Experienced multi-faceted musician that has delivered music and scores for features, shorts, national commercial spots and TV themes that have aired on CBC, CTV, Telus Optik & Sportsnet.
He has been nominated for numerous Rosies (AMPIA Awards) and in 2019 he was awarded Best Score at the Stinger Awards for his work on the full length documentary Innaihtsiiyisinnii and in 2023 for Best Score on Windchasers and Overall Sound on Istotsi.
As a filmmaker he has produced music videos and was producer for the documentary See Me where he was awarded Best Doc the 2023 Stinger Awards. Currently the documentary Liam & Friends is on it's festival run in 2025 / 2026 and he is in post production for Road To The Mecca.
For music production Chad successfully collaborated with talented singer / songwriters, engineers, musicians and singers to as collaborator and mentor to deliver that unique sound for that one of a kind project.
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Film work as a sound engineer and designer has been featured at numerous festivals including Calgary International Film Festival, Banff Mountain Film Festival & Whistler Film Festival.
Productions have featured his audio designs and compositions for venues ranging from 50 to 2500+ seats and has been recognized with a Betty Mitchell Award for sound design on the Vertigo Theatre's Murder In The Studio.