Chase is a lifelong musician & songwriter. While he primarily tours the country as a solo artist, you will often find him sitting in with a variety of Austin-based bands. Whether he’s on keys, guitars, ukulele, bass, or a bell kit, he feels most at home when he’s on a stage making music with people. 

Gassaway studied music composition and theory in college, honing his skills as a composer by creating works for a wide range of ensembles from choirs to full orchestras, as well as composing the score to short film Take Two. He has also been trained in classical guitar & voice, and plays a variety of instruments from banjolele to reed organ. His training, and the onstage lessons he’s learned as a n eclectic performer has resulted in multi-textured pop songs that recall the Head & the Heart and Ben Folds. In a Chase Gassaway song, it’s not unusual to hear strings, horns, woodwinds and piano accompanying Gassaway’s engaging lyrics & slightly husky vocals.