Andy Chase is record producer and label owner. He formed the band

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with

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and Dominique Durand, now his wife. Chase owns Unfiltered Records and co-owned Stratosphere Sound studio with Schlesinger and

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Early life

Chase grew up in

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. He was a fan of pop and new wave acts in the 1980s such as

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, Blondie, and

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. At a portable home studio, he wrote music and played keyboards and guitar.

Career

Eager to start a band, he moved to New York City in the 1990s and placed an ad in the ''

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''. He met multi-instrumentalist

, and in 1994, formed the band

with Dominique Durand. He and Schlesinger co-produced, engineered, and sang on the title track for the

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film ''

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'' in 1995. He also founded the bands Paco, Brookville, and Camera2. Chase has served as composer, producer, engineer, mixer, and musician on each of his bands' (Ivy, Brookville, Paco) albums. He established Unfiltered Records in 2003, re-released Ivy's catalog, and produced albums for his side projects, Paco and Brookville. He also produced albums for acts he signed to his label, such as

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and Ukrainian singer Lana Mir. In 2009, he produced and performed on

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's album '' How to Walk Away''. He has also produced albums for

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, and

. He owned Stratosphere Sound recording studios with Adam Schelsinger and James Iha. Films and television shows that feature Chase's songs include ''

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'', '' Me Myself & Irene'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stuck on You'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has composed original music for film and TV, and voice acted for the video game '' Kya: Dark Lineage''.

Personal life

Chase is married to Dominique Durand. They have two children: a daughter, Justine, and a son, Julien.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chase, Andy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American indie rock musicians Record producers from Maryland Musicians from Maryland People from Bethesda, Maryland 20th-century American musicians 21st-century American musicians