#40: Chris Tuohy - Founder of Forte Music Dance Art

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:

• https://www.juilliard.edu/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Mangione
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Smith_(musician)
• https://www.unlv.edu/

Key Points of Interest:

• Where did Chris grow up? 
• Hear the story about how his dad passed away art such a young age 
• His mother raised him and his two other brothers 
• Where are his siblings located? 
• How did Chris get started with music? 
• How did Chris end up studying abroad and scholarships to Juliiard? 
• Who are some of the people Chris has been able to play with? 
• Chris ended up meeting Carson Smith, a Jazz Bass player 
• What are all of the places Chris played in Las Vegas? 
• What types of dances does Chris teach? 
• Why did he move here to Camano Island? 
• What store was at the same location that Forte MDA is now located? 

Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:

• ForteMDA (https://fortemda.com/) 
• English Boom (https://www.camanoislandinfo.com/english-boom-historical-park-1) 
• Camano Commons Marketplace (https://camanocommons.com/) 
• Camano Island State Park (https://parks.state.wa.us/408/Camano-Island-State-Park)