Chris Catone is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose music is deeply rooted in the merging of technology and natural sound.  His life and work is a balance between sacred silence and the din of the outside world.

From his beginnings as a pianist and organist, Chris has stretched his creative capacities to include a multitude of skills in music composition, production, arranging and performance. He has continuously balanced a creative output that includes scoring for film and commercial media, composing chamber music and electronic music production. Chris has been actively involved in field of sacred music and often composes for choir and liturgical settings.  In addition to writing music, Chris is an in-demand freelance pianist, organist and music director.

As a producer, Chris creates and performs improvised electronic music featuring various synthesizers, drum machines and DIY sound generators.  He has performed a number of improvised "sets", most recently in at Seafoam PGH and in collaboration with visual artist Sarah Zeffiro during the Pittsburgh Trust's unBlurred Gallery Crawl.  

His music for film has won awards at prominent film festivals such as the Los Angeles 48 Hour Film Fest, Four Points Film Festival and Filmapalooza.  His multimedia piece "The Mill"  was featured on the PBS - WQEDTV program, Filmmaker's Corner and the 2021 Arkhaios Film Festival.  Chris has assisted on various projects with film composer/producer Junkie XL at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions in Los Angeles, California.

In addition to his creative work, Chris is an active music educator currently serving as music faculty at the Community College of Allegheny County and the University of Pittsburgh and maintains a private studio of students. He is the Associate Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral Parish and Resident Music Director at the JCC of Pittsburgh.