Chad Fischer

Chad Fischer
Genres Alternative rock, Indie rock
Occupation(s) Musician, producer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard
Years active 1991–present
Labels Fish of Death, Almo Sounds, Lookout Sound, Hollywood Records
Associated acts School of Fish, A Don Piper Situation, Lazlo Bane, The (Silent) Rage, Colin Hay, The Blanks, Cary Brothers, Larry Goldings, Alexi Murdoch, Joshua Radin, Lisa Loeb, Teddy Geiger, The Good Luck Joes
Website Chad Fischer on Myspace

Chad Fischer is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer from Santa Monica, California, also known as a frontman of the band Lazlo Bane.

Early years

Chad Fischer's early work was being a drummer for the band School of Fish founded by his college friend Josh Clayton-Felt. Fischer replaced the original drummer M.P. in 1991, however he did not play on the band's second album due to fallout with a producer and was replaced by Josh Freese.[1] Nevertheless, Fischer still stayed with the band to perform live. The only official commercial School of Fish release that included his drumming was the single "Take Me Anywhere", which included two live tracks as b-sides.

After School of Fish disbanded in 1994 Chad Fischer went on to build his own recording studio and started to write new material.[1] He signed to Almo Sounds label and formed the band Lazlo Bane, whose debut album, 11 Transistor was released in January 1997.[2]

During the early years Chad Fischer met Colin Hay with whom he became a close friend. Fisher played drums on Hay's 1994 album Topanga, while Hay contributed guitar and vocals to Lazlo Bane's cover of "Overkill" from their debut album. Since then Chad Fischer took part in recording of every Hay's subsequent studio album up to Next Year People in 2015, with Fischer's role varying from session musician and songwriter to mixing engineer and co-producer.

Fischer was briefly a member of Don Piper's band A Don Piper Situation playing drums, producing and engineering the track "Ray Falls Down" on the self-titled 1997 EP.[3]

Work with Lazlo Bane

After Almo Sounds was bought by Universal Music Group[2] Lazlo Bane continued their career as an independent band.[1] Chad Fischer continued to produce Lazlo Bane albums with them being released through self-established label Lookout Sound.

The band's second album All the Time in the World was released in 2002. It included the song "Superman", which became the Lazlo Bane's most recognizable song as it became a theme song for the popular American TV series Scrubs.[1] Chad Fischer along with Lazlo Bane members Tim Bright and Chris Link as songwriters of "Superman" and Scrubs' composer Jan Stevens won BMI TV Music Award of 2003[4] and 2004.[5]

Over the next decade Lazlo Bane released two more studio albums and one EP, all of them independently. Another album by the band, Big Spill, was released in 2013 and was credited to The Rage, Lazlo Bane's alter ego project.

Films and TV series scoring

Films

In the beginning of 2000s Chad Fischer started providing music and songs for various films and TV shows.

His first full-length film for which he provided the scores was Garden State, released in 2004. Both the film and it's soundtrack proved to be critically and commercially acclaimed. Garden State also featured Fischer's original song called "Motorcycle Ride with Sam". It hasn't been officially released, but it is available to listen in the DVD menu of the film and on Chad Fischer's Myspace page.[6]

2005 film Little Manhattan featured new songs, both by Chad Fischer and Lazlo Bane, that were written especially for the film. It also featured a cover of The Beatles' song "In My Life" produced by Fischer and performed by Matt Scannell. The soundtrack for the album remains unreleased with only one Fischer's song, "Map of My Heart", available to listen on his Myspace page.[6] However, promotional compilation of Chad Fischer's music from Garden State and Little Manhattan also featuring his production work was released circa 2005.[7]

For the 2008 film The Rocker Chad Fischer wrote the score[8] and a number of original songs which were performed by fictional bands A.D.D. and Vesuvius. The actual music was mostly performed by Chad Fischer himself with the vocals provided by Teddy Geiger (for A.D.D.) and Keith England (for Vesuvius). A soundtrack album that featured all the original material was also released in 2008.

Other films for which Fischer wrote the score are 10 Years, Loosies, The Babysitters, Black Cloud and Chasing Mavericks.[9]

Aside from film scores Chad Fischer wrote and performed a number of songs for the films he worked on, however none of them were released on any soundtrack albums or elsewhere.[10]

TV series

Chad Fischer's early work on TV scores include shows My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star and The Class.

In 2007 Chad Fischer and Lazlo Bane guitarist Tim Bright started scoring American medical drama series Private Practice.[11] During its run Fischer and Bright won BMI TV Music Award twice, in 2008 and 2009.[12][13][14] The show concluded after six seasons in 2013.

After Private Practice Chad Fischer started providing music for another ABC's show, Scandal.[15][16] For his work he won the BMI TV Music Award of 2014.[17][18] In early 2018 the show's score album was released, consisting entirely of Chad Fischer's music.[19][20][21] The show itself has also ended in 2018.

In 2016 Fischer started scoring yet another ABC's TV series The Catch.[22] The show ended in 2017.

Record producer

Chad Fischer started production work from the first Lazlo Bane album 11 Transistor and produced every subsequent album of the band.

After the death of Fischer's longtime friend and School of Fish band mate Josh Clayton-Felt, he co-executive produced the release of Center of Six, the second Clayton-Felt's posthumous album. It included several tribute songs produced by Chad Fischer and recorded by Josh's friends.

Fischer's production career progressed as he produced the first recordings and helped develop the sound of Cary Brothers, Alexi Murdoch and Joshua Radin.[23] All of them later became successful musical acts.

The highly acclaimed Garden State soundtrack, which was released in 2004 and won a Grammy Award in 2005, featured two songs produced by Chad Fischer: "Blue Eyes" performed by Cary Brothers and "Winding Road" performed by actress Bonnie Somerville.

Other musicians and bands Fischer did production for feature Everlast, Lisa Loeb, Colin Hay and The Good Luck Joes among others.

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details
2018 Scandal: Original Television Series Soundtrack
Year Song Album
2006 "Oye Como Va" My Super Ex-Girlfriend: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2008 "The Rocker Score Suite" The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture
2009 "Alone Again" Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2012 "10 Years Score Suite" 10 Years: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Chasing Mavericks Score Suite" Chasing Mavericks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Songs written and performed for films

List of songs by Chad Fischer featured only in films and without a release anywhere else
Year Song Film Notes
2001 "Bright Shiny Theme Song" Bubble Boy Written by Kevin Hunter & Chad Fischer. Performed by Chad Fischer, Kevin Hunter and Rachel Robinson
2002 "See the Day" The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2004 "Motorcycle Ride with Sam" Garden State Instrumental
2005 "Miserable Life" Little Manhattan Written and performed by Chad Fischer and Lyle Workman
"Map of My Heart" Available to listen at Chad Fischer's Mysapce page[6]
2007 "Come On" Firehouse Dog
"Bye Bye Bye" The Babysitters Written and performed by Sia and Chad Fischer
2010 "Frank & Beans" Furry Vengeance
2012 "O'Hare Air Jingle" The Lorax

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released
Title Year Director
"Tomorrow Never Comes" 2008 Brooke Sasick
As director
List of music videos, showing year released
Title Year Artist
"Send Somebody"[24] 2011 Colin Hay

With Lazlo Bane

Studio albums
Year Album details
1997 11 Transistor
2002 All the Time in the World
  • Released: September 27, 2002
  • Label: Self-released
2006 Back Sides
  • Released: April 11, 2006
  • Label: Self-released
2007 Guitly Pleasures
  • Released: July 10, 2007
  • Label: Lookout Sound
2013 Big Spill
(The Rage)
  • Released: April 23, 2013
  • Label: Lookout Mountain
EPs
Year Album details
1996 Short Style
  • Released: August 20, 1996
  • Label: Almo Sounds
2012 Guilty Pleasures the 80's Volume 1
  • Released: October 16, 2012
  • Label: Lookout Sound

With A Don Piper Situation

EPs
Year Album details
1997 A Don Piper Situation
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Scrimshaw Records

As producer, engineer, composer or session musician

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Year Subject Collaborator Comment
1994 Topanga Colin Hay drums, tambourine[25]
1995 Sins of Our Fathers Andy Prieboy drums, percussion, vocals
1996 Xtended Play Star 69 song "Girl from Mars" recorded and mixed by Chad Fischer (also b-side to "I'm Insane" single)"[25][26]
1997 Eating February song "Rotten Punch" recorded and mixed by Chad Fischer, also credited as additional musicican[25][27]
1998 Transcendental Highway Colin Hay Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Backing Vocals[25][28]
2000 The Notorious One Man Orgy Josh Freese recorded and mixed by Chad Fischer[25][29]
2001 Complicated '00 Andras Jones Chad Fischer co-written, produced, played drums and guitar on "Mystery Behind", drums on "Complicated O"
Going Somewhere Colin Hay mastering, co-writer of the song "Lifeline"
Ali: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Everlast Chad Fischer co-produced the song "The Greatest" with Everlast and Keefus Ciancia
The Dog Days of Summer Give mixing[30]
2002 Spirit Touches Ground Josh Clayton-Felt Chad Fischer plays drums and does mixing
Company of Strangers Colin Hay co-writer of the songs "No Win Situation", "How Long Will It Last", "Lifeline", piano, drums, percussion, background vocals, engineer, mixing
Hello Lisa Lisa Loeb co-writer of the song "Take Me Back"
2003 Man @ Work Colin Hay Chad Fischer plays percussion, drums, recorder, provides background vocals. He also acts as Engineers, does Mixing and provides Loops and Drum programming
2004 Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation Volume One Josh Freese recorded and mixed the song "Lagerborg"[31]
Colour the Small One Sia The US reissue of the album includes Fischer co-written "Broken Biscuit", originally b-side of "Don't Bring Me Down" single
Garden State: Music from the Motion Picture Bonnie Somerville Fischer produced the song "Winding Road"
Riding the Wave The Blanks The cover of Lazlo Bane's "Superman" is produced by Fischer
2006 We Were Here Joshua Radin piano
Best Days Matt White bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer, co-writer of the song "Just What I'm Looking For"
2007 Better for the Metaphor Cantinero drums
Hopeful Romantic Renee Stahl drums
The Ten: Film Soundtrack Peter Salett Fischer produced the song "The End of the End of the Ten"
2008 Wilderness Mad Buffalo drums
2011 Gathering Mercury Colin Hay drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals, bass guitar, xylophone, bells, mellotron
2012 10 Years: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Oscar Isaac producer of the song "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (film credit also stated Chad Fischer as a performer along with Kate Mara)
2015 Next Year People Colin Hay drums, tambourine, bass, piano; cp-producer of the song "Are We There Yet", engineer on the songs "Are We There Yet" and "Lived In Vain"
Left Brained, Right Hearted Michelle Citrin shakers, tambourines and conga[32]
2017 "Satisfaction" Give mixing, dates to 2001[33]
Salma Har Tom Rossi recording and mixing[34]
"You and Me" Give recording, mixing, dates to 2002[35]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lazlo Bane wants to be your 'Superman'". Pauseandplay.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Almo Sounds History". onamrecords.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. ↑ "A Don Piper Situation music". adonpipersituation.net. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. ↑ "2003 BMI Film/TV Awards: Song List". bmi.com. May 14, 2003. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ↑ "2004 BMI Film/TV Awards: Song List". bmi.com. May 12, 2004. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  6. 1 2 3 Chad Fischer, on Myspace
  7. ↑ "The Film Music of Chad Fischer". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  8. ↑ Mikael Carlsson (May 13, 2008). ""The Rocker" Assigned to Chad Fischer". filmmusicmag.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  9. ↑ "Chad Fischer Scoring 'Chasing Mavericks'". filmmusicreporter.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  10. ↑ "Chad Fischer on IMDB". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  11. ↑ "RIP Private Practice". serenadaconceicao.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  12. ↑ "Private Practice". seriesnow.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  13. ↑ "2009 BMI Film & Television Music Awards Winners". bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Private Practice : Season 4". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Chad Fischer To Score ABC's 'Scandal'". filmmusicreporter.com. September 16, 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  16. ↑ "Best of 2012 (Behind the Scenes): Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas scores with 'Scandal'". ew.com. December 13, 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  17. ↑ "Mychael Danna Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards". filmmusicreporter.com. May 15, 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  18. ↑ "Mychael Danna and Top Composers Honored at 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards". bmi.com. May 15, 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  19. ↑ "Score Album for ABC's 'Scandal' to Be Released". filmmusicreporter.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  20. ↑ Media Gazelle (January 28, 2018). "Out on Spotify: 'Scandal (Original Television Series Soundtrack)' by Chad Fischer". crank11.news. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  21. ↑ Mihnea Manduteanu (March 26, 2018). "Soundtrack review: Scandal (Chad Fischer – 2018)". soundtrackdreams.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  22. ↑ "Chad Fischer Scoring ABC's 'The Catch'". filmmusicreporter.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  23. ↑ "Josh Radin". waycoolmusic.net. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  24. ↑ "Colin Hay - Send Somebody". vimeo.com. June 13, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chad Fischer credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  26. ↑ "Star 69 – Xtended Play". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  27. ↑ "Star 69 – Eating February". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  28. ↑ "Colin Hay – Transcendental Highway". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  29. ↑ "Josh Freese – The Notorious One Man Orgy". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  30. ↑ "Give". lollipop.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  31. ↑ "Josh Freese - Lagerborg". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  32. ↑ "Left Brained, Right Hearted by Michelle Citrin". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  33. ↑ "Satisfaction by Give". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  34. ↑ "Salma Har by Tom Rossi". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  35. ↑ "You and Me by Give". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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