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Chris "Zannman" Zann- Music  Industry Curriculum Vitae

 

• Independent producer with co-production and engineering experience with Steve Gibson (Michael Johnson, Mary Jane Alm and current Music Director for Grand Ole Opry Television/Gaylord Entertainment), Norbert Putnam (Jimmy Buffet, Dan Fogelberg, Kris Kristoffesen,Joan Baez), Phil Solem (The Rembrandts), the late Tom Tucker, Sr., (Prince, Paisley Park) Andy Dee (Molly & The Haymakers) J.D. Steele & Tarra Layne (TarraLayne.com). Artists produced include Tarra Layne, Brandie Adams, Peter McQuaid (with Gibson/Putnam). Kiddog (with Stan Hutto), J.D. Steele, Billy Franze, Debbie Duncan, The Warehouse Barbarians (with Steele, Solem, Tucker), Paul Metsa, Willie Walker, Charlie Roth, Mark Licktieg. Chris Halberg, Andy Hartin and Egon Danielson, Deep River, Lauren Redpath, Brokenheart Jones,and Deb Brown.

 

• Recording mix and mastering engineer, with work at Paisley Park, Wild Sound, Flowers, Shock & Audio, FlyteTime/MMI, Winterland, The Terrarium, The Bennett House, Quad, Digital Recorders, and at numerous other studios in the Twin Cities and Nashville.

 

• Studio bassist, guitarist, drummer, Keys. arranger. percussionist and background vocalist having session and production experience with Steve Cropper (The Blues Brothers, Ringo Star, Booker T & the MG’s) Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins, CSNY, etc), Larrie Londin (Elvis Presley, Journey), Norbert Putnam (Elvis, Tony Joe White, Muscle Shoals) Russ Kunkel (James Taylor Carole King, CSN, Judith Owen, Tarra Layne )Joe Osborne (Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters), Steve Gibson (Reba McIntire, Neil Young, George Harrison, Randy Travis), Dave Hungate (Grammy-winning producer and bassist for Toto & Chet Atkins), Michael Bland (Prince, Soul Asylum, Nick Jonas, Dixie Chicks, Chaka Khan), Waddy Wachtel (Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Mellissa Ethridge), Sam Bush (Multiple Grammy winner for O Brother Where Art Thou),  Jessy Greene (Foo Fighters),Dave Barry (Janet, Cher), Paul Peterson (The Family, FDeluxe) Billy Franze (Prince, Mavis Staples, Johnny Lang) , Donnie LaMarca (Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Lang, Whitney Houston), Andy Dee  (Molly & The Haymakers, Soul Asylum) and Kevin Bowe (Johnny Lang, Paul Westerberg)  Matt Fink (Prince & the Revolution)

 

• Staff bassist for Jamboree USA radio show (1975-77), Wheeling, WV. Worked as a staff musician with regional and national artists, including Brad Paisley, Crystal Gayle, Charlie Pride, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Chet Atkins.

 

• Artist and songwriter development, including early artist development (1984-86) and co-writing with Karen Staley, writer of the 1995 Academy of Country Music song of the year, Keeper of the Stars and numerous country hits for Reba McIntire, Patty Loveless, Trick Pony, Faith Hill and Michael Martin Murphy. Additional co-writing in the Twin Cities with Phil Solem  (I’ll Be There For You – NBC “Friends” Theme), J.D. Steele (Prince, The Steeles, numerous plays & Broadway shows), Andy Dee (Molly & The Haymakers), Billy Franze (Mavis Staples, Johnny Lang), Greg Sain (Grammy winner w/ Jimmy Vaughn), & Margaret Cox (Prince & NPG). 

• Studio background vocalist for Glen Campbell with Alan Jackson, Ricky Skaggs, The Gatlin Brothers, Kathy Mattea, The Whites and others (Jesus On My Mind- MCA 1989}, produced by Jimmy Bowen- see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkin'_in_the_Sun

 

• ASCAP writer and publisher member since 1985, co-published by Glen Campbell Music & BMG/Sony/Universal Nashville.  Catalog recorded by Johnny Paycheck, J.D. Steele, with songs also used in film and on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

 

• Over thirty-five years of experience as a studio musician, songwriter, producer, music publisher, engineer, event promoter and private music & technology educator.