Chris Carmichael (musician)

Chris Carmichael is a musician and arranger born in San Antonio, Texas on July 6, 1962. The son of an Air Force fighter pilot, Chris moved extensively before taking up the violin while living in Hampton, Virginia. After moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1975, he entered into more formal training - studying violin with Western Kentucky University professor Betty Pease (a former student of Ivan Galamian) for eight years. While in the university environment, Chris also studied music theory, composition, orchestral and chamber performance under teachers; Dr. David Livingston (a former student of composer Roy Harris), Vsevolod Lezhnev, (principal cellist with the Moscow Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony orchestras) and Leon Gregorian (head of Michigan State University's conducting program).

After his formal training, he began a career as a touring musician for various artists in several genres including outlandish entertainers Joe Savage and Jason D. Williams (RCA).

After moving to Nashville, Tennessee in the late 1980s, his group Fifteen Strings - a hard rock band - landed a major record deal with Atlantic Records in New York. A few years later, he signed as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell in New York, but remained a Nashville resident.[1]

In the early 1990s, Chris transitioned in to full time studio work and arranging. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by major groups such as the Boston Pops Orchestra.[2]

Partial discography

Alison Krauss Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection - Violin, Viola, Cello

Max Stalling Topaz City - Fiddle, Mandolin

Chasing Victory Fiends - String Arrangements, Strings

The Wedding Polarity - Viola, Soloist, Fiddle, Violin

33Miles 33Miles - Fiddle, Mandolin, Strings

Gretchen Peters Burnt Toast and Offerings - Viola, Violin

Relient K Five Score and Seven Years Ago - Viola, Violin

The Greencards Viridian - Arranger, Performer, String Arrangements, String Quartet, Strings

Neal Morse Sola Scriptura - Viola, Violin (Electric), Violin

Deas Vail All the Houses Look the Same - Viola, Violin

Relient K Five Score and Seven Years Ago (CD/DVD) - Viola, Violin

Michael Olson Where Fear and Faith Collide - String Arrangements, Strings

Rafter Roberts Music for Total Chickens - Strings

John Waite Downtown: Journey of a Heart - Cello, Viola, Violin

The Autumn Defense The Autumn Defense - Cello, Viola, Guest Appearance, Strings

Gyspy Switch Sister Moon - Arranger, Strings

Howard Livingston Blame It on the Margaritas - Strings

Chetes Blanco Facil (Bonus Tracks) - Cuerda

Robert Pierre Inside Out - Strings

The Features Contrast - Strings

Jim Lauderdale Country Super Hits, Vol. 1 - String Arrangements, Fiddle

Neal Morse Cover to Cover - Cello, Viola, Violin

Anthony Gomes Music Is the Medicine - Strings

Will Kimbrough Americaniti - Cello, Viola, Violin

John Waite Downtown: Journey of a Heart (Frontiers) - Cello, Viola, Violin

Allison Moorer Getting Somewhere - String Arrangements, Strings

David Mead Tangerine - Viola, String Arrangements, Strings, Violin

Sugarplum Fairies Country International Records - String Arrangements, Strings

Glen Phillips Mr. Lemons - Strings

Toby Keith White Trash with Money - Fiddle

Josh Rouse Subtitulo - Strings

Warren Zanes People That I'm Wrong For - Strings

Lori Willcuts Black Eyed Susan's - Cello, Viola, Violin

Neal Morse ? - Cello, Violin

Colin James Limelight - Strings

Jon Nicholson A Lil Sump'm Sump'm - Strings

Van Zant Brother to Brother (DualDisc) - Strings

Van Zant Van Zant II (DualDisc) - Strings

Various Artists Songs of Love: Medicine of Music - Country Compilation, Vol. 1 - Violin

Danny Oertli Everything in Between - String Arrangements, Strings

The Rider My Way - Fiddle

Johnny Hickman Palmhenge - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin

Maia Sharp Fine Upstanding Citizen - Viola, Violin

John Davis John Davis - String Arrangements, Strings

Jessi Alexander Honeysuckle Sweet - Arranger, Strings

Josh Rouse Nashville - Strings

Rosco Gordon No Dark in America - Cello, Viola, Strings, Violin

Richard Julian Slow New York - Viola, Violin

Kenny Morgan Light of the World - Cello, Fiddle, Violin

Garrison Starr The Sound of You and Me - Viola, Strings, Violin

The Road Hammers Road Hammers - Strings

David Ball Freewheeler - Fiddle

Relient K MMHMM - Viola, Violin

Neal Morse One - Viola, Vocals (Background), Violin

Beth Nielsen Chapman Hymns - Strings

Peter Cetera You Just Gotta Love Christmas - Strings

Allie Danielle Allie Danielle - Strings

Jill Sobule Underdog Victorious - Viola, Violin

Steve Earle Revolution Starts...Now - Arranger, Conductor, Viola

Kate Campbell Sing Me Out - Cello, Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Pipe, Ukulele, Viola, Vocals (Background), Fiddle, Mandolin

Kevin Montgomery 2:30am - Strings

Chris Richards Tumblers and Grit - Mandolin, Strings

David Mead Indiana - Arranger, String Quartet

Chris Cook Small Town Gone - Violin

RJ Helton Real Life - Strings

Bill Lloyd Back to Even - Cello, Viola, Violin

Mindy Smith One Moment More - Cello, Viola, Violin

Mindy Smith One Moment More (Promo) - Cello, Viola, Violin

Various Artists Jambodians - Producer, Fiddle, Strings

Kathy Mattea Joy for Christmas Day - Cello, Vocals, Violin

Kathy Mattea Love Travels - Fiddle, Cello,

Kathy Mattea The Innocent Years - Violin, Viola, Cello

Kathy Mattea Roses - Fiddle

Vienna Teng Warm Strangers - String arrangements, Violin, Viola

Neal Morse Testimony - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin

Josh Rouse 1972 - Strings

Steve Conn Steve Conn - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin

Bonepony Jubilee - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin

Dan Tyler I Hope - String Arrangements, Strings

Dan Haas Goodbye Moon - Glockenspiel, String Arrangements, Strings

Neal Morse Testimony (Bonus Disc) - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin

Steve Ward See and Be Seen - Cello, String Arrangements, Strings

Billy Joe Shaver Freedom's Child - Fiddle

Will Kimbrough Home Away - Cello, Viola, Violin

Johnny St. Clair Fix It Man - Fiddle

Spock's Beard Snow - Cello, Viola, Violin

Allison Moorer Miss Fortune (UK Bonus Track) - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle

Watercolor Beautiful Mistakes - Arranger, Glockenspiel, Strings

Allison Moorer Miss Fortune - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Strings, Violin

Neal Morse It's Not Too Late - Strings

Hank Williams III Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' - Fiddle

Todd Snider New Connection - String Arrangements

Joe Pisapia Daydreams - Arranger, Strings

Various Artists Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to the Music of Jeff Lynne - String Arrangements

Various Artists Country Goes Raffi - Strings

Transatlantic Bridge Across Forever - Cello, Viola, Violin

Los Straitjackets Sing Along with los Straitjackets - String Arrangements, Strings

Various Artists Family Matinee: Let's Got to the Movies, Vol. 1 - Musician

Scott Miller Thus Always to Tyrants - Strings

Daylon Wear Texas Twister - Musician

Pete Benz Hold Your Horses - Fiddle

Swag Catchall - Strings

Van Zant Van Zant II - Strings

David Ball Amigo - Fiddle

Pat Haney Wrong Rite of Passage - Mandolin, Violin

Tracy Dawn Poetic Aftermath - Vocals (Background)

Beeb Birtles Driven by Dreams - Strings

Jill Sobule Pink Pearl - Cello, Violin

Swan Dive Swan Dive - Viola, String Arrangements, Violin

Pete Benz Hang on Cowboy - Strings

Allison Moorer The Hardest Part - Fiddle

Neal Morse Neal Morse - Strings

Marshall Crenshaw #447 - Viola, Fiddle, Violin

David Ball Play - Vocals (Background), Fiddle

Vince Bell Texas Plates - Strings

Sara Evans No Place That Far - Fiddle

Richard Julian Smash Palace - Violin

Ceili Rain Say Kay-Lee Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle

Van Zant Brother to Brother - Strings

Various Artists The Way in a Manger: Country Christmas - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Violin

B.J. Thomas Christmas Is Coming Home - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Strings, Violin

Martina McBride Evolution - Fiddle

John Elefante Corridors - Violin

Jill Sobule Happy Town - Strings

Ceili Rain Ceili Rain Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle

Phil Keaggy 220 - Fiddle

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science - Cello, Violin

Pam Thum Feel the Healing - Strings

Jill Sobule Jill Sobule - Cello, Violin

Larnelle Harris Unbelievable Love - Strings

Carmichael's television and radio appearances include the 71st Academy Awards, The Tonight Show, The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Country Music Association Awards, CBS Morning Show, The View, A Prairie Home Companion, and many others.

Arrangements of distinction include the string quartet arrangement of Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This" which originally aired at the 2007 Academy of Country Music awards show, and later became a single release.

References

1. Amplifier Online December 1999

2. Amplifier Online November 2008

3. Chris Carmichael discography at Allmusic

External links

• [1] ( Chris Carmichael's MySpace site )
• [2] (artvilla.com website)

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