Walter Chase, an NYC-based freelance music producer and arranger, has written and produced music for bands, staged productions, and a cappella groups. He is a vocal coach, a trained studio engineer, an avid sports fan (Mets, Eagles, Devils, IU Basketball) and happily married.
Voice Part:
Tenor 2
Currently Living In
New York, NY
Relationship Status
Married
Trademark
Musical arranger, Screaming falsetto, “Jewish guy”
Hobbies
Concerts, fantasy sports, golf
Favorite SNC College Memory
Performing at Carnegie Hall (May 1998)
Musical Influences
Quincy Jones, The Beach Boys, Boyz II Men, Take 6
Favorite Songs to Perform Live
Hi-De-Ho, Signed Sealed/I Was Made to Love Her, How Deep is Your Love
Favorite Place You?ve Traveled
Thailand
Favorite Things in General
My wife, my family, The New York Mets, TV Shows: Band of Brothers, Mad Men, PTI
What Magazines/Periodicals do you read consistently?
Rolling Stone, Billboard
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Foods
1 Pizza, New York style
2 Steak, Little Zagreb's
3 Chickavo, Lenny’s (NYC)
4 Sushi, any
5 Burgers with BBQ sauce
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Books
1 The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) 2 The Fountainhead (Rand) 3 All You Need to Know About the Music Business (Passman) 4 The Da Vinci Code (Brown) 5 The Audacity of Hope (Obama)
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Movies
1 The Big Lebowski 2 The Lord of the Rings 3 Spaceballs 4 Almost Famous 5 Old School
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Bands/Artists
1 The Beatles 2 Stevie Wonder 3 Paul Simon 4 Arcade Fire 5 Jay-Z
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Songs
1 “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, Stevie Wonder 2 “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkel 3 “God Only Knows”, The Beach Boys 4