Go Chase Flow Set

The CWMMG Collection

From the EDM Ep from @StarrChez and @ChaseFlowmg #ChasingStarrs

Ex-Stacy in Vegas (Prod. by Chase "Flow" Bradley & Starr Canon)

Candy Dreams (prod. by Chase "Flow" Bradley)

This is a very special project to me for 2 reasons. 

1. This is the first half of a 2 EP project that is inspired by and that I’m dedicating to my beautiful wife Rachel (the latter is still a work in progress). Music is meant to be written from a place of meaning and so when I sat down to brainstorm what the core inspiration for this project would be, it had to be her. Dating, getting engaged, and getting married to her. Yeah. It’s cliche, but they have been crazy transformative experiences for me and so writing about anything else during this period of my journey feels lifeless (in comparison). 

2. This is my first attempt at a 100% self produced album (except mastering). I wrote, played, recorded, and mixed everything. This is not meant to be a point of pride or something to say “look at what I can do.” It’s more just that I wanted to grow in my capacity as both an artist and producer and felt like this was a challenge worth accepting. 

It’s dangerous for me to just write more without any clear guidelines, so I’m going to continue this self-interview style: 

Why “Half Serious”? 
Like I mentioned, this article is at it’s core a love song to Rachel, so I wanted to pull from something that closely tied to us. She and I have a lot of sarcastic/playful banter and in the midst of it one of us will often say something that, while ridiculous, borders on that line between seriousness and ridiculousness. So we will end it with “half kidding”… or sometimes “half serious”. I also really liked the idea of using the phrase half serious because it pretty accurately describes the two of us… me being the slightly more serious half, and her being the goofy fun kidding half. Also (it’s fun when things work out like this), it played well into my desire to write a two-part EP. The tone of this EP is relatively serious, and the tone of the coming “Half Kidding” EP will be considerably lighter and more fun. 

Why work by yourself? 
In some ways, I felt like this is one of my greatest skills. I’m not the most amazing guitarist, singer, drummer, pianist, producer, mixing engineer, or recording engineer. The truth is there are plenty of people better than me at each of those things. But I think it’s a unique skill to be able to try to combine them all into one project on your own. It’s a creative constraint that not everyone has the capacity (or desire) to work with. I’m blessed to have this as an option so I wanted to try it, though I wouldn’t suggest everyone trying it. 

How long did you work on this? 
I started drafting these songs sometime in April/May, they started taking a more concrete shape and I chose from amongst about 10 different ideas to narrow it down to the current 5, and then I spent hundreds of hours completing it during July/August so that I could pre-release copies at our wedding on August 31st. Each of the guests at our wedding was given a copy as a wedding favor :) 

Why so little fanfare? 
While I have nothing against big promotional campaigns and think marketing is a core part to the success of any major artist or product, one of my curses is that I mostly just really enjoy making music. I’m a bit of a hermit when it comes to my music and all the extra stuff that comes with the business of it: trying to promote yourself, networking, etc. are things I don’t really enjoy doing. I think it’s super important if commercial success is goal #1. But to be honest, until the day I make something so amazing that people are naturally compelled to share with the world, I just want to keep toiling away at doing what I love most…. 

To those of you that have listened or will listen to the album. I really really appreciate it! It’s an unfortunate byproduct of the wonderful technology that we surround ourselves with that it is a genuine struggle to sit down and listen through an entire EP let alone a whole ALBUM (i’m no different!). so i thank you so much for lending me your time and your ears and listening to my music. as always, thank you so much for your encouragement and feedback :) 

Love, 
Chris aka “Claudeo”

Nice To Meet Ya

Produced by: @GOChaseFlow of @PieceCommitteeProductions
Mixed & Mastered by: Rob "Cleva" Lightbourne
Cover Art Designed by: A Brilliant Dummy

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BIG BAD WOLF (Prod. By @GoChaseFlow)

Cover Art Designed by: A Brilliant Dummy 

Prod. by Chase "Flow" Bradley

Additional Vocals by: Sabina SweetRice & Alicia Easely

Orchestral String Arrangement composed by: Jongnic Bontemps at Hyperion Sound in Glendale, CA

Recorded & Vocal Arrangement by: Juan Espinoza at Be Hear Now Studios in Los Angeles, CA

Mixed by: Chase Bradley, Brandon Evans & Khaliq Glover at Larry Golds Studio in Philadelphia, PA

Mastered by : Andy Hauer & Chase Bradley at The Bungalow Studio in Orlando, FL

American Dream (Ft @Sabinapage SweetRice & Alicia Easely) Prod. By @GoChaseFlow

5. American Dream- Written by Chase Bradley for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Produced by Chase "Flow" Bradley of Piece Committee Productions for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Vocal Production by Juan Espinoza, Additional vocals by Sabina Rice & Alicia Easley, String Arrangement composed by Jongnic Bontemps for Bontemps Music (BMI), Recorded by Juan Espinoza at Be hear Now Studios Los Angeles, CA. Mixed by: Brandon "Cain" Evans, Chase "Flow" Bradley & Khaliq Glover at Larry Gold Studios Philadelphia, PA.

American Dream (Ft Sabina SweetRice & Alicia Easely) Prod. By Chase 'Flow' Bradley

4. Pursuit ft T.K. Tru Knowledge, Colin Munroe & Claudeo- Written by Chase Bradley for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Ricardo Rederess, Produced A Brilliant Dummy & Chase "Flow" Bradley of Piece Committee Productions for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Recorded by Juan Espinoza at Be hear Now Studios Los Angeles, CA. Electric Guitar & Mixed by: Chris Changchien Sherman Oaks, CA.

Pursuit - Feat. T.K. Tru Knowledge, Claudeo Music & Colin Munroe (Prod. By ABD & Chase Flow)


3. Right Here (I'm the man)- Written by Chase Bradley for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Produced by Chase "Flow" Bradley & William David Harper II of Piece Committee Productions (BMI), Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Additional Scratches by DJ KRon, Recorded by Juan Espinoza at Be hear Now Studios Los Angeles, CA., Mixed by: Jeremy "Trayz Beatz" Reid at Tray Lab Studios Virginia Beach, VA.

Right Here (I'm The Man)(Prod. By Chase "Flow" Bradley)

2.Big Bad Wolf- Written by Chase Bradley for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Produced by Chase "Flow" Bradley of Piece Committee Productions for Chase What Matters Music Group (ASCAP), Electric Guitar by Juan Espinoza, Violins by Joe Kye, Recorded by Chase Bradley at PCP Headquarters Philadelphia, PA, Mixed & Mastered by Rob "Cleva" Lightbourne at Clev's Spot Santa Monica, CA.


Big Bad Wolf (Prod. By Chase "Flow" Bradley)

1. Somewhere Else (Intro)- Composed by Jongnic Bontemps for Bontemps Music per minute (BMI), Arranged by Chase Bradley for Chase What Matters Music Group. Voice over Narration by Kevin Atkinson, Mixed by Jongnic Bontemps & Chase Bradley at Hyperion Sounds Glendale, CA.


BIG BAD WOLF (Prod. By @GoChaseFlow)

Go Chase Flow (The EP)