Chris Gunn

Chris was raised in South Auckland in the ‘50s and ‘60s by a mother who wrote poetry and an army mechanic father who was a talented pianist. He played in his first gigging band at 13 years of age and hasn’t stopped playing music since.

Chris lived in Tamworth Australia in’69-’70 before it was the country music capital of Australia but it was starting to happen. Moving back to NZ he went to Wellington and played in “Movement” pioneering the glam rock era in the lower North Island. Shifting back to Auckland, Chris toured extensively with various road shows before joining the legendary band “Human Instinct”. This was followed by a long stint with Auckland icons “Salty Dogg” and after returning from 4 years in Sydney he joined rock legend Larry Morris.

Moving to Tauranga in ’83, Chris formed a close relationship with Ritchie Pickett. These two played in many guises together and shared their passion for country music. With encouragement from Ritchie, Chris started writing songs and performing solo. He has been doing this as well as various band projects up to the present day.