From the mountainsides of eastern WA to the sandy beaches of Jamaica (and many places in between), Reggae music ambassador MISTA CHATMAN remains livicated to entertaining the masses with his booming, ragga styled mic chatting. And for the past few years he has performed in many festivals, shows and reggae parties in places like BC, NYC, SF and JA, both solo and alongside artists such as Delhi2Dublin, Kytami, Subatomic Sound System, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Non Stop Bhangra, and others. He has also shared the stage with many reggae greats such as Collie Buddz, Mad Professor, Barrington Levy, Marlon Asher, and Yellowman and others. And while his live appearances have been his main vehicle for spreading his musical message, he also has begun to focus on more recording projects and has collaborated with the likes of Canada's Delhi2Dublin, Kytami, SF dubstep producer El Diablo, Brooklyn-based glitch producer Rx, Slit Jockey Record's El Carnicero, Jamaican artist Good Head , East Van producer Phonograff & Vienna's Electro crew Kung Fu Divas. He is also currently working on a new ep with the first single "Mash it Up Again" released in Feb 2013.


These tracks are mostly clients I've recorded in the studio and sometimes at live shows - while doing the House Mix.  I did not record my early band "Clear Logic", but played guitar and keyboards full-time.  I recorded and played on "Lunatech" tracks- which are Brian Hutchison compositions with him singing/playing/programming most of the instruments and me playing guitar sometimes.
  
I played in touring bands for several years, then went back to college to get a Bachelor of Music degree (composition and arranging) from Cornish College of the Arts.  Upon graduating I knew I would rather record other people playing music and hopefully capturing their magic moments.  From then on I put all my efforts into that and mostly quit playing my own music.  Ever since I was a kid I listened for both the emotional and production aspects of music, and it was my favorite thing to do.  I was just as interested in instrument/voice timbre/blend as well as what feeling was being conveyed. 

Click on song titles for musician listing and description.  Rough tracks during the course of a project are availble to current clients for private listening.


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