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Chris Watson

English musician and wildlife sound recordist
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Chris Watson

Summary

Chris Watson is a human[1]. Born in Sheffield[2], he… he was born on December 10, 1952[3]. He worked as a painter[4], record producer[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Chris Watson's place of birth was Sheffield[2].
  • Chris Watson was born on December 10, 1952[3].
  • Chris Watson held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Chris Watson worked as a painter[4].
  • Chris Watson worked as a record producer[5].
  • Chris Watson worked as a musician[6].
  • Chris Watson's field of work was music[9].
  • Among Chris Watson's employers was Durham University[10].
  • Chris Watson was a member of Q1024747[11].
  • Chris Watson was a member of The Hafler Trio[12].
  • Chris Watson is recorded as male[13].
  • Chris Watson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Chris Watson's genre is electronic music[15].
  • Chris Watson's genre is field recording[16].
  • Chris Watson's record label is recorded as Touch[17].
  • Chris Watson's family name is recorded as Watson[18].
  • Chris Watson's given name is recorded as Christopher[19].
  • Chris Watson's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Chris Watson's official website is recorded as http://www.chriswatson.net/[21].
  • Chris Watson's instrument is recorded as microphone[22].
  • Chris Watson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Chris Watson's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1952-12-10[27]

  • Genre(s): animal sounds, dark ambient, modern classical, sound collage[28]

  • Community tags: animal sounds, dance and electronica, dark ambient, field recordings, modern classical, nature recordings, sound collage[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0eb601e6-6c30-4e6c-8267-9e1c70e3863b[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sheffield[2], Chris Watson… he was born on December 10, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[4], record producer[5], and musician[6]. Chris Watson's field of work was music[9]. Among his employers was Durham University[10].

Why It Matters

Chris Watson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Chris Watson born?

Chris Watson's place of birth was Sheffield[2].

What did Chris Watson do for work?

Chris Watson worked as painter[4], record producer[5], and musician[6].

Related Entities

microphone music Sheffield United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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