After much session work Chris joined ex Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant as his drummer for two major world tours, recording four Platinum-selling albums with him. He co-wrote many tracks with Robert, one of which received a Grammy Award nomination.
More recently Chris has established himself as one of the UK’s leading television writers. He has written many TV themes for the BBC, including those for The Daily Politics, Tomorrow’s World, Public Eye, Here and Now and Breakfast with Frost. His TV commercials include campaigns for Sony PSP, Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Landrover Discovery, Saab, Lego, Sega, Diet Coke, Levis, Ericsson, Ford, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Kellogg's and British Airways.
With Audio Network, Chris combines his formidable rock pedigree with a love of all things loud, aggressive and dramatic. “I’m really enjoying working with orchestras like the RPO, a totally new experience for me but with a similar buzz to rock and roll” says Chris. Whilst his work has a raw energy and power that displays a passion for the dramatic it can also be said that he has the ability to show his more ‘silly’ side at times.
Chris is a founder shareholder in Audio Network and has known some members of the team for over 20 years.
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