Chris Shinn (born August 1, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and musician.

After the initial idea to continue Blind Melon with a new lead vocalist did not work out, Smith and Thorn decided to start a new band.

"Unified Theory was originally called Luma, they issued a four-track CD through their website in 1999.

While working on tracks for a second album, delays set the band back, and Krusen grew somewhat frustrated and left to join Nickelback's first major North American tour as a touring musician, leading to Unified Theory's eventual breakup.

[1] He played the band's dress rehearsal show to a hometown crowd at the Strand-Capitol Theater in York, PA, on March 12, 2012.