). "Ottawa Native Penned 2 Tunes On Meghan Trainor Album". My Web Times.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Cantor, Brian (October 14, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You (featuring John Legend)" attains platinum status in the US". Headline Planet.
4. "Billboard's Hot 100 Week of November 21, 2015". Billboard. November 10, 2015.
5. Caulfield, Keith (January 21, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's 'Title' Album Earns Mighty Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard.
6. "Check Out Sabrina Carpenter's New Single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying"". Fanlala. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
7. "Billy Currington To Release New Album WE ARE TONIGHT on September 17". Billy Currington Official Website.
8. "Big Yellow Dog Music". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
9. "Deadheadland - Setlist and video". Deadheadland. Deadheadland. February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
10. "Playing The Field -- Sox pregame shows have La Salle County connections". My Web Times.^{[permanent dead link‍]}