About Chris Thornton

My name is Chris Thornton and I run Colourjam. I was born on the 17th of June 1982 in Germany while my dad was stationed at RAF Wegburg. We moved back to Scotland in the late 80’s and built a house in Arradoul on the out skirts of Buckie.

Most of my family on my mum’s side live in Arradoul. It was a great place to grow up and live, so many kids to play with and many fond memories of long summers.

In the photo above I'm second from the left, the rest are my cousins in Arradoul, along with my bro who is perched on the top of the seat.

I attended Buckie High School; Moray College in Elgin then finally attained my Degree at The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. After finishing University I found that there were no jobs at all in Web design and could not find work anywhere for many months. Please see the about Colourjam section for more info on how the business started.

Music is a big past time of mine, I play various instruments, mainly guitar, but also like to play Blues harp, Ocarina and Ukulele. I also love to sing while playing guitar.

Since 2000 I played in a band called “The Method” which split in 2006. You can check out some of the songs we recorded in our six years by clicking the links below.

Dressed to Kill by The Method (12mb)
How Long is too soon by The Method (8mb)

Now in 2008 I’m starting to get back into the music scene and also playing myself. I run a website called Highland Ultimate Bands List for the local music scene with a friend of mine Mark Aldridge. Mark and I often organise gigs for HUBL where we showcase new local talent. The latest gig was held in the Red Shoes Theatre in Elgin in June 2008 where we had a variety of excellent local acts playing.

I’m also a keen amateur photographer. I bought a Canon 30D a couple of years ago and found it to be a rewarding hobby. My fiancé also bought a Canon 400D and we enjoy heading out on photography trips around Moray and also up to the Dornoch area. Between us we own a variety of lens’ including two Canon L lenses (100-400L and 24-105L).

This is my wife Janette, we got married on the 7th of March 2009 at the Laichmoray Hotel in Elgin.