In the heart of Pendleton, Oregon, a town alive with legendary rodeos and endless skies, Chris Thomas discovered music as a child. What began as simple curiosity soon became a lifelong passion that would shape every part of his career. “I’ve been playing music for as long as I can remember,” he told The Epoch Times, recalling a world filled with melodies that never let go.
His upbringing played a decisive role. With a father who served as a choir director and a mother who sang and played piano, music was not just encouraged, but woven into daily life. What began at the piano eventually expanded to the cello, his primary instrument through college. But the defining moment came when he realized the melodies he heard in his mind were not borrowed, but entirely his own.
