Miles Davis, Dave Matthews, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Lee Morgan, Dizzie Gillespie, Tom Harrell, Dave Douglas, Roy Hargrove, The Roots, Soulive, The Beatles, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, No Doubt, Tower of Power, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin
Nic Chaffee is accomplished as a musician, as an educator, and as an audio engineer. Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, he holds degrees in Jazz Studies and Composition from California State University, Long Beach, where he studied trumpet with Charley Davis, jazz improvisation with Mark Massey, and composition with Dr. Bruce Miller and Dr. Carolyn Bremer. While attending CSULB, Nic was awarded the Tom Talbert scholarship for jazz performance and the Paul C. Lindsay scholarship for composition.
Nic works regularly in the Los Angeles area as a free lance professional trumpet player with various ensembles playing nearly every style, including jazz, blues, funk, rock, and salsa. He plays trumpet for the critically acclaimed band OO Soul, and also performs on bass and guitar with the Carneval Kings (formerly The Helmut Stein Experience). In addition to participating in several cross-country tours, Nic has appeared on stage at venues such as the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, the Grove of Anaheim, the House of Blues, and the Disneyland Resort.
He has also engineered literally hundreds of concerts and recordings for colleges, churches, and independent bands. Nic has been the head audio engineer for the Robin Cox Ensemble since 2002, and has also worked on sound crews for professional ensembles such as the Long Beach Municipal Band and Vocalogy. Currently Nic is employed as a Project Manager in the Pro Audio division of Yamaha Corporation of America.
Nic's diverse background of experiences gives him a unique perspective on music. Because he has worked as a performer, composer, and engineer, he is able to balance several points of view and create experiences pleasing to all involved.
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So Cal is getting funky for '09. Check out these heavy funk shows with Long Beach's Delta Nove and North Carolina's Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, their first time to Cali! Long Beach at the Rhythm Lounge Friday the 13th
Hey, just stopping by to wish ya a good night. Things are good on this end, just enjoying the night and playing some music. much love ~adrian adrianrhen. com
Hey Nic, another year gone by, and another Birthday coming up...Hope you have a fun filled day. Keep up the great music bro. Miss you and hope to see you soon. Cheers!
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The South Killed Hip-Hop?...Hosted by Charlie Braxton is a mixtape full of classic verses from some of Hip-Hop's TRUE KINGS!!!
The host, Charlie Braxton, is a legendary writer from the Source that represents The South (JACKTOWN!!!) He wrote the review for Outkast - Aquemini, which was the first 5 Mic album awarded to ANYONE from The South.
