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Chad Quist Guitarist & Producer
Sessions, Live, Sub dates and touring.

Chad grew up in the Bay Area where he began playing piano at age five. At age ten he added guitar to his studies and began lessons with Jimmy Lyon (Eddie Money), Terry Maderas (Starship) and Jack Eskridge, along with other local Bay Area instructors. From age seventeen to nineteen Chad attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. There he studied music theory, composition and all styles of guitar performance.

After his college years, Chad relocated to Seattle. His talents for being adept at many styles on stage or in the studio were soon sought after by the top local acts, from the top-40 scene, to casuals and record work, doing everything from rock, pop and country to fusion and jazz. Some highlights were playing with local favorites where he had the chance to perform on stage with Kenny G, Oleta Adams, The Platters and Martha and the Vandellas. These experiences led to gigs opening shows for artists such as Ray Charles, Tower Of Power, George Benson, Rick Derringer, Head East, Diane Schuur, Dave Grusin, Lou Rawls, Larry Carlton, Basia, Huey Lewis, Diana Ross, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Byrd and Tracy Lawrence.

In 1995 Chad began a ten year recording career with Muzak. In addition to appearing on approximately one thousand Muzak cover tunes on their Environmental channel, he has over 30 of his original songs on worldwide rotation.

In '96 he released his first CD with his band Paradigm Shift and in '99 he teamed up with partner Liz Aday to form Quistaday. Their release “These Are The Days” was co-produced by veteran Bay Area engineer Wally Buck, and featured Steve Smith (Journey) on drums with Paul DeLisle (Smash Mouth) and Geoff Stanfield (Black Lab) on bass. The CD was released on Groovehouse Records and the band scored an opening slot for Pat Benatar on her 2000 summer tour. In 1997, Chad landed a touring gig with Big Brother And The Holding Company, of Janis Joplin fame. Ten years later, this led to Chad being featured on their latest live release, “Hold Me” recorded in Germany. His travels with Big Brother and other acts have brought him to Europe numerous times as well as Thailand, Beijing, Honk Kong, Hawaii and throughout the continental U.S. He has toured on bills with Vanilla Fudge, Canned Heat, Jefferson Starship, Country Joe McDonald and Booker T. and the MG’s In 2007, Chad relocated to Los Angeles to pursue film and TV connections and touring opportunities. Chad has recently been out with Glenn Yarbrough, backing Glenn on his classic folk songs

Working on his own records led Chad to his interest in producing and engineering. In recent years he has produced CDs for a number of independent artists, some of which have been picked up by Muzak and ABC Television. Recording demos for Sanjaya and Shyamali Malakar led to a song placement on Sanjaya's first release, "Dancing To The Music In My Head".

Chad is a voting member of NARAS, a writer and publisher member of ASCAP, and a publisher member of BMI.

“Chad Quist encompasses the total meaning of a musician. His attention to detail, refined ear, brilliant adaptability and technical prowess makes him stand out above the rest. A guitarist and producer that is seasoned across the spectrum of session work to touring,  producing to subbing, and writing to arranging is the reason why I call on him first when I need a true player.”
 – Loren Weisman, Producer, Founder of Brain Grenade Entertainment.