Chris started playing music at the age of 15 in a family band with three of his brothers. He has two Bachelor degrees (in theory & composition and music education) and one Master's degree in Classical Composition from UNM. He has played guitar in 65 musical theater shows for: Landmark Musicals, UNM, Albuquerque Little Theater, and MTS. He has taught guitar, bass, and piano lessons in Albuquerque since 1981. Chris performs and records as a one-man-band and has 25 CDs of his own material. In addition to all of this, he performs at private parties and other functions.