Originally from the San Francisco bay area, Chris Thompson performs an eclectic mix of orchestra, chamber, and solo music on both coasts and abroad. Thus far in 2006 Chris has toured performing Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion led by the renowned soloist Jean-Claude Pennetier, and toured with the critically acclaimed contemporary chamber music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. As a founding member of the percussion quartet Line C3, Chris has toured Japan and commissioned works from some of New York City's best young composers. He is also the solo percussionist for the American Contemporary Music Ensemble. In early 2006 he composed, performed (as part of Line C3), edited, and mixed the score for the short film Kali Ma, directed by Will Graham. Over the past 3 years Chris has gained a unique musical insight through his involvement with The Music Paradigm, an organization that awakens unlikely audiences to orchestral music the in the United States and internationally. Chris is active in New York City as a freelancer in orchestral music, contemporary chamber music, and theater and has performed with the Lincoln Center Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Chamber Soloists, New York City Master Chorale, Stamford Symphony, Axiom Ensemble, EOS Orchestra, Continuum, Dimpho Di Kopane, and VT Mozart Festival, among many others. He has recorded for numerous chamber music projects, as well as for BET and A&E Networks. He holds his Master's Degree from the Juilliard School, where he was a student of Daniel Druckman. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree from UCLA in percussion performance and composition as a student of Mitchell Peters and Roger Bourland, and a Specialists Certificate in Electronic Music Production from the Berklee School of Music. Chris currently resides in Brooklyn where he spends his free time writing funny techno music. Visit IAmChrisThompson.Com for more information. |
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