Origin Austin, Texas Name Christopher North Parents Beverly Renquist | Occupation(s) Composer Role Composer Siblings Jon Renquist | |
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Birth name Christopher North Renquist Born February 6, 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-02-06 ) Instruments Electric bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano, sitar Albums De La Sur, Opus Zero, the forever waltz, The Rescue Genres Jazz, Classical music, Rock music People also search for Michael Ritchie, Nick Cregor, Evan Hashi |
Christopher North (born February 6, 1969) is an American composer, songwriter, and musician.
Contents
- Biography
- Film scores
- Music for dance
- Classicalorchestral composition
- Jazz composition
- Musicsound design for theater
- Songwriter
- Bassist Broadwaytheater
- Guitarist BroadwayTheater
- Vocal recordings soloensemble
- As multi instrumentalist
- Producer childrens songs
- Teacher bassguitar privatestudioschool instruction
- Education
- Songs
- References
Biography

Born Christopher North Renquist in Austin, Texas on February 6, 1969, Christopher North is a multi-instrumental composer and singer-songwriter based in New York City. As a composer his works have been performed at venues in Europe (London, Berlin and Edinburgh) and the US (Texas, California, Illinois, Ohio, Hawaii and New York) including collaborations with film makers (Tribeca, Big Apple and SXSW Film Festivals), theater companies (including Workshop Theater, NY and Edinburgh Fringe), choreographers (Wave Hill, Joyce SOHO) and concerts including the 92nd Street Y. His children’s songs can be heard around the globe on the Disney Channel and the Noggin Network (Oobi).
As a genre-crossing musician, he has performed and recorded with an eclectic array of artists and ensembles. He has played bass with Quincy Jones, the Dixie Chicks, Rosanne Cash, various symphony orchestras as well on Broadway in The Lion King and Spring Awakening. He has sung with the New York Philharmonic (including the 3 Grammy Award-winning John Adams' "On the Transmigration of Souls") and for Stephen Sondheim ("Frogs" with Nathan Lane). He has performed at venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, CBGB's and Madison Square Garden. He has performed on national TV (including Live with Regis and Kelly and Live at Lincoln Center), and been heard on the radio (NPR, WNYC) and commercials (including Visa and Tide). He has recorded and performed extensively as a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, harmonica, etc.) In 2002, he produced and released two albums of his own compositions, Opus Zero is classical: chamber music and art songs, and De La Sur is an eclectic rock/soul album on which he played most of the instruments (including guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, harmonica and even sitar, recorder, and glockenspiel). Recently, he's been focusing on collaborating – sound design/ music for The Forever Waltz by Glyn Maxwel, the score for Angelica Torn's Lucky Days and various projects with writer/director Matthew Miele, finishing the feature-length film Everything's Jake in 2006 and Eavesdrop in September 2007. Their next collaboration is a documentary on Abner Zwillman. His scores and albums feature world class NYC musicians (Eroica Trio, Ethel (string quartet), Andy Middleton, Carol Emanuel.)
Film scores
Music for dance
Classical/orchestral composition
Jazz composition
Music/sound design for theater
Songwriter
Bassist-Broadway/theater
Guitarist - Broadway/Theater
Vocal recordings - solo/ensemble
As multi-instrumentalist
Producer - children's songs
Teacher-bass/guitar, private/studio/school instruction
Education
Songs
feather lake songthe forever waltz · 2005
A Day In The Life of JakeEverything's Jake · 2009
TestimonyDe La Sur · 2002