Trusting the wrong people brings broken hearts, and the demands of the world are much. But where fear and faith coincide, Alaskan singer/songwriter Chris Bjerken constantly finds himself trapped somewhere between reality and the dream world. His goal remains that he should only aim to steer people to the few realities he has run into, aspiring for positivism while still being real enough to make you stop in thought and question where you stand.

From the humble beginnings of local coffee shops in a small town in the middle of nowhere, Bjerken has direct marketed his music only as hard as someone who with a big enough dream to the point of being unsure of another day of living if it weren’t for music. At times afraid that destiny was a threat, he found himself composing sounds connected to his feelings that produced such lines meant to be imprinted on your brain like “there’s a hole in my heart where you used to be, but I still believe in destiny.” His clever mix of familiarity and originality delivers a refreshing passionate twist to a virtually unknown place amongst the chilly skyscapes of beautiful Alaska.

In fall 2005 under the band name “The Common Thread,” Chris released his first studio recording, a five song EP affectionately title “Learning to Let Go,” which includes the signature track “You Still Have My Heart.” Continuing in the writing process, he switched major influences so many times throughout the next year that the diversity made it difficult to organize into a typical forty-minute set.

Chris is currently getting ready to release his new album entitled The Sense to Come In Out of the Rain and is currently touring the west coast. For more information, check out www.chrisbjerken.com or myspace.com/chrisbjerken.