Chris Olley is a Nottingham based musician and photographer. He was the lead singer and guitarist for Six By Seven and also the band's main creative influence. He studied art at Wakefield College (1990–91) and gained a BA (Hons) in photography at Nottingham Trent University (1991–94). It was at his time at University that Olley met Sam Hempton and together they formed six.byseven. Olley also released music as part of his Twelve project during his time with six.byseven and after. More recently his 92 Stadiums project was shown in Gdańsk during the European Championships in Poland.