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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Live Events Archive

Solo Performance Archive

12-10-09
Salvage Vanguard Theater
2803 Manor Road
Austin, TX 78722 (Map)
Duo with Chris Cogburn
Set: 10:00p
All Ages | $5

09-17-09
{open}
2226 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)
Premiere live performance of the music from NightSky.
Set: 10:00p
All Ages | 5.00

07-11-09
Metro Galleries
1604 19th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301 (Map)
Chris Schlarb/Kris Tiner Duo
Doors: 8:00p
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $5

07-10-09
Zoey’s Cafe
451 E Main St
Ventura, CA 93001 (Map)

Chris Schlarb/Kris Tiner Duo

Doors: 8:00p
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | Free

02-07-09
The Stone
E 2nd St & Avenue C
New York City, NY 10009 (Map)
Second seating at 10pm.
Tom Abbs – acoustic bass, dijeridoo Diane Cluck – voice and acoustic guitar G. Lucas Crane – tapes, electronics (Vanishing Voice) Shannon Fields – omnichord, glockenspiel, clarinet (Stars Like Fleas) Roberto C. Lange – electronics (Savath y Savalas) Mick Rossi – piano (Philip Glass Ensemble) Chris Schlarb – acoustic guitar, electronics, lights Chad Taylor – drums (Iron & Wine, Chicago Underground Duo) Katherine Young – bassoon
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $15.00

I Heart Lung Performance Archive

03-10-10
Salvage Vanguard Theater
2803 Manor Road
Austin, TX 78722 (Map)

Doors: 8:00p
Set: 9:30p
All Ages | $7

09-23-09
Jimmy’s Lounge
6202 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028 (Map)

Doors: 9:00p
Set: 10:00p
21+ | 5.00

08-25-09
The Prospector
2400 E 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90804 (Map)

Doors: 9:30p
Set: 11:00p
21+ | $5

05-16-09
ACROBATICS EVERYDAY
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697 (Map)

Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $7.00

03-10-09
Cave Cafe – Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI

Set: 9:00p | Free

03-08-09
Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60022 (Map)

Doors: 8:30p
Set: 10:30p
21+ | $3

03-07-09
Cinemat
123 South Walnut Street
Bloomington, IN 47404 (Map)

Set: 8:00p
All Ages

03-06-09
Harrison Center for the Arts
1505 North Delaware
Indianapolis, IN 46202 (Map)

Set: 7:30p
All Ages | Free

03-05-09
Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit Street
Columbus, OH 43202 (Map)

Set: 7:00p
All Ages | $6

03-04-09
Bug Jar
219 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY 14607 (Map)

Set: 9:30p

03-03-09
Death By Audio
Brooklyn, NY

Set: 8:00p

03-02-09
The Velvet Lounge
915 U St
Washington, DC 20001 (Map)

Set: 9:00p
21+ | $7

03-01-09
Speakertree Records
522 5th Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504 (Map)

Set: 7:00p
All Ages | $5

02-28-09
Cat’s Den
209 Student Center, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506 (Map)

Doors: 8:00p
Set: 9:00p

02-18-09
The Smell
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.thesmell.org/
Set: 9:00p

10-16-08
{open} (with Cooper-Moore)
2226 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)
with NYC free jazz legend, Cooper-Moore!!!
Set: 8:00p | $5

10-13-08
Pehrspace (Album Release show with Mike Watt + Widow Babies and more!)
325 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Map)
with Mike Watt + Kira Roessler (Dos), The Widow Babies and The Amazements! WHOA! WHA?!!
Set: 9:00p

05-09-08
Towne Lounge
714 SW 20th Pl
Portland, OR 97205 (Map)
http://www.townelounge.com/
Set: 9:30p | 5

05-08-08
Helm Gallery
760 S. Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402 (Map)
http://www.thehelmgallery.com/
Set: 9:00p

05-06-08
Pearl Lounge
507 2nd St
Eureka, CA 95501 (Map)
(707) 444-2017\nwww.thepearllounge.com
Set: 8:00p

05-05-08
Retox Lounge
San Francisco, CA
http://www.myspace.com/retoxlounge
Set: 8:00p

05-04-08
Open
2226 E 4th St
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)
Sunday May 4th at OPEN, Long Beach, CA.\nwith label-mates ELLUL.
Set: 4:00p

05-03-08
The Cocaine
366 E 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Map)
w/ Ars Poetria\n\nThis will be an improv with duo ELLUL
Set: 9:00p

03-16-08
Open
2226 E 4th St
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)

Set: 4:00p

08-09-07
Portfolio
Long Beach, CA
with MTKJ Quartet
Set: 8:00p | free

08-04-07
Rhinoceropolis
Denver, CO
w/ Bizzart!
Set: 8:00p | $5

08-03-07
High Mayhem
1703 B Lena Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Map)

Set: 8:00p | $5-10 donation

08-02-07
Modified Arts
407 E Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004 (Map)

Set: 9:00p | $6

07-01-07
OPEN
144 LInden Ave
Long Beach, CA 90802 (Map)
w/ Long Legged Woman
Set: 9:00p

05-12-07
Back to the Grind
University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501 (Map)
Saturation Arts and Music Festival\nw/ Bizzart, Murky Water District
Set: 8:00p