Chris Letchford is a technically adroit heavy metal, prog rock, and jazz-influenced guitarist and founding member of the instrumental alt-metal band Scale the Summit. A native of Houston, Texas, Letchford began playing guitar around age eight and studied privately throughout his adolescence. After high school, he enrolled in the Guitar Performance Program at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. While studying there, he met guitarist Travis LeVrier, bassist Jordan Eberhardt, and drummer Pat Skeffington. Together, they formed the progressive metal band Scale the Summit. In 20...