Christian Nesmith
Christian DuVal Nesmith is an American musician from Los Angeles, California, and the eldest son of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees and Phyllis Gibson.
Nesmith has worked with his father, Michael Sherwood, Ty Tabor and Doug Pinnick of King's X, and formerly, Cindy Alexander. He played in the band Chodle's Trunk, with drummer Nick Menza of Megadeth and guitarist Anthony Gallo, as well as playing on a track for Menza's Life After Deth album.
He also co-writes, produces, and plays guitar on recordings for his girlfriend, Americana musician Circe Link.
In 2006, Nesmith released a solo album, An Axe to Grind, on Blackwings Multimedia.
In 2007, he was the musical director of Hair at The Met Theatre in Los Angeles, produced by Michael Butler and directed by Bo Crowell. The production won The Best Musical Award of 2007 from the LA Weekly.
He has also toured with Air Supply as a lead guitarist.
Between 2012-2014, he toured with his father for the Monkees' reunion tours and contributed to the Monkees' Christmas album Christmas Party. Along with his brother Jonathan, and Circe Link, he is a member of a new lineup of the First National Band that has toured since 2018.
He currently resides in Los Angeles.
