Chris Spheeris (; Greek: Χρήστος Σφυρής) is a
Greek-American
Greek Americans ( el, Ελληνοαμερικανοί ''Ellinoamerikanoí'' ''Ellinoamerikánoi'' ) are Americans of full or partial Greeks, Greek ancestry. The lowest estimate is that 1.2 million Americans are of Greek descent while the hi ...
composer of
instrumental music
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instr ...
. He is a producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Chris is the cousin of
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945 or 1946; sources differ) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled ''The Decline of ...
and her brother
Jimmie Spheeris
Jimmie Spheeris (November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels. Spheeris died in 1984, at the age of 34, after a motorcycle accident.
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. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chris began writing songs on his guitar as a teenager. In 1985, Chris began composing for film. His work in collaboration with filmmaker Chip Duncan includes the television series ''Is Anyone Listening'', the series ''Mystic Lands'' (Discovery Networks), ''In a Just World'' (PBS) and the classroom production entitled The ''Life & Death of Glaciers'' (Discovery Education).
Discography
Albums
* 1978 - ''Spheeris and Voudouris''
* 1980 - ''Points of View''
* 1982 - ''Primal Tech Music''
* 1984 – ''Desires of the heart''
* 1988 – ''Pathways to surrender''
* 1990 – ''Enchantment'' (with
Paul Voudouris)
* 1993 – ''Culture''
* 1994 – ''Desires''
* 1994 – ''Passage''
* 1995 – ''Europa''
* 1996 – ''Mystic traveller''
* 1997 – ''Eros''
* 1999 – ''Dancing with the Muse''
* 2001 – ''Adagio''
* 2001 – ''Brio''
* 2011 – ''Maya (and the Eight Illusions)''
* 2013 – ''Respect''
* 2014 – ''Across Any Distance''
* 2019 - Mujeres al Alba
Compilations
* 1998 – ''Crystal Dreams''
* 2000 – ''Platinum'' 2Cd
* 2001 – ''Best Dreams Mystic Hits Vol 18''
* 2001 – ''The Best 1990–2000''
* 2004 – ''Mediterranean Cafe''
* 2005 – ''Essentials''
* 2009 – ''Greatest Hits''
Singles
* 2000 – ''Allura''
* 2021 – ''Hear to Here''
References
External links
Personal website
American people of Greek descent
Living people
Greek musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Milwaukee
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