Chris Cicchino

UWT Musician: Chris Cicchino

Email Address

Chris.Cicchino at UnitedWeTab.com

Private Instruction

I offer private instruction as well as music classes at the Acting Out School in Brooklyn, NY

Location

New York,NY

Home Town

Chris was born in Kearny, NJ and currently resides in Howard Beach, NY

Instruments Played

Guitar

Favorite Playing Style

Rock

Favorite Artists

Ronnie James Dio,Steve Vai,Frank Zappa,Randy Rhodes,Steve Morse,Larry Carlton,Eddie Van Halen,Brian May,Yngwie Malmsteen,Jeff Lynne,Jellyfish,ELO,Queen,AC/DC.

Training

Rutgers University.B.A. Music

Musician Bio

Chris Cicchino has been a top professional guitarist in the NYC area for over 20 years. During this time, Chris has held a diverse range of positions, including Lead Guitarist for "The Toxic Avenger Musical" (written by David Bryan of Bon Jovi), Guitarist for "Rock of Ages" at the Brooks Atkinson theater on Broadway,and Guitarist/ Musical Director for Jim Breuer (Saturday Night Live) on Sirius Sattelite radio.

Chris has also backed Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Charlie Daniels, Brian Johnson (AC/DC), Hootie and the Blowfish, Warrant, Dave Chapelle, Tracey Morgan, Artie Lange and many others.

Chris was also the guitarist for "Heaven"(CBS records), the guitarist for Alexi Lalas in the early 2000's and started his professional career as a finalist for Sam Ash's N.J.'s Best Guitarist competition in 1989.

Chris holds a B.A. degree in music from Rutgers university and, in addition to performing live and on recordings, has also taught guitar and music theory in New York for over 20 years.

Other Musical Projects

myspace.com/christophercicchino