Billy Shaddox
A quiet musical mountain man. An engineer by day, but when the sun drops, the guitar comes out and people gather round to her this man sing. He’s a poetic writer, drawing inspiration from the beauty all around him.
Composers
Branson Camp
16 year old Branson Camp is no stranger to the performance and composing stages. He’s been writing, playing and singing for over 10 years. He wrote and performed for Chase the Music at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Holiday Extravaganza in December 2018.
Allie Chipkin
“I have always gotten chills from the sounds of consonants and the patterns of poetry.” This is the inspiration behind the work of Poughkeepsie native, and now Boulder CO singer/writer/performer Allie Chipkin. Allie has been singing since her earliest childhood days, doing Celine Dion and the Little Mermaid on her boombox in the living room. …
Clint Needham
The music of Clint Needham has been described as “wildly entertaining” and “stunning… brilliantly orchestrated” by the New York Times, as well as “well-crafted and arresting… riveting” by the Herald Times. Needham recently served as the Music Alive: New Partnerships Composer-in-Residence with the Albany Symphony where his work “Everyday Life” was premiered. Needham currently serves as Composer-in-Residence/Assistant …
Emma Marie
Emma Marie is an 11-year old singer songwriter from Northern Colorado. She is petite in stature, but the power of her voice conveys her passion for music. Emma Marie’s love of singing began as a toddler. Her songwriting journey began when she started guitar lessons. She quickly turned new chords into a melody for …
Nick Halsey
Nick Halsey Nick is a multi-talented composer. Not only has he composed and performed on a number of pieces for Chase the Music, he is a Word Press developer (the software that makes the websites such as this one work!). He’s also working on his masters in Civil Engineering. He’s done things like participate in paper …
Jimmie Lange
Jimmy Lange And sometimes it’s Jimmie, Jee-Mais, or the Inverted Oreo guy. A dear friend and talented musician. He’s played the rocky mountain music scene for 30 years. Someone once said, “Jimmie Lange makes everyone sound better!”. It’s true. His amazing positive energy, and incredible talent allow him to instantly pick up on and lead …
Nancy Thorwardson
Nancy has been a performing musician for many years, working in combos large and small, playing western and standard swing music, old-timey and Cajun dance music, and folk and bluegrass music. Nancy has a true talent for composing songs which fit perfectly within the genre, so her original numbers are always highlights of any show. …
Malva Freymuth Tarasewicz
Malva Freymuth-Tarasewicz, DMA is a professional musician, teacher, writer and horsewoman. She has been Benjamin’s primary therapist and coach. Malva’s composition, Hope – A Meditation on Autism, was inspired by experiences parenting Benjamin and shepherding him from a severely autistic, non-verbal, and socially isolated toddler to the “Being with Wings” that Benjamin is today. Malva …
Jack Davis
Jack Davis is a high school senior, who first approached me when he overheard me describing Chase the Music in the local library. He was enthralled with the idea behind Chase the Music and eager to work with us. He quickly signed on with his friend Anne Bryant to write and perform at the Colorado …