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Chase Gassaway
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Originally located in Arlington, TX, Chase moved to Abilene, TX in 2003 to study music composition and theory at Hardin-Simmons University. Having formally only worked under other efforts as a hired gun, it wasn’t until then that he pursued his solo career in music.
Studying under Dr. Bernard Scherr, Chase polished his chops as a composer, creating works for a variety of ensembles ranging from chamber music, choir, percussion ensemble to full orchestra.
He studied classical guitar privately under Dan Mitchell for 3 years and voice with Dr. Kecia Ashford for 2 years, but has been seen performing a variety of things on stage including – electric/acoustic guitar, keys, bass, percussion, harmonica, accordion, bells, ukulele, and trombone.
His first commercial release of original music was the Black As My Coffee EP in 2005 featuring his songs and his first stab at studio orchestration. The majority of this album was written while in high school.
In 2009, he and his wife, Kassie, moved to Austin, TX, where he is now a full time, working musician. Besides his solo efforts, he is a regular member of Jordan Whitmore’s band and a Motown cover band called MatchMaker Band.
In the fall of 2010, he was commissioned to score the short film, Take Two directed by Matthew Tibbenham. The score contained works for string quartet, mixed folk ensembles, and pop songs. In return for the soundtrack, a music video for the song “Reasons” was shot and directed by the film’s cinematographer , Sutton McKee.
In the winter of 2011, he formed Canaries In The Coal Mine with fellow songwriter Jordan Whitmore after being hired for a dinner party. Their first project was a Christmas album called Scarf Weather, which contained originals and holiday favorites.
After a successful fan-funding campaign in 2013, Chase returned to the studio to produce and record his first full length album, Certain Circles. The tracking went quickly, but the release was not until January of 2014. The songs pull melodies from strings, brass, flutes, clarinets and bassoons over the quirky rhythms of ukuleles and banjos. |
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