Christopher Tignor was born in Morristown, New Jersey on the Ides of March, 1976. Playing violin since age 3 and rock and roll since adolescence have provided him with a natural confluence of the European Classical and American Popular musical traditions that inhabit his compositions and performance practice. Following several generations of engineers, Tignor readily became immersed in computer music techniques while studying under Richard Teitelbaum at Bard College, for whom he has created numerous musical software applications used worldwide. This passion led Tignor to complete a MS in Computer Science at New York University while simultaneously building his electro-acoustic music ensemble, Slow Six, for which he acts as both performer (violin, computer) and composer.