About Chris Sisson

Chris Sisson has been studying and performing guitar for 20+ years. A Maryland native, he grew up with a variety of musical influence courtesy of his father's record collection. He started playing the guitar when he was 15 years old, studying with Damon Foreman. His favorite players over the years have included: Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), Grant Green, Nile Rogers (Chic), Steve Cropper (Booker T and the MGs), and Corin Tucker/Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney).

Chris' diverse taste in music has helped to make him a well rounded musician. He spent time playing bass with AA County band Oracle, and now plays guitar with the traditional Reggae band Tony Roy & Yawd Link. During his teenage years and through his late 20s, Chris regularly featured as a DJ on WMUC FM in College Park, MD. His shows typically featured an eclectic blend of r&b/hip-hop/reggae/folk but were rarely limited to those genres.

Chris has an A.A. Degree in Music Performance (Jazz Guitar) from Howard Community College, where he studied with Micheal Raitzyk. He is pursuing a Bachelors in Music Performance, with a goal to pursue a Masters in Musicology & Library Sciences. Over the past 15 years, he's performed in a number of musical theater pit orchestras in the Baltimore/Washington suburbs. Companies include Rep Stage, 2nd Star Productions, Howard County Public Schools, Silhouette Stages, & more. In 2017, he wrote and performed original solo guitar compositions for the Arts Collective production of Truman Capote's Holiday Memories.

In addition to performing, Chris has a passion for teaching and sharing his appreciation for music with others. He also releases video content on YouTube and Instagram as "The Fuzzy Slippers Show" @f_zzyslippers. When he isn't playing guitar, Chris also has worked as a theater & events technician for HCC's Horowitz Center and MICA, in addition to freelancing as a stagehand throughout the DMV area. In his spare time, Chris enjoys horror, baseball season, skateboarding, and spending time with his friends/family/his cat Phil.