Ken Chastain


Kenneth Lee Chastain, is a musician, engineer, and producer currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is featured on percussion on Ziggy Marley's Love Is My Religion album and many other well-known artists' works. Chastain also composes, produces, engineers, and mixes for TV and film projects, most notably the movie Sweet Land.

History

Chastain was born in New Hampshire, and lived in France and Morocco with his Peace Corps parents before moving to Minnesota. He played Suzuki cello and was a soloist in the Metropolitan Boys Choir in the Twin Cities. He went on to the University of Minnesota and the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study music, audio engineering and film scoring.
He plays bass, guitar, keyboards, trumpet, harmonica, Chapman Stick, theremin, and percussion.

Pixel Farm

As head of audio post-production at Pixel Farm Minneapolis, and chief engineer and composer for Pixel Farm Music, Ken Chastain scores music, sound designs, and mixes award-winning television commercials and films. Recent award-winning commercials include Garmin's Super Bowl XLII offering “Napoleon” and United Airlines' "Dragon".
Commercials for: Porsche / Goodyear / Purina / Coca-Cola / Garmin / Best Buy / Target / BMW / United Airlines
Film credits:
In the music world Chastain can be heard playing on records from Switchfoot and Mike Doughty to Grammy Award-winning Ziggy Marley.
Music credits: Ziggy Marley / Dan Wilson / Mandy Moore / Mike Doughty / Clay Aiken / Andrew W.K. / Pink / Backstreet Boys / Semisonic / Glen Phillips / Switchfoot
Appearances: The Tonight Show NBC / The Larry Sanders Show HBO / South by Southwest / Sundance Film Festival
Miscellaneous:
ArtistTitleRecord CompanyCredit
Ziggy MarleyLove Is My ReligionTuffGong WorldwideEM
Stuart D’RozarioSongs About NowSANEPM
Har Mar SuperstarThe HandlerRecord collectionEM
Mike DoughtyHaughty MelodicATOEM
SwitchfootNothing Is SoundSparrow RecordsEM
Evan and JaronEvan and JaronColumbiaEM
TerraMaraFourBlocksToHennepinRedheadEPM
PinkTry ThisLaFaceEM
Mandy MooreCoverageEPICEM
Backstreet BoysNever GoneJive RecordsEM
Andrew W.K.I Get WetIsland RecordsE
SemisonicAll About ChemistryMCAM
The RembrandtsLPAtlanticE
The HoneydogsHere’s LuckPalm PicturesM
Nick LacheyDear SantaLGMEM
IffyBiota BondoFoodChain RecordsM
Rhythm JonesAl AmericaGSMEPM
TerraMaraDragonflyRedheadEPM
The JanuariesThe JanuariesFoodchainM
Johnny CluelessWhat's Your FlavourBoxof RecordsEPM
FLIPPBlow It Out Your AssRock SteadyEPM
Greazy MealGravyTRG recordsEPM
Greazy MealVisualize World GreazeTRG recordsEPM
Greazy MealDigitalize World GreazeTRG recordsEPM
Asche & SpencerUnsupervised RecreationA&SEM
TangletownFreakshowZinc recordsM
Willie WiselySheOctober recordsEPM
Willie WiselyTurbosherbertOctober recordsEM
HoneywagonFinger TwisterMache HouseEPM
Mango JamFluxShanachie recordsEPM
Tina and the B-sidesLive 1st AveT CDM
Marlee MaCleodVertigoTRG recordsM
Various Mpls artistsMpls Does DenverOctober recordsEPM
Beat the ClockSelf-titledBooty rock recordsEPM
Beat the ClockFunk BusBooty rock / Gark RecordsEPM
Eclectic StewTemple of Doom Phillips compact discEPM
Funky Ass LoopsNew Power GenerationEast West CD ROMM
Smoov GroovesNew Power GenerationEast West CD ROMM
Trip ShakespeareVolt EPCleanE
BUG!BUG!October recordsE
Johnny CluelessToo Late Too LoudOarfin recordsM
Native SonsLost in TimeOctober recordsEM
Bone ClubBeautifulRocket sound record co.E
RayeNo Limits to LoveMetro recordsEM
Legion of BoomSelf-titledMetro recordsEPM
The AndersonsA Minnesota ChristmasGold-n-boy recordsEM
40 ThievesSelf-titledMetro recordsE
G. B. LeightonOne Time One LifeMetro recordsM
Bill BruceYoung Harold VisitsSkeleton crew recordsEM
Casablanca OrchCBOMetro recordsE
The Other SideA Month of SundaysMetro recordsEPM
GarthHomeward BoundAcoustic InnovationsE
903Takin Care of Business903 Productions inc.EPM
Marc AllenSelf-titledMars recordsEM
One HorsePowerDream house recordsE
Scott AvelesAvelesMetro recordsEM
Jack RichterThe Richter ScaleMetro recordsEM
The Nielson White BandSelf-titledMetro recordsE
Natalie AllenSmokinMetro / Natco recordsEM
Trouble ShooterBorderlineMetro recordsEM