Chris Carmichael (born July 6, 1962) is an American musician, arranger and composer.
The son of an Air Force fighter pilot, he moved extensively before taking up the violin while living in Hampton, Virginia.
While in the university environment, he also studied music theory, composition, orchestral and chamber performance under teachers; Dr. David Livingston (a former student of composer Roy Harris), Vsevolod Lezhnev, (principal cellist with the Moscow Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony orchestras) and Leon Gregorian (head of Michigan State University's conducting program).
After his formal training, he began a career as a touring musician for various artists in several genres including outlandish entertainers Joe Savage and Jason D. Williams (RCA).
[citation needed] Arrangements of distinction include the string quartet arrangement of Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This"[3] which originally aired at the 2007 Academy of Country Music awards show, and later became a single release.