As the owner of Earth Tone Enterprises Chuck Webb writes and publishes songs for numerous recording artists. He has produced and composed the scores for the major motion picture releases "How You Like Me Now!", "Vacant Lot" (airing on BET film channel beginning August 4, 2000), "Changing Man", and "In Through the Out Door," which will be featured in major film festivals around the world. Upcoming projects include theme and score writing for the films "Deeper Shade of Blue" , and "Sweet Magnolia Dreams."

Chuck began his musical journey at the age of seven by studying violin. By the time he reached high school he was skilled on clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, and his main instruments the electric, acoustic, and synth basses. He has studied at the Chicago Conservatory College and holds a BM degree in music merchandising from the University of Miami. Chuck is also an instructor in the music department of the prestigious Columbia College in Chicago and a skilled audio engineer.

 

Chuck has toured the world many times performing with such notable artists as David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample, Roy Ayres, Marlena Shaw, Phil Perry, Al DiMeola, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, and many others. As one of Chicago's top studio bassists Chuck has performed on hundreds of records, commercial jingles and sound tracks. Chuck is a member in good standing of the National Federation of Musicians , as well as a writer and publisher member of ASCAP and a voting member of NARAS.

 

In addition to being a prolific composer, musician, producer, and performer, Chuck Webb is also a dedicated father of three young children. Having spent two years home schooling his kids, Chuck became increasingly aware of the need for innovative and fun educational materials for children ages 6-16. As commercial radio has begun to promote more and more pop and rap music which features and glamorizes drug use, sex, violence, and materialism, Chuck saw a desperate need for pop and hip hop music that would inspire and educate children in their formative years. With this in mind he created the unique educational hip hop CD: "Mind Games."


TOURS AND PERFORMANCES

David Sanborn , Ramsey Lewis, Al DiMeola , Stanley Turrentine , Freddie Hubbard, Layla Hathaway, Terri Lynne Carrington, Gene (Duke of Earl) Chandler, Barbara Morrison, The Sherelles,

Bill Withers, Charlie Daniels, Phil Perry, Kathy Troccoli, Roy Ayers, Ronny Laws, Marlena Shaw , Stevie Wonder

Grover Washington, Jr., The 5th Dimension, Jerry Butler, Peter Primrose, Rich Little, McCoy Tyner , Willie Pickens

The Drifters , Joe Sample, Jerry Goodman, Jean Carn, Robert Klein, Mac Frampton, Henry Johnson,

Carmen Stokes, Robert Irving III , Rahmlee, Phil Upchurch, Karen Briggs

FILM SCORES

How U Like Me Now

With Love Dani

Vacant Lot

Changing Man

In Through The Out Door

Blue Sunsets And Urban Love

Pieces Of A Dream

TELEVISION SCORES

Dramatic Moments in Black Sports History

From Whence We Came Awards

Memorable Moments in Sports History

 

PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY

With Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid, Sky Islands, Between The Keys, Dance Of The Soul (all on GRP)

With Urban Knights: Urban Knights II (on GRP)

GRP Collections: Christmas Collection Vol. III, Beatles Collection ("I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz")

With Carmen Stokes: Sexy Feelin' (Nitram), Words of Wisdom (Lady Finger)

With Dick Boyell: Moon Goddess (Nuance)

With Mansfield, Howard, Kaiser: Into The Night (GRR)

With Michael Ross: The Last Love Letter (MiHi), Bright Moments Ahead (MiHi)

With Glenn Kaiser: Throw Down Your Crowns, Spontaneous Combustion (both on GRR)

With Larry Howard: Bright Side of The Blues (Forefront)

With Deborah Coleman: I Can't Loose (Blind Pig)

With Shirley Bell: Shirley Bell (Savoy)

With Deja: Deja (Un-D-Nyable)

With Seeds: Seeds (GRR)

With Blak: Blak (Epic)

With Joan Collaso & Larry Hanks: Joan Collaso & The Larry Hanks Trio Live, New Day (Jras)

With Titus: Titus Vol. I

With Charlelie Coutoure: Casque Nu (Chrysalis/EMI)

With Peter Lerner: South Side (Lerner Music Inc.)

With God Zone: No Stranger

With Jesse Dean Stanford & Grace: Consecrate Me (Da-Man)

With Tony Rankin: Interlude

NATIONAL COMMERCIALS

McDonalds , Nike , Allstate , Ford , Sears, AT&T , Reebok, Micheloeb , Coors , State Farm , Kelloggs, American Express, Chevrolet, Miller, Ameritrade Pert , Subaru , Pillsbury, Nissan , Citibank , Nationwide Insurance , Jeep ................and many others

THEATER WORK

GODSPELL

THE WIZ ( featuring Stephanie Mills)

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

THE TROUBLE IS MEN THE TROUBLE IS WOMEN

HINTON BATTLE / LARGELY LIVE

EDUCATION

University Of Chicago

Chicago Conservatory College

University of Miami (BM - Music Merchandising)

TEACHING

Music instructor at Columbia College,Chicago

Private instruction studio at Earth Tone recording facility

AUDIO ENGINEERING

Earth Tone Studios, Chicago, Il.


To contact Chuck Webb via email: cwebb@etemusic.com

 

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