chris sharkey was born in gateshead in '78 and now resides in armley, leeds.
he plays guitar in no particular style with lots of different people.
"Chris is a highly creative and seriously motivated artist.His stylistic range is really huge and I'm certain that he has an amazing future ahead of him." - JOHN SURMAN
"Guitarist Sharkey’s astonishing technique sees him produce a vast array of otherworldly sounds from his battered looking Fender Strat, creating a torrent of angular flurries, gut-wrenchingly heavy, chugging, riffs and spaced out looping. He’s one of the most exciting young guitarists on the UK scene, and one that might just find fans in both free jazz and avant metal camps." - JAZZWISE
"consistently unhinged and exploratory" - JAZZWISE
"Chris Sharkey's guitar snakes through a variety of pitchshifters and delays and provides a constant abstract stream of drones and dentist drill outbursts, with nary a fusion lick or 11th chord to be found." - BBC MUSIC ONLINE
"…Sharkey was sitting with the guitar on his knees and playing with different objects (mainly metal plates). He used this in combination with typical guitar techniques to amazing effect… " - KRAKOW STUDENT REVIEW (AUDIO ARTS FESTIVAL)
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