Chris Whiteman

Chris Whiteman was born in Montclair, New Jersey and started his musical journey at age 10, playing trumpet in the school band. At age 13, his family relocated to Richmond, VA where he was introduced to the guitar by a neighborhood friend. Quickly, the guitar became his main musical focus and by age 18, he was performing professionally in the Richmond area. He went on to study classical guitar at Virginia Commonwealth University and jazz performance at the University of Miami, where he received his Bachelor of Music (studio music and jazz) and Master of Music (jazz pedagogy). After graduation, Chris joined the faculty at the University of Miami as a full time lecturer in the school of music. Chris has performed throughout the United States and Europe, worked with Grammy winning artists and producers, composed music for film, and is a signature artist arranger for Musicnotes.com, the world leader in digital sheet music. In addition to leading his own group, he is the musical director for Wyatt Michael from NBC’s “The Voice” Season 21, and a regular member of vocalist Veronica Swift’s band.