Andy Chase is an American musician, record producer, and label owner. He formed the band

Ivy ''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern ...

with

Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was also a member of the ban ...

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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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Talk Talk Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), Paul Webb (bass), and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Initially a synth-pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, '' The Party's Over'' (198 ...

, 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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, the Trash Can Sinatras, 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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'', '' Orange County'', ''

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

Fever Pitch ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: '' Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005, US). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but ...

'', ''

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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 and a son.

References

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