Chris Wirsig
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1998 | Audio Engineer | SAE Technology College |
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About me
Chris Wirsig is an award-winning composer, songwriter and producer, who enjoyed classical training on piano and saxophone, studied audio engineering at SAE Technology College, and has more than 20 years experience in music production. His music can be heard in the award-winning documentary series "Halloween Obsessed," the vampire feature "The Things We Cannot Change," several short movies, the comedy feature “39 And A Half,” as well as in games like the acclaimed Top Ten iPad game “Alien Tribe 2,” and in numerous TV shows on ABC, E!, MTV, History, Oxygene, Fox Sports, and many others.Current and upcoming projects include the pilot for an LGBTQ+ animated comedy series, “Be More Popcorn,” the cyberpunk boxing drama “Steel Will,” a tech-horror series pilot, “Glitch,” and charity projects with cover versions of Depeche Mode's "People Are People" with 36 musicians and singers, and a Heavy Metal version of the Ukrainian National Anthem benefitting the Red Cross.
On the songwriting/producing side, Chris started the acclaimed Electro Pop/Dark Wave band no:carrier in 1995 and the Electronica/Chill-Out project Virtual Conformity in 2001, as well as several side projects. He’s also co-writing and producing songs with other artists and songwriters like Psyche, Lori Barth, Briana Cash, Daniel E. Wakefield, Liza Marie Sparks, Queen Chameleon, The Dust Ryde, echoekill, and many others.
After studying audio engineering in the late 1990’s, he worked as editor for the musician & tech magazines “KEYS” and “Studio Post Pro,” and founded the first German fair-trade record label, NovaTune.
Chris is a Grammy Voting Member, as well as a member of the Production Music Association and the Society Of Composers and Lyricists, for which he served as LA Administrator for two years and is now a member of its Board of Directors.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Composer |
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Job Titles | Producer, Studio Producer / Director, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Composer, Marketing / PR, Music Production |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | ASCAP |
Musical Skills | Clarinet, Guitar, Percussion, Piano/Keyboards, Saxophone, Synthesiser |
Musical Style | Acoustic, Ambient, Avant-garde, Blues, Chamber, Chillout, Classic rock, Classical, Concerto, Dance music, Disco, Drum & Bass, Electronica, Experimental, Hip hop, Indie, Industrial, Metal, Pop, Rock, Techno, Trance, Trip-hop, World |