Chris Joannou

{{short description|Australian musician (born 1979)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chris Joannou

| image = Chris Joannou Ride'N'Rock rider in Wagga Wagga.jpg

| caption = Joannou as part of Rock'N'Ride in 2013

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|10}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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| instrument = Bass guitar

| genre = Art rock, hard rock, grunge

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| years_active = 1992–present

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| associated_acts = Silverchair, The Mess Hall

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Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&dq=daniel+johns+1979&pg=RA39-PA1989|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=27 May 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958 |via=Google Books}} is a Macedonian-Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa.{{Cite web|last=GREEN|first=PENELOPE|date=16 February 2015|title=Twin talent for business|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2887106/twin-talent-for-business/|access-date=17 November 2021|website=Newcastle Herald|language=en-AU}} He was the first of the three band members to cut his long hair short. Joannou was nicknamed 'Lumberjack' by Silverchair fans for his love of trees and plaid shirts.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025|reason=Citation can't be circular; source should be primary for this.}}

As well as being a well-known bassist, Joannou was the assistant producer for The Mess Hall albums Feeling Sideways and the ARIA award–winning Notes From A Ceiling.

He has used mainly G&L and Fender Precision Basses, and he almost exclusively uses Ampeg B-15 Portaflex combos. As reported to gearwire.com, Joannou uses an Ampeg SVT-2 into an Ampeg 810 cabinet and a new Ampeg B-15 combo in his live setup.

In 2006, Joannou spoke at the launch of a mental health scholarship set up to honour his cousin Nathan Trepezanov, who died by suicide at the age of 21 in January of that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1798964.htm|title=AM - Mental health research scholarship launched|work=abc.net.au}} Joannou is of Macedonian heritage.Penelope Green, Chris Joannou's parents return to the family fold and open a laundrette in Newcastle. [https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3721477/joannous-new-work-cycle/ Newcastle Herald, Feb. 12 2016, .]