Chris Campbell is a broadcast personality/nationally-renowned tastemaker and host of the multi-genre electronic music program The Progressive Underground. He is also a correspondent for NPR (National Public Radio) curating global underground music for national segments such as "Heavy Rotation" and "Songs We Love."  Campbell is the host of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “Paradise Jazz Series,” “Concerts at the Cube,” and is co-host of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre’s “Jazzy Wednesdays Summer Concert Series.”   

He has also hosted events including the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Charivari Detroit Electronic Music Fest and has curated/hosted Detroit Performs LIVE on WTVS-Channel 56 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), along with hosting/moderating a variety of concerts, industry showcases, artist album releases, panel discussions, movie screenings, and press unveilings.

Campbell is also an author and music journalist who has written for national and international publications such as Smooth Jazz News, Upscale, and Examiner.  He is a published author as his books “The Essential Neo-Soul” and “Essential Neo-Soul 2.0” spotlight the modern-day progressive soul music movement and are the only publications of their kind to cover the history of the modern/alternative soul community.

The Progressive Underground Show 251 feat. DABRYE

Ghostly International On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews producer/DJ/beatmaker Tadd Mullinex aka DABRYE who discusses...

The Progressive Underground Show 250 feat. RUSSELL THOMPKINS JR (STYLISTICS) & JOEL FLUENT GREENE

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The Progressive Underground Show 249 feat. TAFARI K. STEVENSON-HOWARD

Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard This installment of The Progressive Underground is a special edition featuring visual artist Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard, who's...

The Progressive Underground Show 248 feat. MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE

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The Progressive Underground Show 247 feat. VINCENT PATRICOLA

Detroit Electronic Quarterly On tonight's The Progressive Underground host Chris Campbell interviews Vincent Patricola, longtime DJ and tastemaker and publisher of...

The Progressive Underground Show 246 feat. JESSICA CARE MOORE and the women of BLACK WOMEN ROCK

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The Progressive Underground Show 245 feat. KATHY KOSINS

Kathy Kosins Music     On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell welcomes internationally-acclaimed vocalist KATHY KOSINS,  who will...

The Progressive Underground Show 244: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION

Getty Images This week's Progressive Underground is a special 4-hour New Year’s Eve Edition, as we usher in 2018 in...

The Progressive Underground Show 243 feat. JON DIXON

Jon Dixon Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview internationally renowned pianist/composer Jon Dixon and bump tracks from his...

The Progressive Underground Show 242

Ravyn Lenae Music On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell bumps new tracks from Grooveman Spot, Osage, Keys...

The Progressive Underground Show 241 feat. JASON MICHAEL & SIDEWALK CHALK

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The Progressive Underground Show 240

War Music Inc. On tonight's installment of The Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from War, Mama There Goes That Band,...