"Chance Wilder Onody an exciting and innovative instrumentalist, unlike anyone you have heard before, is releasing a Big Band/Pop/Jazz song in an amazingly unique way, performing 19 parts all on bass. Chance Wilder Onody bows the intricate, emotional and jazzy melody line, adding a touch of classical flare with his virtuosity.

No one else in the industry does what Chance Wilder Onody is doing, performing full orchestrations and the melodies on bass.

Noteworthy musicians who join Chance Wilder Onody on this recording are the incredible and legendary drummer “Doane Perry” (Jethro Tull), the remarkable guitar stylist “Paul Junior Garrison” (Ricki Lee Jones), also adding to the magic are the great keyboards of “Dr. David Baron” and the light rhythm guitar of Emmy nominated singer/songwriter “Chris Gerolmo” (Over There).

Feeling Good

Chance Wilder Onody releases his powerful, incredibly unique, history making single “Crimson Wings” from the EP “Dream”.

“Crimson Wings” is the extraordinary follow up to Chance’s successful and ground breaking rendition of “Feeling Good” which made its way across the USA and around the world to rave reviews.

Chance Wilder Onody has done it again with “Crimson Wings” and changed the perception of what a bass can do. Chance's new single is a high energy rock symphony performed solely on bass by Chance, with incredible drum and percussion performances by Doane Perry. When you listen to the full orchestration and rock band sound, you will not believe it is just two musicians. Chance’s innovative arrangement for bass is outstanding and the performances are brilliant!

Chance performed the entire 64 part orchestration and rock band parts on just five different basses. Every performance is Chance playing organically, true to his vision of pure musicianship, there are no samples or midi used for instrumentation. Chance has created an entirely "New" experience in music with his historic “Crimson Wings”.

Crimson Wings

Chance Wilder Onody performs all 100 instrumental parts in his ground-breaking single, "The Music That Was Us." He is joined by the incredible drummer Doane Perry of the GRAMMY® Award-winning band Jethro Tull.

"The Music That Was Us" is a symphonic instrumental masterfully mixing genres of Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical and Folk to create an emotionally engaging musical experience. Every intricate element in this sweeping lyrical recording has its place in telling the story through multiple instruments and layers of melodies and counter melodies.

Onody performs all the 100 instrumental parts all on bass and extended range basses with the exception of the piano and keyboard.

Besides the 5 string electric bass and Double Basses, he used extended-range basses, these were the“Piccolo Upright” both 4 & 5 string electric cellos tuned like a bass; the “Super Piccolo Upright” which is 4 & 5 string electric violins tuned like a bass and played in a caddy, and an acoustic piccolo bass guitar.

The Music That Was Us

Chance Wilder Onody is called a prodigy, a virtuoso and master musician in the press and by his peers!  Onody loves to be musically innovative by creating music and performances that will be memorable. He continues to push musical boundaries to the point of doing what has never been done before, in the process creating "new" music.  Onody has a very distinctive sound and is known for his moving melodies, emotional improvisations, lush orchestrations and masterful arrangements.
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"The Music That Was Us” is a follow-up to Chance Wilder Onody's "innovative, no boundaries style" that showcases the Bass as a lead instrument and shows it can perform any part of an orchestration at pitch.  Onody modified his instruments with special strings and tunings to achieve his vision.
In his 3rd single release “The Music That Was Us” in January 2019, Onody performs 100 instrumental parts, the majority on Bass.  This is Chance Wilder Onody’s first original composition released from his growing catalogue of original works.  Every intricate element in this sweeping lyrical recording has its place in telling the story through multiple instruments and layers of melodies and counter melodies.  Onody combines several elements of the musical genres he loves in his composition, weaving Classical, Rock, Folk, Pop and Jazz together. 
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It all started with Chance Wilder Onody’s first single “Feeling Good” in which he performs 19 big band parts all on bass. He was joined on this recording with members of the band “chris geralmo and g.o.d.”.  The “Feeling Good” teaser video featuring multiple images of Onody performing on 16 basses has over 1,176,333 million views. This includes Facebook (706K); YouTube (393K); Instagram (67K) and continues to grow across independent sites (10K)
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In his second single “Crimson Wings”, Chance Wilder Onody performed all 64 parts of the Rock Symphony on Bass.  Doctor O. Kitajima stated “The recording is a Masterpiece starting with Onody’s brilliant arrangement”.  Onody had the great privilege of working with Doane Perry, Laughing Gull Studio, on this massive project, two musicians sounding like an entire orchestra and rock band.
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Onody has had many milestone achievements in his young career.  Just within the last 5 years alone as a professional musician Onody has over 134 bass credits on commercially released recordings in the United States. Chance Wilder Onody has the rare distinction of being equally gifted on the Upright and Electric Bass which has earned him many endorsements and the respect of his peers. Since the age of 15, Onody's distinctive sound, creative hook lines, blistering improvisations and jaw dropping melodies, has him in high demand as a studio musician.
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Chance Wilder Onody started his career in classical music and has performed many prestigious solo performances around the world. He was the first bass soloist since the great Gary Karr to perform with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra with conductor Zun Hin Woo. He was the first bass soloist to ever perform with the Siam Sinfonietta in Thailand, with conductor S.P. Somtow. During that tour Onody also conducted his first International Bass Master Class for the Siam Philharmonic.
Onody's debut as a bass soloist took place on an international stage, at the age of seventeen, performing with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Irvine Young Concert Artists in Seoul, South Korea under the direction of Maestro Young Kyu Song and Executive Director Albert Wu.
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Chance Wilder Onody has performed as Principal Bassist with over 21 symphonies and orchestras, currently sitting Principal Bass for OCMCO Millennial Choirs and Orchestras. His credits are long and impressive for such a young performer.

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