Chris Burkhardt is a producer, audio engineer, and singer/songwriter who started his musical journey at the young age of 7. He began classical training on the violin and eventually widened his interests to vocals, guitar, percussion, and piano all the while gaining interests in a multitude of musical genres. Around the age of 12 he was exposed to the punk genre and was immediately hooked. This interest evolved into a love for metal and hardcore which is still his proclaimed genre focus. After being in some local metal bands, he started his journey in to formal education focused on audio engineering and producing. With his schedule and time demands changing, he turned his musical expression toward solo projects mostly comprised of acoustic covers. This allowed him to maintain his artistic creativity while applying his schooling to real life situations and hone his skills in a variety of different subjects.