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CHRIS HLUDZIK is an original musician from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Chris has been writing songs for many years, having been involved with many bands and projects (performing, writing, engineering, mixing, and producing), covering many styles and genres of music. His original music represents this diversity.

Chris started off playing guitar, then learned bass guitar, and other instruments soon followed. Chris then turned his attention to learning the art of recording, becoming an intern, and later an assistant engineer at a recording studio (Sound Investments, in its former Scranton, PA. location), where he gained much experience about engineering as well as production in his time there.

After his time at the studio, and having been involved in many different bands/projects over the years, Chris decided to focus on his own material, and began his solo career performing live in the Spring of 2007. He has since appeared on television, and has performed at various venues across Northeastern Pennsylvania, ranging from small, intimate establishments, to bars and clubs, as well as being part of several showcases.

Chris currently performs throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania (solo acoustic and, on occasion, electric with a backing band), His releases include his debut album “Yours In Rock,” (October 2008), “Dissonance Meets Harmony” (October 2012), the “Nervous No More” E.P. (April 2014), the single “Like Ian Hunter” (April 2017), a live album “Live At Duffy’s” as well as a demos and outtakes collection “Rarities And Casualties” (both released September 2017). The E.P. “Another Last Stand” was released December 2018, followed by the August 2019 single “The Nicholson Bridge (Bigger Than Us All)”. A series of singles was released throughout 2020 (“Hear Me Out”, “An Open Letter” and “Just As Well”), followed in 2021 by another demos and outtakes collection titled “Shadows To Songs”. The 2023 single “Fighting With Myself” and the E.P. “The Sky’s Limit” are Chris’ latest releases.

Chris has also appeared on other bands’ and musicians’ releases, as well as 2 side projects, all of which found him in various roles as a performer, producer, and engineer.

In addition to television, Chris’ music has also been featured on radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania such as 88.5 FM – Radio Kings College (WRKC), 92.1 FM – Alt 92.1 (WFUZ), 97.9 FM – 979X (WBSX), 102.3 FM – “The Mountain” (WDMT) and 104.9 FM – “The River” (WWRR), as well as internet radio stations and programs, including “NEPA Rebellion”, “Tastes Like Rock”, “Vinyl Voyage Radio”, and 98.5 KRZ’s (WKRZ) Lissa’s Local Live Music Podcast.

Some of Chris’ other accolades include his song “Insomnia” (from “Yours In Rock,”) being featured extensively throughout 2008 on the internet radio program “NEPA Rebellion”, where it peaked at number 2 the week of June 23rd that year on the “NEPA 9” chart and was number 14 on their “Top 20 Songs of 2008” year end chart, and another song, “Bleeding Ears” (from “Dissonance Meets Harmony”) being featured on music journalist Alan Stout’s weekly radio program “Music On The Menu”, where it was selected by listeners as one of their favorite songs of 2013 in a year end poll. Also ranked number 2 on Reverbnation’s Scranton, PA. Chart in July 2019.