MUSIC PORTFOLIO
This page holds my music portfolio. The links contained within will guide you to my most recent musical endeavors. Older projects will be replaced with newer projects as they manifest. All the music here is free in one or more of these forms: CD, MP3, and/or streaming. If you would like a free copy of any of these releases, simply e-mail me with a request. If you enjoy what you hear, please consider donating (suggested amounts: CD Album $10, MP3 Album $5, CD EP $6, MP3 EP $3, MP3 Single $1). All proceeds will be donated to The Humane Society. Thank you. -Chad Hagedorn
Selected points of interest:
2009
• Happy Vanishing music included in a Barefoot Collective performance. http://www.barefootcollective.org/
• Art Slam music composer and contributor
• Art Slam available On Demand Click! featuring Happy Vanishing instrumentals and other original compositions with original photography and graphic design.
Releases
• Dichroi – 3 (In progress)
• Happy Vanishing E. P. – (In Progress)
• John Walker and the Hitchhikers (TBA) – (In Progress)
2008
• 2007 Tacoma Arts Initiative Program (TAIP) funding recipient.
• Art Slam music composer
• Composed and recorded background and theme music for audio book: Diversity at Work by Dr. Paul Gerdhardt.
• Featured in Art at Work month.
Releases
• The Happy Vanishing – Where Rails Meet Sails (TAIP)
• Solar Grey – Self Titled E. P. (Self Released)
2007/2006
• 2007 Tacoma Arts Initiative Program (TAIP) funding recipient.
• Composed and recorded background and theme music for audio book: Diversity at Work by Dr. Paul Gerdhardt.
• Featured in Art at Work month.
2005
• Composed and recorded background and theme music for a Bates Technical College educational video about the Associated Student Government.
• Started creating music compositions for websites.
• Worked as audio engineer for Clear Channel Radio (KFNK, KUBE, KJR).
• Cleared to train interns for college credit through Bates Technical College.
• Graduated from Bates Technical College in communication technologies, and audio and sound technologies.
Releases
• Mushroom Suzie – In the Failing Light (Wicked Angel Entertainment)
• John Walker and the Hitchhikers – Self-Titled (Self-Released)
2004
• Music featured on cable television station College Vision’s bulletin board (channel 22 Comcast, channel 86 Click!).
• Worked as audio engineer for Clear Channel Radio (KFNK, KUBE, KJR).
• Composed and recorded theme song for the popular web comic Exodus. Vocals performed by Laura Arellano. (http://exodus.dynalias.net/)
• Upgraded GreySlade Music to project recording studio status.
• Contributed to Artists’ Alliance Against Domestic Violence CD with a My Own Invention track. All proceeds from the CD and the Emerald Queen Casino benefit concert went toward the effort to stop to domestic violence in Tacoma.
• Put on benefit concert at Bates Technical College in Tacoma.
• Volunteered at Museum of Glass Hot Shop as master audio and visual operator.
Releases
• 50 Lashes – Self-Titled (Self-Released)
• Mushroom Suzie – Exodus (Robert Dodd)
2003
• Contributed to background music for cable television station City Post (channel 77 Comcast, channel 85 Click!).
• Played occasional live shows in the Tacoma area with My Own Invention. Band received airplay from local radio stations.
Releases
• A.D.M. – Drowning in the Setting Sun (Self-Released)
• Mushroom Suzie – Full Circle (Self-Released)
• My Own Invention – Curious Analogy (Self-Released)
• John Walker – My Favorite Poison (Self-Released)
2002
• Wrote and recorded Graduation Day with Mushroom Suzie. This was the theme song and title track to the student film Silhouettes of Time by Paul Gordon. The song and movie were responses to the Columbine tragedy. The movie received much attention, including a weekend rotation news spot on Northwest Cable News and airings on HBO Family.
• My solo song under the A.D.M. heading, The Serpent, earned Track of the Day and a semi-finalist spot in the alternative category at Garageband.com.
Releases
• A.D.M. – The Harvester (Self-Released)
• Terra Firma – Afterworlds (Self-Released)
2001
Releases
• A.D.M. – Causality Violation (Self-Released) “If you want your psychedelica with a darker, space rock edge, check out The Harvester; if you want it groovier and laidback, check out Causality Violation. Better yet, check them both out. You won’t regret it!” (Full review: http://www.aural-innovations.com/)
2000
• Built GreySlade Music (www.greyslademusic.com) – home recording studio.
• Continued to play live shows with Terra Firma and Mushroom Suzie throughout the Northwest. Bands received much airplay from local radio stations.
1999
• Played countless shows in the Puget Sound area in the band Terra Firma to crowds ranging from 50-500. We were asked to open for many national touring artists including: Orozco, Pat Travers, Tommy Tutone, Canned Heat, Loser and Dread Zeppelin. We also participated in music festivals including Tacoma’s Rainbow Festival.
• Terra Firma’s Earthbound CD received much radio airplay from many local radio stations and received positive critical reviews from several publications.
Releases
• Mushroom Suzie – Silhouettes of Time Movie Title Track (P. G. Incorporated)
• Terra Firma – Earthbound (Def Ear Records) “Earthbound could easily be one of this year’s best new releases! But beware, Earthbound is addictive and you may find yourself unable to stop listening. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (Full review: www.expose.org)
The Beginning (Mid 90s+)
• After meeting some like-minded music fanatics in college, we decided to form a band called Terra Firma in the mid 90s. We taught ourselves music structure and technique. After graduating from Central Washington University, we took the next step. We moved to Tacoma and became a working band. After releasing a few self-recorded demos and playing many shows in the hot spots of the Puget Sound area, we signed on to a small record label and cut our first genuine record entitled Earthbound. This was my first real accomplishment as a musician and recording artist.
