Christopher Charles Tucker, professionally known as CTONTHETRACK (or stylized as CTontheTRACK), is an American music producer from San Diego, California. In his early life, his parents were very supportive of his music creativity. His father bought his first electronic keyboard in which he learned the basics of rhythm. His mother was a former model in the fashion entertainment business which influenced Christopher in how to make his passion into a career. In middle school, he learned how to play the saxophone and performed in a concert band. In high school,  he became a member of the Sapphire Sound Marching band at Mira Mesa High, where he got to perform around his city and even in Washington D.C. in front of the president. Christopher has a Jazz background from watching and learning from his Uncles play and talk about  music. Richard Bunuan (Engineer from Motown and Virgin Records) Paul Bunuan (Saxophonist for Ekolu) and James East (Bass player and brother of Jazz musician, Nathan East). During his high school years, he met a friend that would shift his passion for music into the art of making beats and recording music. Years after high school, Chris was heavily involved in the San Diego music scene. In 2007, he opened up a recording studio/record label called MidCity Records, where he gained much experience in how the industry works. With the help of his Uncle, Chris has funded and created local shows and also provided opportunities for local artist to perform in front of thousands held by organizations such as The Mira Mesa Town Council, the Pacific Islander Festival, and performances in front of San Diego’s former Major Jerry Sanders.  During the 2007 U.S. Recession period, Christopher closed down MidCity Records because he felt that he was missing college education and decided to go back to school to obtain a bachelor's degree in Computing and the Arts. During college, Chris has produced, wrote and performed a song called “Just Call Me” which was featured on NBC San Diego Morning News. He also worked with Billboard artist J786 on a remix called “Rock Tonight”. During his college years, Chris loved to party and dance. As computer technology started evolving, Electronic Dance Music known as EDM, influenced Christopher’s producing skills to make people dance. In 2014, Christopher held an internship at San Diego’s premier recording studio called Signature Sound where he learned professional skills inside real studio sessions. With the knowledge of audio engineering, Christopher developed a talent as a voice over actor. He was awarded for performing voiceover work for a Nike commercial produced by a Los Angeles company called Commonwealth Pictures. He was also involved with The Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS Charities) on a promotional video for clean drinking water in the DR Congo in South Africa. Back in the States, he entered competitions such as the Steve Aoki Remix Contest and won the Battle Bot Beat Battle held by Good Vibe San Diego. After winning the beat battle, Christopher got a chance to work with award winning Dj/producer Dj Artistic. Artistic sent Christopher to perform at the Beat League Beat Battle held at the Beauty Bar in Las Vegas. Christopher's technical skills in the music have gained the attention of many music industry professionals as well as new fans. In 2015, Chris released his first official single called “The Element Exist” an instrumental that has elements of everything he has learned in the music scene. The song was mixed/engineered by Andrew Chavez from Paramount Studios who has worked with major artist such as 2pac, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes and etc. Chris's musical expression displays a wide range of sound selection contributing into a captivating experience to the ears. Chris's dynamic sound has been shaped by working with many local and professional musicians, music supervisors, Dj's, and music educators. 


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