Entertainment veteran Chris Pink has been in the business for 20+ years with a diverse background ranging from punk to opera. Chris spent his formative years working with the Spokane Symphony and Opera company(s) while completing a double major in Music and Arts Administration. Directly out of college Chris was hired as the Auditions Administrator for one of the world’s most celebrated opera companies, The Lyric Opera of Chicago. There he worked directly under renowned director Richard Pearlman (Director of the first, fully staged production of the Who’s TOMMY starring Bette Midler). After Chicago, Chris ventured to California with an opportunity to start a production and entertainment services company which facilitated a variety of production, PR, ticketing, marketing, and booking services for over 70 organizations and venues in the Southern California area. His company facilitated, produced, and presented 1000’s of events prior to relocating to Seattle. There, he spent the last 17 years developing art brands such as Can Can, Fred Wildlife Refuge, Vince Mira, This Is Halloween and the Buckaroos to name a few. Many of these projects received international media attention from various national media outlets including MTV, BBC (Stephen Fry), Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show respectively. Chris is currently the Artistic Director for Can Can Productions and one half of the production duo Pink & Pezzner who creates the musical soundtracks for Can Can’s productions. Along with the Company’s creative team, Can Can presents 4-7 original shows annually with over 750 run dates.