Chris Reyman holds a BM in Commercial Music from Millikin University and a MM and DMA in Jazz Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso where he works with students on improvisation, composition, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• #10 Meta Quest Top-Selling Game - Meta Quest (12/01/2023-12/31/2023)
• 98% rating in OpenCritic - OpenCritic (12/01/2023-12/31/2023)
• #2 Most Essenstial Experience on Quest - ScreenRant (12/30/2023)
• Game of the Year: Top 10 PS5, PS4 Soundtracks of 2023 - PushSquare (12/30/2023)
• Best Actual Ongoing Game - Pure Dead Gaming Awards (12/21/2023)
• #5 Best Sport Game - Steambase (12/20/2023)
• Best Multiplayer Game - CrossButton VR (12/06/2023)
• Critically Acclaimed Game - Metacritic (09/01/2023-09/30/2023)
• "A" rating - Gaming Age (05/01/2023-05/31/2023)
• 90% rating - MetaCritic (05/01/2023-05/31/2023)
• 5 Star Rating - Upload VR (05/11/2023)
• 3rd most popular game for Oculus - Mighty Coconut (12/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• “Overwhelmingly Positive” review - Mighty Coconut (12/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• 4th most purchased application on Oculus - Mighty Coconut (08/01/2022-08/31/2022)
• Artist Residency - Santa Fe Art Institute (07/01/2022-07/31/2022)
• Best-Rated multiplayer game on Oculus Quest - Mighty Coconut (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
• Best-Rated multiplayer game on Oculus Quest - Mighty Coconut (12/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• “Overwhelmingly Positive” review - Mighty Coconut (12/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• 4th most purchased application on Oculus - Mighty Coconut (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
• Best New Mexico Film, The Curse and the Covenant - Mindfield Film Festival (08/28/2020)
• Official Selection and Virtual Screening, The Curse and the Covenant - Mindfield Film Festival (08/28/2020)
• Santa Fe Art Institute Residency Program - Santa Fe Art Institute (08/12/2020)
• Best Original Score, The Curse and the Covenant - Pinnacle Film Awards (01/01/2020-01/31/2020)
• Finalist, The Curse and the Covenant - GeekFest Toronto (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Official Selection, The Curse and the Covenant - Mindfield Film Festival (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Official Selection, The Curse and the Covenant - Royal Wolf Film Awards (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Semi Finalist, The Curse and the Covenant - Anaheim International Film Festival (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Honorable Mention, Best Song for "Coming Storm" (The Curse and the Covenant) - Florence Film Awards (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Official Selection, The Curse and the Covenant - Pinnacle Film Awards (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Official Selection, The Curse and the Covenant - Prisma Awards (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Winner, Best Fantasy Film for The Curse and the Covenant - Oniros Film Awards (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Winner, Best Soundtrack for The Curse and the Covenant - Oniros Film Awards (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Semi Finalist, The Curse and the Covenant - White Unicorn International Film Festival (08/01/2019-08/31/2019)
• Winner, Best Feature Film for The Curse and the Covenant - Crown Wood International Film Festival (08/01/2019-08/31/2019)
• Special Recognition - IndieCade Europe (10/20/2018)
• Arts and Humanities Career Enhancement Award - UTEP (12/19/2017)
• Key-note speaker for COURI Spring 2017 Symposium - UTEP Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (04/29/2017)
• Memory Box (short film) Official Selection - Las Cruces International Film Festival (03/10/2017)
• The OceanMaker used for Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest - CINE (Council on International Non-Theatrical Events) (12/06/2016)
• "Memory Box" - Semi-Finalist, Equestrian Art Film Short category at EQUUS Film Festival in New York City - EQUUS Film Festival - New York City (11/18/2016)
• The OceanMaker Winner Best Animated Short - Port Townsend Film Festival (09/25/2016)
• Music Composition Commission of "Short Fuse" by the Chicago Gargoyles Brass and Organ Ensemble - Chicago Gargoyles Brass and Organ Ensemble (08/28/2016)
• Music Composition Commission of "The OceanMaker" for the Austin Cinematic Symphony - Austin Cinematic Symphony (08/12/2016)
• The OceanMaker receive CINE "59th Golden Eagle Finalist for Independent & Emerging Media" - CINE (Council on International Non-Theatrical Events) (07/05/2016)
• Review in of The OceanMaker music in "Creative Loafing Charlotte" - Creative Loafing Charlotte (04/18/2016)
• Top 10 Short Films of 2015 - Film Shortage (01/05/2016)
• Best Animated Short - Gallup Film Festival (09/20/2015)
• Won Jury Prize for Outstanding Animation Action Short - DC Shorts Film Festival (09/20/2015)
• Best Animated Short - HollyShorts Film Festival (08/22/2015)
• Best Animated Short - San Antonio Film Festival (08/02/2015)
• Best Animated Short - Belize International Film Festival (07/19/2015)
• Best Animated Short - Seattle Transmedia Independent Film Festival (05/09/2015)
• Vimeo Staff Pick - Vimeo (04/22/2015)
• Best Animated Short - WorldFest Houston (04/19/2015)
• Best Short Subject - Phoenix Film Festival (04/02/2015)
• Official Selection - SXSW (South by Southwest) (03/13/2015)
• Official Selection - Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (01/30/2015)
• Arts and Humanities Career Enhancement Award - UTEP (01/01/2015)

• DMA in Piano Performance with emphasis in Jazz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011)
• M.Mus. in Jazz Performance, University of Illinois (2006)
• BMus in Commercial Music, Millikin University (2003)

• Music Composition - Major Work - The OceanMaker (11/15/2023-11/15/2023). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Ana Mendieta Might (11/01/2023-12/31/2023). Music and Sound Design. Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, Arizona. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Our Secrets As We Shed Them (04/23/2023-04/23/2023). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Our Secrets As We Shed Them (04/22/2023-04/22/2023). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Our Secrets As We Shed Them (04/21/2023-04/21/2023). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Our Secrets As We Shed Them (04/20/2023-04/20/2023). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Here, and the Wind: An Exhibition About Process (03/23/2023-06/16/2023). Music composition and sound design for exhibit. Center for Environmental Resource Management and the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Mack Goldsbury Tribute Concert and Memorial (03/09/2023-03/09/2023). Ensemble member. Star City Studios. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Experiencing the Bosque, The Documentary (Part 5) (03/01/2023). Music composition for documentary film. The Institute for Improvisation and Social Action. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Hyperlocal MKE (01/14/2023-01/14/2023). Hyperlocal MKE. Milwaukee, WI, USA. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Improvisation (01/14/2023-01/14/2023). music and dance collaborative improvisation. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Improvisation (01/11/2023-01/11/2023). music and dance collaborative improvisation. Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - UFO (01/11/2023-01/11/2023). Lawrence University. Appleton, WI, USA. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Experiencing the Bosque (11/05/2022-11/05/2022). Music production, composer and curator. Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and the Center for Environmental Resouce Management. Soccoro, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Rock Opera Orchestra (10/28/2022-10/28/2022). orchestrations of Alex Kariotis songs. UTEP. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Home (09/29/2022-10/01/2022). Music composition for dance choreography. Dance Entropy and Gibney Dance Company. Manhattan, New York. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Winard Harper, Abel Mireles, Candice Reyes (09/24/2022-09/24/2022). ensemble performance. Juarez, Mexico. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work, Performance - music+: an audience-collaborative, interactive music composition by Chris Reyman (09/06/2022-09/06/2022). El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Ecologias Urbanas II (07/29/2022-07/29/2022). Interdisciplinary collaboration. Santa Fe Art Institute. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Ecologías Urbanas II (07/29/2022-07/29/2022). Santa Fe Art Institute. Santa Fe, NM, USA. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Ecologias Urbanas I (05/28/2022-05/28/2022). Interdisciplinary collaboration. Con Cuerpos. Bogota, Colombia. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Ecologías Urbanas I (05/28/2022-05/28/2022). ConCuerpos. Bogotá, Colombia. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - The OceanMaker (05/19/2022-05/22/2022). Mighty Coconut. Epinal, France. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - WaterScores (03/24/2022-03/24/2022). Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman. Juan David Rubio Restrepo. Juliana Gaona Villamizar.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Reflections (02/09/2022-02/13/2022). Composition contributed to dance production. Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Bowling with Bolling (11/09/2021-11/09/2021). El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Jim Shearer. Erik Unsworth. Andrew Smith.
• Music Composition - Major Work, Performance - Cloud Bowling Suite for Tuba and Jazz Trio (11/09/2021-11/09/2021). Las Cruces, NM. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Bowling with Bolling (11/05/2021-11/05/2021). Las Cruces, NM. Christopher Reyman. Jim Shearer. Erik Unsworth. Andrew Smith.
• Music Composition - Major Work, Performance - Cloud Bowling Suite for Tuba and Jazz Trio (11/05/2021-11/05/2021). Las Cruces, NM. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Last Wake Period (08/14/2021-08/14/2021). Guelph, Canada. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Latente (08/01/2021-12/31/2021). Resuenen Projection Project. Juarez, Chihuahua. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Last Wake Period (08/01/2021-08/31/2021). International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Walkabout Mini Golf (07/15/2021). Mighty Coconut (mightycoconut.com). Austin, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Other - We Are Water (03/25/2021-03/25/2021). Music Video Production. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Alejandra Nunez Vargas. Undergraduate. Giovanni Maldonado. Undergraduate. Gerardo Ceniceros. Undergraduate. Miguel Hernandez. Undergraduate. Eduardo Mena. Undergraduate. Zoe Mendez. Undergraduate.
• Other - For Our Waters and Our River (03/22/2021-03/22/2021). Video Production. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Music Composition - Other Work - For Our Waters and Our River (03/22/2021-03/22/2021). El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - For Our Waters and Our River (03/22/2021-03/22/2021). El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Family Portrait (02/05/2021-02/06/2021). El Paso, TX. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Dance - Interdisciplinary work(s) - Latente (02/05/2021-02/06/2021). El Paso, TX. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Family Portrait (02/04/2021-02/06/2021). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Latente (02/04/2021-02/06/2021). UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman.
• Music - Performance, Other - Animal Interlude: Sidewinder Rattlesnake (02/01/2021-02/28/2021). Spring Creek Project in Corvallis, Oregon. Corvallis, Oregon. Christopher Reyman.
• Other - Latente film presented at Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (10/10/2020-10/10/2020). Director and collaborator for dance-for-camera film. College of Liberal Arts Dean's Interdisciplinary Speaker Series. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Erik Unsworth. Margaret Sunghe Paek. Beaudoin Armand.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Curse and the Covenant, Virtual Screening at High Desert Film Festival (07/25/2020-08/25/2020). film score. Albuquerque, NM. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Listessence (06/19/2020-06/19/2020). Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Curse and the Covenant, Virtual Premier (05/08/2020-05/08/2020). film score. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Synchronicity: An Interdisciplinary Improvisation Research Project (03/05/2020-03/05/2020). El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. El Paso, TX. Christopher Reyman. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Erik Unsworth. Margaret Sunghe Paek. Armand Beaudoin.
• Music Composition - Major Work - Found Women: Runaway Nun (03/01/2020-03/31/2020). Minnesota State Art Board and National Endowment for the Arts. Minneapolis, MN. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Home (01/01/2020-01/31/2020). Music score for dance. Dance Entropy. New York City. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work, Performance - Waltz, premier (12/07/2019-12/07/2019). composition for jazz and improvising ensemble. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Wave Trio @ Star City (12/07/2019-12/07/2019). El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Dance - Choreograph piece - Bachué (11/13/2019-11/16/2019). UTEP. El Paso, TX, USA. Sandra Lopez Ramirez. Daniel Molina. Undergraduate. Christopher Delgado. Undergraduate. Christopher Reyman. Marayah Vigo. Undergraduate. Romanti Mata. Undergraduate. Cereza Strive. Undergraduate.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Koan Ensemble CD Release @ Star City (11/01/2019-11/30/2019). Star City Studios. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Laguna, premier (11/01/2019-11/30/2019). Composition for dance choreography. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. erika Araujo. Undergraduate. alejandra nu´nez varga. Undergraduate. zoe mendez. Undergraduate. jesse castano. Undergraduate. nicolas aguilar. Undergraduate. paloma saenz. Undergraduate. bartley mcgill. Undergraduate.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Robed, premier (11/01/2019-11/30/2019). Composition for dance choreography. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. erika Araujo. Undergraduate. alejandra nu´nez varga. Undergraduate. zoe mendez. Undergraduate. jesse castano. Undergraduate. nicolas aguilar. Undergraduate. paloma saenz. Undergraduate. bartley mcgill. Undergraduate.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Una Mujer, premier (11/01/2019-11/30/2019). Composition for dance choreography. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. erika Araujo. Undergraduate. alejandra nu´nez varga. Undergraduate. zoe mendez. Undergraduate. jesse castano. Undergraduate. nicolas aguilar. Undergraduate. paloma saenz. Undergraduate. bartley mcgill. Undergraduate.
• Music Composition - Other Work, Performance - At the Seams, premier (11/01/2019-11/01/2019). composition for jazz and improvising ensemble. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work, Performance - Penumbra, premier (11/01/2019-11/01/2019). composition for jazz and improvising ensemble. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work, Performance - Reflection, premier (11/01/2019-11/01/2019). composition for jazz and improvising ensemble. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Other Work, Performance - Wallfacer, premier (11/01/2019-11/01/2019). composition for jazz and improvising ensemble. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Chris Reyman Solo Piano (10/09/2019-10/09/2019). Carbondale, Illinois. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Chris Reyman Solo Piano (10/08/2019-10/08/2019). Decatur, Illinois. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Composition - Major Work, Performance - The OceanMaker (09/29/2019-09/29/2019). Austin, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Chris Reyman Solo Piano (09/09/2019-09/09/2019). El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Koan Ensemble @ Artist Homes (06/22/2019-06/22/2019). Berlin, Germany. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Koan Ensemble @ Orania (06/21/2019-06/21/2019). Berlin, Germany. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Chris Reyman Trio @ Orania (06/20/2019-06/20/2019). Berlin, Germany. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Mack Goldsbury and Chris Reyman @ Orania (06/19/2019-06/19/2019). Berlin, Germany. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Chris Reyman Solo Piano (06/18/2019-06/18/2019). Berlin, Germany. Christopher Reyman.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Wave Trio @ Sacred Grounds (04/25/2019-04/25/2019). Sacred Grounds Series. Scottsdale, Arizona. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Wave Trio @ Pima County Community College (04/24/2019-04/24/2019). Pima County Community College. Tucson, Arizona. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Koan Ensemble @ WDA (02/14/2019-02/14/2019). University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso, Texas. Christopher Reyman. Erik Unsworth. Sandra Lopez Ramirez.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Cattleya at Santa Fe Art Institute (01/25/2019-01/25/2019). Composition for dance choreography. Santa Fe Art Institute. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Christopher Reyman.
• Faculty Performances at UTEP - Spain (I Can Recall) - Al Jarreau, Chick Corea, Artie Maren (09/08/2023). UTEP Music Department. El Paso, TX, USA. Jesus Apodaca. Shaun Mahoney. Alexander Kariotis. Andrew Smith. Christopher Reyman.
• Faculty Performances at UTEP - Spain (I Can Recall) - Al Jarreau, Chick Corea, Artie Maren (09/08/2023). UTEP Music Department. El Paso, TX, USA. Jesus Apodaca. Shaun Mahoney. Alexander Kariotis. Andrew Smith. Christopher Reyman.

• Cloud Bowling with Claude Bolling Summit Records (2023), Christopher Reyman.
• Walkabout Mini Golf Original Soundtrack Sheet Music Mighty Coconut (2023), Christopher Reyman.
• Walkabout Mini Golf, Original Soundtrack, vol. 2 (2023), Christopher Reyman.
• Horizon digital streaming services (2023), Christopher Reyman.
• Walkabout Mini Golf (2023), Christopher Reyman.
• With Music In New Realities, We Can Go Deeper Together: A look at innovative and thoughtful approaches to VR and AR music experiences. ARPost (2022), Christopher Reyman.
• HeadBodyHead (2021), Jonathan Rodriguez, Sandesh Nagaraj , Christopher Reyman.
• Walkabout Mini Golf (2021), Christopher Reyman.
• Found Women: Runaway Nun (2020), Chris Reyman.
• The Curse and the Covenant (2020), Christopher Reyman.
• Listessence (2020), Chris Reyman.
• Deliberations (2020), Christopher Reyman, Erik Unsworth.
• KOAN (2019), Christopher Reyman.

• Walkabout Mini Golf composer interview (2023), Volume virtual, Christopher Reyman.
• Walkabout: Scoring is Harder Than it Sounds (2023), Volume virtual, Christopher Reyman.
• Our Secrets As We Shed Them (2023), Volume UTEP, Christopher Reyman, Andres Rico Lopez, Che Urbira.
• Our Secrets As We Shed Them (2023), Volume UTEP, Christopher Reyman, Andres Rico Lopez, Che Urbira.
• Here, and the Wind (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Christopher Reyman.
• Improvising Collaboration (2021), Volume online, Christopher Reyman.
• Creative Music Practices: Improvisation, Composition and Collaboration (2021), Volume Las Cruces, NM, Christopher Reyman.
• Improvising New Realities (2021), Volume online: UK and Europe, Christopher Reyman, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez.
• Improvising New Realities (2021), Volume online: UK and Europe, Christopher Reyman, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez.
• Latencia (2020), Volume El Paso, TX, Christopher Reyman.
• Improvisation and Composition (2019), Volume Carbondale, Illinois, Christopher Reyman.
• Improvisation and Composition (2019), Volume Decatur, Illinois, Christopher Reyman.
• How Improvisation can Help us Develop Across Borders (2019), Volume Copenhagen, Denmark, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez, Christopher Reyman.
• Group Play! at EPOS (2019), Volume Augustenborg, Denmark, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez, Christopher Reyman.
• Making a Jazz Album (2019), Volume El Paso, Texas, Christopher Reyman.
• Improvising Developmental Learning (2019), Volume Menominee, Wisconsin, Christopher Reyman.
• performance of original composition, "by starlight" (2019), Volume Menominee, Wisconsin, Christopher Reyman.
• Koan Ensemble performance (2019), Volume UTEP, Christopher Reyman, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez, Erik Unsworth.
• Group Play! (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez, Christopher Reyman.

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