Randy Chance - Resume
People I Have Worked With:
2008 to 2010: Released five CDs, distributed by CD Baby, on NanoMuse records and tapes.
2000 until the present: Randy Chance Music School, teaching all styles, all levels and all ages of guitar, keyboards and bass guitar
2003 Musical Score and Soundtrack for the feature film, "No Sleep Til Madison"
2001 New Studio built for NanoMuse Productions
2000 Guitar tracks for James Woolley (Nine Inch Nails)
1998-1999 Associate Producer: Premier Radio Network
1995-1997 Independent CD Production - NanoMuse Productions, Digital Audio Consultation.
1994-lead guitar, lead & harmony vocals- The Boxtops (live performances).
1993-lead guitar, lead & harmony vocals - The Lovin'Spoonful (on tour and in the studio).
1993-lead guitar & harmony vocals - P.F. Sloane (who wrote "Eve of Distruction" - [Barry McGuire], "Secret Agent Man" - [Johnny Rivers], "Let Me Be" - [the Turtles], "Where Were You When I Needed You?" - [the Grass Roots], etc.)
1993-lead guitar on his 2nd album for Beachwood Records - Stephan Paul (who worked with Jackson Brown, David Lindley, Valerie Carter, Peter Framton).
1992-recording lead guitar & engineering - Elliot Ingbar (who worked with John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Fraternity of Man).
1991-engineering - Alex Al (who worked with Vanessa Williams).
1990-lead guitar & engineering - Peter Rielich (who worked with Foreigner, Rick Wakeman, Seals and Crofts).
1990-MIDI and studio production research- Dave Jerdin (who produced Jane's Addiction, Alice in Chains, engineered Mic Jagger [2 solo albums], the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Jeff Beck, etc.)
1989-Studio Collaborations - Randy Burns (who produced Metallica, Megadeth, Creature, etc.)
1987-lead guitar & song writing collaboration - James Rolliston (who worked with Van Morrison, Mark Noftler, Steely Dan, Seals and Croft, Shandi, The Cripples).
1984-recording lead guitar & lead vocals - Chip Douglas (who was in The Turtles, produced Linda Rondstandt, The Monkees).
1984-recording lead guitar & lead vocals - Don Heffington (who was in Lone Justice, worked with Bob Dylan, Emmy Lou Harris, Josie Cotton).
Lead Guitarist, Lead Singer and Songwriter for the band “The Randy Chance Group,” Los Angeles, Ca
1980 to 1984 Lead Guitarist, Lead Singer and Songwriter for the band, “The Atomic Bomb,” Los Angeles, Ca
1979 to 1980 Lead Guitarist, Lead Singer and Songwriter for the band “The Big Sleep,” Los Angeles, Ca
1975 Performed Electric Sitar and Synthesizer tracks for a country version of the theme to “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” produced by Chip Douglas.
1975 to 1978 Lead Guitarist and Synthesizer player for the band “The Rubber Band,” signed with Atlantic Records.
1973 to 1980 learned studio production in Hollywood, Ca. from Jerry Yester and David Vaught
1972 Composed and performed the album “Riddles From Home,” released by Your Basic Fish records.
1971 to 1973 built Humback Whale Studios in Chicago, Il., created Your Basic Fish record company and Angel Guardian Road Service publishing company
1969 to 1971 Wrote, Conducted and Performed in “Breathe Deeply Today is Fill in Blank,” a rock opera for the Free Theater and the Center for New Music
1966 to 1967 Lead Guitarist and Principal Songwriter for “The Other Half” rock band
1964 to 1966 Lead Guitarist, Lead Vocalist and Principal Songwriter for “The Just Four,” rock band
Films and Television:
No Sleep Til Madison (edited and mixed all dialogue, music and sound effects)
Director: Eric Moe.
Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles (as a session guitarist)
Composer: John Du Prez
PBS Child Abuse Documentary (played all the guitar tracks and engineered the soundtrack)
Sound Cutting Edge Studios
Ghost Writer (created digital samples)
Sound Cutting Edge Studios
Living On The Edge (composed several musical cues)
Movers & Shakers Productions
The Big Turnaround (engineered and played all the guitar tracks)
Sound Cutting Edge Studios
The Big One (composed several musical cues)
Movers & Shakers Productions
Advertisements:
Fruit Taffy Candy Bar (composed and performed sound track)
Wham-o Superball (composed and performed sound track)
Sports Connection (composed and performed sound track)
Magazine Articles Written:
"The Valley Arts MIDI Bass Guitar Controller" - Bass Player Magazine
"Interview with Jay Winding, Session Keyboardist" - Guitar Player Magazine, Collector's Edition
"Interview with James Harrah, Session Guitarist" - Guitar Player Magazine, Collector's Edition
"Computer Music Software and MIDI Controlled Mixing Boards Reviewed" - Keyboard Magazine
"Amp Level Direct Boxes For Session Guitarists Reviewed" - EQ Magazine
"How To Engineer A Film Score With A Macintosh Computer" - Home Recording Magazine
Studied:
Music Theory, Composition and Orchestration with William Russo (who worked with Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, San Fransisco Sympony) Center For New Music, Chicago, Illinois.
Music Theory and Orchestration with Herb Haslem (who worked with John Cage, Ravi Shankar) Center For New Music, Chicago, Illinois.
Classical Guitar with David Ellis, (Master's Degree in Classical Guitar, USC, teacher) McCabe's Guitar School, Santa Monica, California.
Rock Guitar with T.J. Helmerich, (solo recording artist and teacher) Musician's Institute, Hollywood, California.
Jazz Guitar with Cheryl Saunders (professional performer, recording artist and teacher) McCabe's Guitar School, Santa Monica, California.
Slide Guitar with Fran Banish, (professional performer, recording artist and teacher) McCabe's Guitar School, Santa Monica, California.
Studio Production and Engineering with Jerry Yester (who was in the Lovin'Spoonful, the Association, produced the Association, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, the Turtles, Aztec Two-Step, and worked with Phil Spector and Brian Wilson).
Studio Production and Engineering with David Vaught (who was in the Association, worked with Roger McGuinn, Graham Parsons, Lone Justice, David Carradine, Bugs Tomorrow, Severed Head In A Bag).
Electronic Music with Ramon Zupko (who was then head of the Electronic Music Laboratory) Roosevelt University, Chicago Illinois.
Electronic Music with John Viera (who built Different Fur Recording Studios, San Fransisco, California and worked with Herbie Hancock) San Fransisco Art Institute, San Fransisco, California.
Sound for Film with Lenny Lipton, (independent film maker and teacher) San Fransisco Art Institute, San Fransisco, California.
Art of the Cinema with Robert Edmunds, (who was then head of the Film Department) Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois.
