HOW HE GOT STARTED

MUSIC IS IN HIS BLOOD

His father, Chris Plankey Sr., was a founding member of the band "The Chimes" who played in Berkshire County for over 25 years through the 70's and 80's. Often performing at 3 events each weekend, Saturday mornings were routinely spent setting up equipment for the evening's party and Chris Jr. and his younger sister, Sarah, loved tagging along with dad, playing with the band's lights, and slipping around freshly polished dance floors in their socks with a disco ball twirling overhead.


Eventually, Chris Sr. was the last original member of the band, and when "The Chimes" performed for the last time, he brought home a massive pile of sound and lighting equipment that Chris Jr. couldn't keep his hands off of.

HIS FIRST TIME ON STAGE

After watching his father spend literally decades on stage, Chris naturally saw himself there too. His family spent summers camping in East Otis, Massachusetts (where Chris still camps with his own family!). There, the kids were given permission to organize a teen dance. It was then Chris set off on the journey to become a pro DJ. Even he couldn't have imagined the personal satisfaction and success it would bring him for decades to come.

HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

By the time he was a junior in high school, Chris DJed the senior class picnic and senior banquet. After high school, Chris remained in Berkshire County, DJing all the while. He graduated community college with an Associate's Degree in Business Administration. He went onto The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. During those years, Chris returned to the Berkshires every weekend to DJ events of every kind.

Like Father, Like Son

So, to go back to the beginning, Chris has one person to thank for becoming a professional DJ. The lessons and tips learned from his father had less to do with the learned techniques of how to satisfy a finicky crowd or manage sound reverberation. There was far more to be learned from the hours spent together clipping colored gels, dissecting electronics, and quizzing each other on "who does this song?"  It was more about two generations sharing what they love. One generation passing to the next a gift for entertaining and a genuine love for music--music that brings people joy on their most joyous of days.

Today, Chris DJs full-time and lives in the Berkshires with his wife Nichole and their children.

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