Chris has been involved in the music business his entire life. He started playing Clarinet in second grade and by eighth grade he was playing Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Guitar, and Bass. He has played in numerous bands and when he was 17 he headlined a side stage at the Bamboozle music festival. He now plays Piano, Mandolin, Banjo, Irish Whistles, Harmonica, and "anything he can get his hands on." He started engineering in high school, doing sound reinforcement for his school drama club. Soon after, he started learning the art of recording and music production. He graduated with honors from the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, MN, where he refined his skills and learned from Grammy award winning engineers and producers. He also recieved the schools prestigious ICON Award. He has extensive experience recording music and other audio projects in a number of studios. He has provided sound reinforcement for many bands, coffehouses, theaters, and other venues. He is a co-founder of "Noise In The Attic", a non-profit organization that puts on benefit shows to support local charities. He is also Technical Director for the Strand Center For the Arts in Lakewood NJ.