Chris Demetriou

Chris Demetriou is a musician, songwriter and record producer. He was raised in South Africa but lives in the UK. Chris started work as a professional musician playing keyboards in Johannesburg's R&B group, John E Sharpe & the Squires. As a songwriter, one of his songs “Step On” - recorded by the Happy Mondays - appears in Q magazine’s top hundred singles of all time, and the original version “He’s Gonna Step On You Again” written with John Kongos and produced by Gus Dudgeon was cited by The Guinness Book of Records as being the first sample ever used on a record. As a record producer, Chris worked with Cat Stevens - "Buddah and the Chocolate Box"; as well as various other established UK artists. In total, Chris has produced nine albums and over a dozen singles. Chris is also an ordained Christian minister and notable public speaker. He is founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Ministries, a local church and registered charity in Surrey, England.