Ali Chant
Ali Chant | |
|---|---|
 Ali Chant at Toybox Studios | |
| Background information | |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, engineer, mixer, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Percussion |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Website | https://www.alichant.com/ |
Ali Chant is an English record producer, mixer, engineer and guitar player originally from London and based in Bristol. Starting his career as guitarist and songwriter of Bristol band Actual Size in the 2000s, Ali and the band signed to Gut Records.[1] The demos which led to the band's signing were recorded by Chant, and the group went on to spend a portion of their recording advance building their own studio in Bristol. Based in a vaulted Georgian basement in the St. Pauls district,[2] Toybox Studios became one of the most popular independent studio's in town.[3][4][5][6][7]
Chant has worked with PJ Harvey,[8] Perfume Genius,[9][10] Youth Lagoon,[11][12] Soccer Mommy,[13][14] KT Tunstall,[15] Gruff Rhys,[16][17] Aldous Harding,[18] and many others.
Ali Chant's main instruments are guitar, bass, vocals, percussion and keyboards and is known for working with predominantly analogue equipment. He was a guitarist in the Universal signed Bristol act Termites from 2003 - 2010,[19][20] and is an occasional performer in Adrian Utley of Portishead’s guitar orchestra.[21]
Selected discography[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Music Industry Uncovered". Head First Bristol. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "Toybox Studios, Bristol". AllStudios.co.uk. AllStudios. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "A Conversation with Alistair Chant of Toybox Studios by John Parish in Bristol, UK". tapeop.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ↑ "Toybox Studios, Bristol". AllStudios. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ↑ Swan, Emma. "Termites". DIY Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Toybox Studios Profile". RecordProduction.com. Record Production. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Tingen, Paul. "John Parish: Producing PJ Harvey". Sound On Sound. Sound On Sound. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ali Chant | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ↑ Newell-Hanson, Alice. "Perfume Genius Would Die to Collaborate With Mariah Carey". i-D. Vice. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "In Search Of Intensity, Musicians Turn To Adrian Utley". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ "Youth Lagoon Finds a 'Unified Existence' on 'Savage Hills Ballroom'". Spin. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ De Jong, Matt. "Song Exploder: Youth Lagoon Reveals the Origin of 'The Knower'". Wired. Conde Nast. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "Soccer Mommy Announces Debut Album, Clean". pastemagazine.com. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ Williams, Nick. "Hear Soccer Mommy's Top 40 Heavy '#TBT Mixtape,' Ahead of Tour With Speedy Ortiz & Liz Phair". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Feel It All by KT Tunstall". Pandora. Pandora. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Gruff Rhys Offers Superb Orchestral Observations on Fifth Solo LP, 'Babelsberg'". PopMatters. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Gruff Rhys Previews New LP 'Babelsberg' With 'Frontier Man' Video". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Pepperell, Martyn (2017-05-04). "Aldous Harding's Mild Obsession With the Devil Results in Some Truly Sublime Music". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ Walker, Jonson. "The Termites". Gigwise. Gigwise. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Rock, Mick (1 December 2005). "20 New Bands You Must Hear, Photographed By Mick Rock". GQ. GQ.
- ↑ "In Search Of Intensity, Musicians Turn To Adrian Utley". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ Wirth, Jim. "Review: Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg". Uncut. Bandlab Technologies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Fenne Lily releasing debut LP next week (hear the new "Car Park" & other songs)". Brooklyn Vegan. Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Appleford, Steve. "Singer-actress Alison Sudol returns to her first love — music — with two new, very personal albums". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ Day, Laurance. "Gordi Unveils Magnificent New Track "On My Side" Ahead of Debut LP". The Line Of Best Fit. The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Richards, Will. "Youth Lagoon: I'm Tired Of The Way A Lot of People Perceive Me As a Freak And A Loner". DIY Mag. DIY Mag. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Perfume Genius". Pitchfork.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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