Bio
Hi, I’m Chris O’Leary, a professional Music Teacher, Singer and Musician with over 20 years experience, based in Swindon, UK.
Nowadays, you can often see me on stage with The Chip Shop Boys, however, in the past, I have performed as a session musician with several major record label artists including:
CARL BARAT (THE LIBERTINES)
SHANE FILAN (WESTLIFE)
KI FITZGERALD (BUSTED)
CHESNEY HAWKES
GAVIN HOLLIGAN (STEVIE WONDER)
SONNA RELE (DISNEY)
CHRISTOPHER KING (IRELANDS GOT TALENT)
THE TREATMENT
One of my passions other than performing is passing on the knowledge that I have accumulated from being on tour, at music university and being a working professional musician. Teaching gives me this opportunity to use my experience to help others achieve. If you want to find out more please contact me here.
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Lessons
Guitar Lessons in Swindon
I offer private one-to-one music lessons at my studio in Swindon, Wiltshire or via video chat from the comfort of your own home. Each session is tailored towards your ability and what you want to learn as a student of the arts, be it, learning your favourite song or taking your grades. I teach all levels and genres and have had hundreds of happy students that can testify for this.
I teach the following:
GUITAR (ELECTRIC, ACOUSTIC, DOBRO AND CLASSICAL)
BASS
DRUMS
PIANO AND KEYBOARD
SINGING
BANJO
MANDOLIN
FIDDLE
UKULELE
MUSIC THEORY
RECORDING AND PRODUCTION (PRO TOOLS, CUBASE, ABLETON, WAVES ETC)
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Recording
music recording studio equipment
Are you a songwriter seeking that magical part that will transform your song?
A producer who knows exactly what they want, and needs a musician who can deliver top-shelf tracks the same day?
An artist and wants to collaborate with an experienced professional on the arrangement of your song?
Whatever your specific need is, I can help make this run smoothly!
You can book me for acoustic and electric recording sessions as a studio singer and musician on multiple instruments, either in person or via the internet as an Online Session Musician.
Instruments are recorded with multiple mics on to separate tracks, so you will have maximum flexibility when it comes to mixing time.
My studio recording gear includes:
APOGEE INTERFACE
NEUMANN U87 MICROPHONE
SHURE SM57 MICROPHONES
NEVE PREAMPS
VINTAGE OUTBOARD COMPRESSORS
A VAST COLLECTION OF THE BEST PLUGINS
A TRACKING ROOM WITH GREAT SOUNDING ACOUSTICS.
Are you located near Swindon? Come by my studio and work in-person with me on your music.
Not located locally? Use Video Chat to work with me in real-time as I lay down tracks to your music, working together to achieve the exact sound you are looking for. We can work via Skype, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp.