KIT Walters

Christopher Michael Walters[5] (born April 12, 1986),[6] known professionally as KIT[7][8] or KIT Walters is an independent American singer and songwriter who works on rock and pop tracks from Charlotte, North Carolina.

KIT Walters
Birth nameChristopher Michael Walters
Born (1986-04-12) April 12, 1986[1]
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer, Mix Engineer, Singer, Songwriter
Associated acts

Career

Walters started his musical career in a band called Scapegoat which he joined at the age of 12 and he was the front man for the progressive metal group.[9] Walters eventually moved into a solo career and has gained credits for the original video game soundtrack of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, "On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax" by Alesana, "Hiatus" and "The War of Speech, The Weapon of Words" by Knives Exchanging Hands, "It Hates You" by He Is Legend, "Fake History" and "The Blackest Beautiful" by Letlive, "Rise: Ascension" by A Skylit Drive and Boxes by Goo Goo Dolls.

Walters has worked with The CFO$ of WWE Music Group on "Mass Appeal",[10] "Outcast",[11] "Stories of Greatness"[12] and "We've Come So Far" which features Felicia Barton.[13][14][15] Walters' single, "No Mercy" was used as the official theme song for WWE No Mercy 2016 and 2017.[16] Walters worked with CFO$ on the theme song for Mike and Maria Kanellis titled "True Love" which was used at WWE Money in the Bank 2017 when they debuted.[17][18][19][20] In 2018, KIT was featured in a new track with CFO$, titled "End of The Line", which is currently being used by Mauro Ranallo. KIT is also the vocalist of the B-Team's old WWE theme song, "Battlescars".

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 US Rock US Music CAN
 GER
 SWI
No Mercy[21] ——————
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Album
US Soundtrack
"Mass Appeal"[23]

(CFO$)

 2015 — Non-album single
"Outcast"[24]

(CFO$)

 2016 — Non-album single
"Stories of Greatness"[25]

(CFO$ feat. KIT)

 2016 — Non-album single
"Around the World"[26]

(CFO$)

 2016 — Non-album single
"True Love"[27]

(CFO$)

 2017 — Non-album single
"End of the Line"[28]

(CFO$)

 2018 — Non-album single

References
  1. Walters, Kit. "KIT on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. Kai. "Scapegoat - Interview with singer Kit Walters". burnyourears.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2017. SCAPEGOAT kommen aus Charlotte, North Carolina.
  3. "No Mercy - Single by Kit on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2017. Genres: Rock, Music, Singer/Songwriter.
  4. "KIT on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017. Genre - Pop, Rock, Dance, Club, Dub, Electronic.
  5. "ACE Repertory Search - We've Come So Far". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. Walters, Kit. "KIT on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. "Kit on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. Bowen, Alicia (11 February 2015). "KIT Premieres Explosive Rock Anthem "No Mercy" - SwitchBitch Noise". SwitchBitch Noise. Retrieved 9 April 2017. KIT, is the brainchild of Kit Walters.
  9. Devores, Courtney. "Five questions for Kit Walters". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. "BMI Repertoire - MASS APPEAL". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  11. "BMI Repertoire - OUTCAST". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  12. "WWE: Stories of Greatness (Monday Night RAW) [feat. KIT] - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  13. Walters, Kit. "Instagram post by KIT NYC • Oct 5, 2016 at 4:16pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  14. "ACE Repertory Search - We've Come So Far". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  15. "BMI Repertoire - WE'VE COME SO FAR". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  16. "'No Mercy' by KIT is the official theme of WWE No Mercy 2016". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  17. "So stoked on all the feedback and love from my last cut with @wwe and @CFOSofficial . This track…". Twitter. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  18. "WWE: True Love (Mike & Maria Kanellis) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  19. "Instagram post by KIT NYC • Jul 11, 2017 at 4:33pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  20. "ACE Repertory | True Love | Walters Christopher Michael". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  21. ""No Mercy", KIT Walters". iTunes. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  22. ""No Mercy" - "Provided to YouTube by DistroKid"". youtube.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  23. "WWE: Mass Appeal (Solomon Crowe) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. "WWE: Outcast (The Social Outcasts) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  25. "WWE: Stories of Greatness (Monday Night RAW) [feat. KIT] - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  26. "WWE: Around the World (Rich Swann) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  27. "WWE: True Love (Mike & Maria Kanellis) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  28. "WWE: End of the Line (Mauro Ranallo) - Single by CFO$ on Apple Music". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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