Neary 40 years ago, Chris got a boombox for his 11th birthday. A Sanyo with detachable speakers it featured a cassette player/recorder, and AM/FM/Shortwave (yes, shortwave) bands. Late at night in the dark of his bedroom he tuned the dial, and discovered a whole new world. New Wave. Heavy Metal. Indie FM stations out of New York. Public access out of Philly. This was not the local AM station playing old folk, his mom's Beatles or his dad's Clapton. The world opened up, put his feet to tapping, and created a lifelong love affair with music.

After saving up his allowance for a small casio keyboard, he evolved in to synthesized music, drum machines, and eventually 4-track recording. While others were out being normal High School kids, Chris spent the majority of his time pouring over drum tracks in his paren't basement. Never feeling like he fit in, he found great connections, comraderie and friendships through music

Chris has been fortunate to often be in the right place at the right time. During college, he had opportunity to sit in with classmate Keller Williams, already a fixture in Virginia Beach. While starting his profesisonal career, he became friends with a teenage Brian Fallon after performing Pretty In Pink at the local coffee shop's open mic night. A few years later, he had opportunity to sit in with great NJ artists like The Smithereens, Nick Clemons, and Bobby Syvarth to name a few. As part of his vocal rehabilitation he enjoyed the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall with the Maine Festival Chorus.

"Music is therapy" according to Chris. "There were times, if it wasn't for music, I don't know if I would've made it... There is nothing more powerful than the right song at the right time." That sentiment is evident in his songwriting; often bittersweet there is a yearning that comes through to tell stories, or capture emotional landscapes.

As Chris enters a new chapter in his relationship with music, he brings a calm maturity to the yearning that bleeds through in his works.