Holder of a first-class honours degree in Music Composition for Professional Media and a PCGE in Post-Compulsory Education, Christopher is a writer, teacher, and musician, with a specialism in music for film. His research interests range from silent cinema to electronic music via Hollywood from the studio system to the experimental ’70s, and British and European film and music of the 1960s and 70s. He has been writing and delivering courses and one-off lectures for various community arts and education organisations including the WEA for ten years.

Christopher has written on diverse topics for publications including EMC Media Magazine, Music Teacher, Classical Music, Bass Guitar Magazine, and US record-collecting bible Goldmine, and contributes regularly to music magazine Shindig!, penning a monthly column on album covers, the only one of its kind in a major music publication. He also teaches private instrumental lessons and records as a session musician.