Chris has been a drummer for 15 years, but it may never have happened at all, if he had not been persuaded by a friend to buy a drum kit.

Ever since he can remember, Chris has considered himself someone with a good sense of rhythm - as a youngster he was forever banging out riffs on worktops, tables and anything that seemed to lend itself to being percussive!  During his school years he tried his hand at playing the Trombone and also the keyboard - but quite frankly he was crap at both! 

Years later Chris became best friends with a professional keyboards player, who spotted his rhythmical potential and persuaded him go out and buy a drum kit.  Chris took to it like a duck to water and not looked back since!

The first band that Chris got involved with was a 4-piece rock covers band called 'Mad as a Fish', with 3 guys from the Charsfield area mainly playing pub gigs (although they did manage a gig at Ipswich Town Football Club).  After a spell in this band he decided that he needed a change to try his hand at other musical genres - and the opportunity arose to join 'The Alibi Club', a 4-piece rhythm and blues band.

It was through this band that Chris met Bass Player Martin Hicks, who was eventually to lure him into becoming drummer for a Pop and Jazz covers band called 'Skin the FIsh', who Chris still performs with regularly to this day.

Eventually Chris left The Alibi Club, to conecentrate on his new band but, unbeknown to him, his good friend Jeremy Gugenheim (former Bass Player with Mad as a Fish) was to meet up with an ex. professional Guitarist called Daniel Wherrett at a mutual friend's Barbeque and much musical discussion evolved into 'fancy meeting up for a jam session' and guess who got asked to bring their drums along?!!  The result - a 3-piece rock and blues band called 'The Verdict' - which was great fun and provided some great gigs and a wonderful studio recording.

Sadly the band came to an end in 2007, but Daniel and Chris continue together in the fabulous 'Boulevard Blonde'!

Chris's musical influences are John Bonham(Led Zeppelin), Ginger Baker, Chester Thompson, Phil Collins and the Cadburys Gorilla!

Equipment

Plays Tama Rockstar Drum Kit, with Paiste 802 and Stag Splash Cymbals.  Hits 'em with Vic Firth sticks.