Mixing I Mastering I Producing
2016 - 2020 | Audio Engineer, XL Recordings, New York
2016 - 2017 | Mixing Engineer, Questlove Supreme on Pandora, New York
2015 - 2016 | Production Assistant, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, NYU, New York
2015 - 2016 | Studio Assistant, Gary's Electric Studio / Mexican Summer, New York
2014 - 2014 | Music Researcher, Meridian Audio, New York
2010 - 2014 | Music Curator, New Forms Festival, Vancouver
Chris has worked studio sessions with diverse artists such as Mac DeMarco, Kenny Beats, Drugdealer, FKA Twigs, Oneohtrix Point Never, David Byrne, Dev Hynes, Sampha, Motion Graphic, Wiki, Ibeyi, Standing On The Corner, Onyx Collective, Infinite, Jack Peñate, Beach Fossils, Diplo, Tove Lo, Neon Indian, Dâm Funk, Jay Worthy, Syd (The Internet), Nick Hakim, Smerz, Caroline Polachek, Doss and Quilt. His podcast work include Season 1 of Questlove Supreme, where he worked on episodes with Dave Chappelle, De La Soul, Maya Rudolph, Mike Birbiglia, Shep Gordon, and Questlove among others.
Credit Highlights
2024 | Sean Nicholas Savage - Trilogy - Mastering Engineer (Arbutus Records)
2024 | Jessica Pratt - “World On A String” - Addition Production (Mexican Summer)
2024 | Physical Therapy & Nick León - Genesis - Mixing Engineer (Allergy Season)
2023 | CHAI - self-titled - Mixing Engineer (Sony Music / Sub Pop)
2023 | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept (Ana Roxanne & DJ Python) - self-titled - Mixing Engineer & Addition Production (Mexican Summer)
2023 | RAMZi - “tone beast” - Co-Producer (FATi Records)
2023 | Healing Force Project - Melts In Your Mind - Mastering Engineer (Patience Records)
2023 | Tristan Arp - The Self Elastic - Mastering Engineer (SLINK)
2023 | L’Rain - “New Year’s UnResolution (DJ Python Remix)" (Mexican Summer)
2023 | Memotone - How Was Your Life? - Mastering Engineer (Patience Records)
2022 | Bronze - “pas$$ the time (PART 3) ft Kamaiyah” - Mixing Engineer (Scuz Pit)
2022 | Okay Kaya - SAP - Mixing Engineer (Jagjaguwar)
2022 | Daniela Lalita - “Trececerotres” from Trececerotres EP - Recording Engineer (Young)
2022 | Regularfantasy - New Glow EP - Mastering Engineer (Specials Worldwide)
2022 | Sean Nicholas Savage - Shine (prod. by Mac DeMarco) - Mastering Engineer (Arbutus Records)
2022 | Jack J - Opening the Door - Mixing Engineer (Mood Hut)
2022 | Ana Roxanne - Consolación - Mastering Engineer (Smithsonian Institution)
2022 | Huerco S - “Plonk lV” + “Plonk lX” on Plonk album - Mixing Engineer (Incienso Records)
2022 | Ian Isiah - This is Possible - Additional Production & Assistant Engineer (Endel)
2022 | Universal Liberation Orchestra - Communion (reissue) - Mixing and Restoration Engineer (Freedom To Spend / Rvng Int.)
2021 | LNS and Nicolas Sassoon- AFTER NFT - Mixing + Mastering Engineer (Shoyu)
2021 | Tonstartssbandht - Petunia - Mastering Engineer (Mexican Summer)
2021 | Parquet Courts - “Plant Life Yu Su’s Transient Version” - Mixing Engineer (Rough Trade Records)
2021 | Anthony Naples - Chameleon - Mixing Engineer (ANS)
2021 | downstairs J - basement etc… - Mastering Engineer (Incienso Records)
2021 | Numyn - Revolting Subsymbol - Mastering Engineer (self-release)
2020 | Promoter - Cogitate single - Mixing Engineer (Patience)
2020 | Kiki Kudo - “Grand Street Piano” on Workshop 28 - Mastering Engineer (Workshop)
2020 | Standing On The Corner - “Get Out The Ghetto” music video - Recording Technician (XL Recordings)
2020 | DJ Python - Mas Amable - Mastering Engineer (Incienso Records)
2020 | CMON - self-titled - Mastering Engineer (Mexican Summer)
2019 | FKA Twigs - “daybed” on MAGDALENE - Additional Engineering (Young)
2019 | Pender Street Steppers - Our Time EP - Mixing Engineer (Mood Hut)
2019 | Joy Orbison - “Walworth Waltz featuring Infinite” on Slipping EP - Recording Engineer (Hinge Finger/Young)
2019 | Working Men's Club - “Teeth (Anthony Naples Remix)” - Mixing Engineer (Heavenly Recordings)
2019 | Dreamcast - The Lost Tapes Vol. 2 - Recording Engineer (Self Released)
2019 | Caleb Giles - "Sly’s Song” and “Quicksand” on Under The Shade - Mixing Engineer (Self Released)
2019 | Yu Su - "Watermelon Woman” - Additional Mixing - (Technicolour / Ninja Tunes)
2019 | Florist - “Sail” on 4 Letter Word EP - Mixing Engineer (The Trilogy Tapes)
2018 | Cut Copy - “Don’t Let Me Die Tonight” (Official Documentary) - Sound Design + Sound Mixing Engineer
2017 | !!! - Shake The Shut Up E.P. - Mixing Engineer (Warp Records)
2017 | WIKI - No Mountains In Manhattan - Assistant Engineer (XL Records)
2017 | Jex Opolis - Ravines - Recording Engineer (Good Timin' Records)
2015 | "Air" Feature Film - Composers Assistant (Sony Pictures)
2015 | Jack J - “Thirstin’” - Mixing Engineer (Future Times)
2014 | Brasstronaut - "Hawk" single - Co-producer (Tin Angel Records)
Label
Mood Hut is a boutique dance record label Chris co-founded with some friends in 2011.
Highlights include: 2010-19 Tracks Of The Decade on Resident Advisor, 2022 Mood Hut Reimagine Dance Music in New Forms profile on Bandcamp Daily, 2019 Best Tracks of the year on Mixmag, 2017 RAMZi Pitchfork review, 2016 Rinse FM Mood Hut Takeover, 2015 Top 20 Record Labels on Resident Advisor, 2014 Record Label Of The Year on XLR8R, and label showcases at MoMa PS1, Fabric, Dekmantel Festival, and Boiler Room.
DJ
Chris has been DJing for over 15 years.
Listen to mixes and his releases here.
He also helps curates Libramix.org, a platform that encourages DJ’s to experiment with the format and showcase interesting mixes.
Academic
New York University - Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music: BFA 2017
• Magna Cum Laude with Honors (top 10% of class)
• Dean's List Academic Achievement
• Founders’ Day Award of exceptional achievement
Chris is a graduate of New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where he honed his skills through mentorships with Grammy-winning music makers like Bob Power (D’Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest), Kevin Killen (David Bowie U2), and Jim Anderson (Miles Davis, Death Cab For Cutie).
Other Work
Exhibition artist at Museum of Chinese in America - May 02 - September 29, 2019
The Moon Represents My Heart: Music, Memory and Belonging focused on the transformative power of music identity in immigrant Chinese communities from the 1850s to the present. It highlighted the works of over 50 notable singers, performers, musicians and organizations.
Collaboration with dance company La Marche Bleue - 2023 - Present
The choreographer Léo Walk returns to the Théâtre du Châtelet with his dance company La Marche Bleue, using CZ’s “Just Off Wave” song to perform around a set design that creates a space that is both strange and familiar in a dreamlike house.