RECENT HISTORY
Chris began writing music for television in 2005 and currently works with
several well known music libraries. In 2010, he entered the world of
composing for video games and is officially represented by FBI, Four
Bars Intertainment. He is currently writing music for 2 games scheduled
for release in 2011.
He has hundreds of placements on television annually, airing on ABC,
CBS, NBC, Fox, MyTV, CW, OWN and other networks. His music was
used daily on The Oprah Winfrey Show, starting in 2005, and is used
regularly on The Dr. Oz Show, The Nate Berkus Show and on several
shows airing on the new Oprah Winfrey Network. His music has
appeared in ABC Prime Time Specials, on The Weather Channel and
in video productions made in the US, Ireland and Portugal. His
broadcast credits range in style from orchestral to rock, jazz, gospel,
funk, ambient, Americana, World music and others.
FIREFALL and OTHER INFO
Chris was a touring member of the Atlantic Records 1970's platinum
selling classic rock band "Firefall" (known for their hits "You Are The
Woman", "Just Remember I Love You", "Strange Way" and others)
from 2003 to early 2011. He has been hired many times as a session
musician and has worked as an arranger, producer, vocalist and music
director. He released Monterey, a jazz CD of his own in 2008. Many of
these songs were heard regularly on The Weather Channel.
EARLY HISTORY
Chris' first songs were published in 1995 for a small record label in
Colorado. In 1998 he had a hit on the Children's Radio AAHS network,
run by the Children's Broadcasting Corporation and in 1999 he was a
writer on a children's music CD which won the "Parent's Choice Award"
and the "Nappa Gold Award". In 2002, his jazz song "Little Web"
received an honorable mention in the John Lennon Songwriting
Contest.