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Chris lives in Chandler, Arizona, is a middle school music teacher and continues to write music and perform. Chris is widely known among local musicians in the Phoenix area due to a website he founded in 2002, AZ Open Mic (http://www.azopenmic.com) and continues to provide the most comprehensive information available on the open mic scene in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Chris also hosts an open mic at The Final Round, a sports bar and restaurant in Tempe. In October 2005, Chris received the honor of being named Finalist by the Song of the Year (http://www.songoftheyear.com) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1’s Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners. Chris performs many of his original tunes at gigs as well as classic rock and acoustic rock from the last 30 years. His style is said to be "folk rock with a humorous edge". Chris also performs casual professional engagements, sitting in with various musicians and bands in a variety of styles and continues to write. WEBSITE http://www.azopenmic.com  |