'fiercely inventive, powerfully independent' - the guardian
Chris Sharkey is a musician from the North-East of England primarily interested in the intersection of improvisation and electronic sound.
Based in Leeds since 1999, Chris has dedicated the last 20 years to making forward-thinking new music that blurs boundaries between improvisation, production, composition and the associated genres of these often separated fields.
He is an active national and international artist, performing with Charles Hayward (This Heat) , Jack Wylie (Portico), Roller Trio, Anton Eger’s Æ, Joshua Blackmore’s SiZE, Acoustic Ladyland, trioVD, Shiver, The Geordie Approach, and as a solo artist.
As a producer Chris has recorded, mixed, remixed and mastered music for for Keeley Forsyth, Matthew Bourne, Seb Rochford, Oliver Coates, Troyka, World Service Project, trioVD, Shiver, Lara Jones, J Frisco, The Geordie Approach, Roller Trio and more.
Label clients include: Leaf, Edition, Naim, Discus, Babel, NEWJaIM.
He is part of Not-Applicable: a group of musicians, composers, visual artists and filmmakers collaboratively developing and openly prototyping new approaches to their respective artistic pursuits.
Chris is also available as in-house engineer / producer at Eiger Studios in Leeds.
Education positions:
Senior Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire specialising in jazz guitar, ensemble studies and performance with electronics
Jazz Guitar Professor at London Performing Academy of Music (LPMAM)
Guest Lecturer NYJO Jazz Exchange & Aldeburgh Young Musicians
Guest Lecturer at Sage Gateshead
(for more on education click participation - for a partial discography click music)
