Chanda Dancy (born Chanda Yvette Dancy; November 14, 1978) is an American

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, violinist, keyboardist and singer. The founder and president of CYD Music, Dancy is an artist and composer for film and other multimedia. She is also a member of the rock band Modern Time Machines. She was a Fellow of the 2009 Sundance Film Composers Lab, a winner of the 2002 BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers and the 2004 APM/YMF Music Business Award where she was honored alongside film composer

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. Dancy has scored several films, including the official

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selection ''MVP'', the documentary What Are We Waiting For?, and the film ''Chandler Hall''. Music by Chanda has been heard all over the world in such festivals as

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, Jackson Hole Film Festival, Sapporo Short Film Festival, Slamdance,

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and

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2008. Dancy has composed music for the role playing games ''Arabian Lords'' and ''Tariq's Treasures'' by BreakAway Games, as well as the sound implementation for the PC role playing game ''

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'' by

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and

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Chanda Dancy - Composer
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