Chris began playing guitar in 1974, when he dug his brother's electric guitar out of the cellar of his home, purchased a chord book and strings from a local music store, and started teaching himself. Since he had such a passion for playing, he played for several hours a day for years, learning favorite songs and writing his own. Chris has sung and played lead and rhythm guitar for various garage bands over the years, while accumulating his own original music along the way.While in college studying to be a mechanical engineer, Chris developed an interest in philosophy and the occult, which eventually led him to a fascination with Atlantis. Then, in 1994, it occurred to him that it might be a cool idea to write an album on this theme. He then began to organize his existing original music with the intention to record songs consistent with the story of Atlantis. When his engineering career led him to Florida in 1997, Chris decided to locate a recording studio to start professionally recording his music. Then, in January of 1998, he teamed up with guitarist Chris Hattingh and began production on Atlantis. The two artists spent many painstaking hours in the studio developing and polishing the project, and the end result was a fully orchestrated production of the work.The final product, "Atlantis", essentially takes you on a journey from the rise of the Atlantean culture, through its downfall. and finally to the great Deluge. Chris drew the music for Atlantis from an archive of over 20 years of accumulated song writing. The diversity of this production represents a unique blend of a classic rock style mixed with an alternative sound truly unlike any other production today.During the writing and producing of Atlantis, Chris was also developing his concept for his 60 To 69 project. From the time he was born in 1960, he was inundated by an awesome mass of incredible music that was produced throughout the decade of the 60's , and this during the most impressionable years of his life. Since that time, he has had a total fascination for this phenomenon, as well as an intrigue for the unique manner by which it developed and evolved through the decade. In early 1999, Chris began writing songs with the intent of fitting into his theme, where year by year from 1960 to 1969, each song would create the same atmosphere that the music did at the time. Chris also conducted some historical research of each of the years of the decade in order to generate material from which he could develop the lyrics for his 60's songs. Chris then returned to TGIF Studios in the fall of 1999 to produce this exciting concept. Teaming up once again with Chris Hattingh, Chris embarked on the production of 60 To 69. Chris's determination to perfect this endeavor led the project into 2000, when it was finally released in August. The two artists agree that the effort was well worth it, and they are quite pleased with the highly polished and virtually flawless outcome of this production.Chris's primary influences include Neil Young, Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues. You can find out more information, including reviews of Chris's CD's, at his homepage: tunelink.com
Chris currently resides in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
