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Name: Chris Boardman
City/Place: Miami, Florida
Country: United States

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Bio: Composer, arranger, entrepreneur, professor, social media content strategist, lecturer, recording artist, conductor...

Chris Boardman is the director of the Media Writing and Production Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and teaches Film Scoring and Advanced Music Editing. Beginning his career in the film, television and recording industries in 1974, Boardman has consistently worked at the top echelon of the entertainment industry receiving an Academy Award nomination for "The Color Purple", 6 Emmy Awards, 13 Emmy nominations, ASCAP and BMI awards and multiple platinum records for work with such iconic artists as Quincy Jones, David Foster, Steven Spielberg, Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, Barbara Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch and Josh Groban.

Well known in Hollywood circles and one of a handful of musicians who can literally write anything, Boardman’s credits span both industry and genre. Whether it be conducting David Foster’s "World Children’s Day" for television, composing the '70s inspired score for Mel Gibson’s "Payback", arranging period dance music for "Swing Kids" and "Meet Joe Black", orchestrating "Chaplin" for Broadway or releasing and producing solo recordings as an artist, Boardman embraces these challenges with characteristic integrity and passion, making him one of the most uniquely versatile and highly respected musicians in the industry. He attended Weber State University and continued on to California State University Northridge, working simultaneously in Los Angeles recording studios.

Always looking for new challenges, Boardman is the founder of a successful social media content strategy consulting business and is at the forefront of the fast moving online media space.