CHRIS O’BRIEN

1159 Church St. Ventura, CA 93001

Phone: (818) 687-1867

Email: chris@ob6music.com

www.ob6music.com

Chris O'Brien is a Canadian born musician residing in Southern California. For over twenty five years, Chris has been writing and producing music for television and film as well as having worked live and in studio for several international artists, musicians and producers including: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Barry Manilow, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Steve Ferrone, Greg Phillinganes, Dave Tyson, Eric Persing and Paul DeVilliers among many others.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

January ’97 - Sept ’04 ILIO - Westlake Village, CA

(Soundware Developers/Distributors of SPECTRASONICS Virtual Instruments)

~ Artist Liaison - Bashiri Johnson (Ethno Techno), Michael Bearden (Keys To The City)

~ Producer, Drummer, Programmer - ‘Stark Raving Beats' Drumloop Library

~ Creating, Editing and Patching of Content for Soundware Products

~ Composed and Produced Music Demos for ILIO and Spectrasonics Websites

FREELANCE WORK HISTORY

Sept ’04 - Present DIAMOND MINE PRODUCTIONS - Woodland Hills, CA

~ Composing Music Cues for CBS Television, Telepictures

Sept ’16 - Present WILD HONEY PRODUCTIONS - Agoura Hills, CA

~ Producing/MIDI Programming tracks for KIDZBOP Musical Releases

Jan ’19 - April 2020 BURNETT MUSIC GROUP - Los Angeles, CA

~ Composed Music for ‘Temptation Island’, ‘Lego Wars’, ’Making It’

March ’16 - March 2021 JUKIN MEDIA - Los Angeles, CA

~ Composed Music for Shows ‘Fail Army’, ‘Neighborhood Wars’

Sept. ‘95 - Sept. ‘98 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP. - Los Angeles, CA

~ Composed Music for T.V.series: Entertainment Tonight, Hard Copy

March ‘98 - May ’08 NEW AGE MUSIC - Los Angeles, CA

~ Composed Music for T.V.series: Sunset Beach, General Hospital

~ Drummer for House Band on TLC’s The Singing Office

August ‘94 - June ‘99 MUSIC MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES - Los Angeles, CA

(MIDI/Digital Audio Computer Systems Consultants/Programmers)

MICHAEL JACKSON

~ Computer Music Systems Programming - 1996 & 1999 Tours

LIONEL RICHIE

~ Computer Music Systems Programming - 1997 & 1998 Tours

AMY GRANT

~ Computer Music Systems Programming - 1994 & 1995 Tours

AWARDS ~ ‘Most Promising Producer’ - Fanshawe College • Music Industry Arts