Internationally acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, producer, and arranger Chris Declercq is currently working on his first solo album in Los Angeles featuring multiple well known guest artists .
Known for his extraordinary guitar skills, Chris has performed and worked over the years with a host of world-class musicians including Dizzy Reed (Guns ‘N Roses), Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden), Paul Di’Anno (Iron Maiden), Michael Kenney (Iron Maiden keyboardist), Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead), Phil Campbell (Motörhead), Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle), Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Halford), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper), Eric Dover (Alice Cooper, Slash’s Snakepit), Scott Warren (Dio, Black Sabbath), Yogi Lonich (Chris Cornell, Buckcherry), Alan Krigger (Ike & Tina Turner), David Moreno (Puddle Of Mudd, Bruce Dickinson), Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen), Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis (Alice Cooper, Guns ‘N Roses), Skylark (The Doobie Brothers), James Bown’s widow Tomi Rae Brown, and more.
Chris has been working as a session guitarist as well as a live/touring musician for the last 10 years, with many artists and bands whose music ranges from a wide variety of different styles and genres, including: Pop, Rock, Blues, EDM, Metal, Rap, Latin and more. Chris has toured the United States 5 times.
Originally from Switzerland, Chris attended ETM Music School in Geneva while playing with many bands touring parts Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy. Chris also received guitar lessons from virtuoso guitarist Rusty Cooley in Houston, Texas before moving to Hollywood at age 18. He then attended the Musicians’ Institute in Hollywood California, where he now resides.
