My portfolio includes scoring, arrangement and composition work for video games, feature film and television. As a musician and producer I have released over forty albums of jazz, folk, electronic, punk and modern classical music. I am currently accepting new commissions.
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Why Chris Schlarb?
The world is full of musicians, composers and producers. The hard part is matching the right person with the project they are best suited for.

Here is a quick example: if you want to approximate an orchestra of instruments with a single keyboard, I am probably not the right one for the job. My best work utilizes any number of unique, real world instruments including tabla, euphonium, mandolin, marimba and upright double bass. I thoroughly enjoy working with real instruments, in real spaces, with real musicians.

If your film, video game or album requires texture and atmospheric depth, unique or unusual live instrumentation, and thoughtful arrangement, I would love to hear from you. For the last decade I have explored the ambient, jazz, folk, electronic and modern classical genres as a member of both the American Composers Forum and ASCAP.

I specialize in taking small and medium sized budgets and turning them into expensive sounding recordings. I operate my own mobile recording studio and engineer most sessions, saving time and cost.

My work can be heard on this site and read about in the New York Times, All About Jazz, Time Out New York, Chicago Reader and Pitchfork.

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Twilight Listening and Live

If you are interested in all this Twilight & Ghost Stories business I would like to direct your attention to Asthmatic Kitty Dot Com where you can download two sections from the album and purchase a copy for only $10.

To celebrate the album’s release, listening events have been organized throughout the country. They will feature a special quadraphonic mix of Twilight & Ghost Stories, food and drink, as well as a performance from one of the album’s contributors. These events are free and you are welcome to invite as many friends as you would like. The more the merrier!

December 7th- Indianapolis, IN. @ Harrison Center for the Arts w/ Michael Kaufmann
December 8th- Austin, TX. @ End of An Ear w/ The Weird Weeds
December 8th- Long Beach, CA. @ OPEN w/ Languis
December 8th- Chicago, IL. @ Heart of Gold w/ thearmorclass
December 8th- Brooklyn, NY. @ Monkey Town w/ Inlets

I have also been invited to perform at the Next To Last Festival in Athens, Georgia on the 8th of December. I will be putting together an ensemble to perform a version of Twilight as well as performing alongside Liz Janes. Others performing at this festival include Daedalus, Themselves and Circulatory System. If you are in the area, it would be great to see you out there. At only $20 for an entire weekend of music it really is an amazing event to be a part of.

Nov 23, 2007 | live performance