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

06-21-10
{open}
2226 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)

Doors: 8:00p
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $5

03-12-10
Dan’s Silverleaf
103 Industrial Street
Denton, TX 76201 (Map)

Set: 3:00p
All Ages | Free

12-10-09
Salvage Vanguard Theater
2803 Manor Road
Austin, TX 78722 (Map)

Set: 10:00p
All Ages | $5

09-17-09
{open}
2226 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)

Set: 10:00p
All Ages | 5.00

07-11-09
Metro Galleries
1604 19th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301 (Map)

Doors: 8:00p
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $5

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

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)

Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $15.00

I Heart Lung Performance Archive

03-14-10
The Husk
2808 Milam
Houston, TX 77006 (Map)

Doors: 7:45p
Set: 9:00p
All Ages | $5-$10 (sliding scale)

03-13-10
Texas 8 Ball
218 West Oak Street
Denton, TX 76201 (Map)

Doors: 10:00p
Set: 1:00p
21+ | $5

03-11-10
Hot Mama’s Espresso
2401 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78702 (Map)

Doors: 7:00p
Set: 8:00p
All Ages | $5-$15 (sliding scale)

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

Set: 9:00p

10-16-08
{open} (with Cooper-Moore)
2226 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)

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)

Set: 9:00p

05-09-08
Towne Lounge
714 SW 20th Pl
Portland, OR 97205 (Map)

Set: 9:30p | 5

05-08-08
Helm Gallery
760 S. Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402 (Map)

Set: 9:00p

05-06-08
Pearl Lounge
507 2nd St
Eureka, CA 95501 (Map)

Set: 8:00p

05-05-08
Retox Lounge
San Francisco, CA

Set: 8:00p

05-04-08
Open
2226 E 4th St
Long Beach, CA 90814 (Map)

Set: 4:00p

05-03-08
The Cocaine
366 E 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Map)

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

Set: 8:00p | free

08-04-07
Rhinoceropolis
Denver, CO

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)

Set: 9:00p

05-12-07
Back to the Grind
University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501 (Map)

Set: 8:00p