Chris Carmichael (musician)
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Chris Carmichael is a musician and arranger born in San Antonio, Texas on July 6, 1962. The son of an Air Force fighter pilot, Chris moved extensively before taking up the violin while living in Hampton, Virginia. After moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1975, he entered into more formal training - studying violin with Western Kentucky University professor Betty Pease (a former student of Ivan Galamian) for eight years. While in the university environment, Chris also studied music theory, composition, orchestral and chamber performance under teachers; Dr. David Livingston (a former student of composer Roy Harris), Vsevolod Lezhnev, (principal cellist with the Moscow Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony orchestras) and Leon Gregorian (head of Michigan State University's conducting program).
After his formal training, he began a career as a touring musician for various artists in several genres including outlandish entertainers Joe Savage and Jason D. Williams (RCA).
After moving to Nashville, Tennessee in the late 1980s, his group Fifteen Strings - a hard rock band - landed a major record deal with Atlantic Records in New York. A few years later, he signed as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell in New York, but remained a Nashville resident.
In the early 1990s, Chris transitioned in to full time studio work and arranging. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by major groups such as the Boston Pops Orchestra. Below, is a partial discograhy.
Alison Krauss Hundred Miles Or More: A Collecion - Violin, Viola, Cello
Max Stalling Topaz City - Fiddle, Mandolin
Chasing Victory Fiends - String Arrangements, Strings
The Wedding Polarity - Viola, Soloist, Fiddle, Violin
33Miles 33Miles - Fiddle, Mandolin, Strings
Gretchen Peters Burnt Toast and Offerings - Viola, Violin
Relient K Five Score and Seven Years Ago - Viola, Violin
The Greencards Viridian - Arranger, Performer, String Arrangements, String Quartet, Strings
Neal Morse Sola Scriptura - Viola, Violin (Electric), Violin
Deas Vail All the Houses Look the Same - Viola, Violin
Relient K Five Score and Seven Years Ago (CD/DVD) - Viola, Violin
Michael Olson Where Fear and Faith Collide - String Arrangements, Strings
Rafter Roberts Music for Total Chickens - Strings
John Waite Downtown: Journey of a Heart - Cello, Viola, Violin
The Autumn Defense The Autumn Defense - Cello, Viola, Guest Appearance, Strings
Gyspy Switch Sister Moon - Arranger, Strings
Howard Livingston Blame It on the Margaritas - Strings
Chetes Blanco Facil (Bonus Tracks) - Cuerda
Robert Pierre Inside Out - Strings
Features Contrast - Strings
Jim Lauderdale Country Super Hits, Vol. 1 - String Arrangements, Fiddle
Neal Morse Cover to Cover - Cello, Viola, Violin
Anthony Gomes Music Is the Medicine - Strings
Will Kimbrough Americanitis - Cello, Viola, Violin
John Waite Downtown: Journey of a Heart (Frontiers) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer Getting Somewhere - String Arrangements, Strings
David Mead Tangerine - Viola, String Arrangements, Strings, Violin
Sugarplum Fairies Country International Records - String Arrangements, Strings
Glen Phillips Mr. Lemons - Strings
Toby Keith White Trash with Money - Fiddle
Josh Rouse Subtitulo - Strings
Warren Zanes People That I'm Wrong For - Strings
Lori Willcuts Black Eyed Susan's - Cello, Viola, Violin
Neal Morse ? - Cello, Violin
Colin James Limelight - Strings
Jon Nicholson A Lil Sump'm Sump'm - Strings
Van Zant Brother to Brother (DualDisc) - Strings
Van Zant Van Zant II (DualDisc) - Strings
Various Artists Songs of Love: Medicine of Music - Country Compilation, Vol. 1 - Violin
Danny Oertli Everything in Between - String Arrangements, Strings
The Rider My Way - Fiddle
Johnny Hickman Palmhenge - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Maia Sharp Fine Upstanding Citizen - Viola, Violin
John Davis John Davis - String Arrangements, Strings
Jessi Alexander Honeysuckle Sweet - Arranger, Strings
Josh Rouse Nashville - Strings
Rosco Gordon No Dark in America - Cello, Viola, Strings, Violin
Richard Julian Slow New York - Viola, Violin
Kenny Morgan Light of the World - Cello, Fiddle, Violin
Garrison Starr The Sound of You and Me - Viola, Strings, Violin
The Road Hammers Road Hammers - Strings
David Ball Freewheeler - Fiddle
Relient K MMHMM - Viola, Violin
Neal Morse One - Viola, Vocals (Background), Violin
Beth Nielsen Chapman Hymns - Strings
Peter Cetera You Just Gotta Love Christmas - Strings
Allie Danielle Allie Danielle - Strings
Jill Sobule Underdog Victorious - Viola, Violin
Steve Earle Revolution Starts...Now - Arranger, Conductor, Viola
Kate Campbell Sing Me Out - Cello, Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Pipe, Ukulele, Viola, Vocals (Background), Fiddle, Mandolin
Kevin Montgomery 2:30am - Strings
Chris Richards Tumblers and Grit - Mandolin, Strings
David Mead Indiana - Arranger, String Quartet
Chris Cook Small Town Gone - Violin
RJ Helton Real Life - Strings
Bill Lloyd Back to Even - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith One Moment More - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith One Moment More (Promo) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Various Artists Jambodians - Producer, Fiddle, Strings
Kathy Mattea Joy for Christmas Day - Cello, Vocals, Violin
Kathy Mattea Love Travels - Fiddle, Cello,
Kathy Mattea The Innocent Years - Violin, Viola, Cello
Kathy Mattea Roses - Fiddle
Vienna Teng Warm Strangers - String arrangements, Violin, Viola
Neal Morse Testimony - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Josh Rouse 1972 - Strings
Steve Conn Steve Conn - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Bonepony Jubilee' - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Dan Tyler I Hope - String Arrangements, Strings
Dan Haas Goodbye Moon - Glockenspiel, String Arrangements, Strings
Neal Morse Testimony (Bonus Disc) - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Steve Ward See and Be Seen - Cello, String Arrangements, Strings
Billy Joe Shaver Freedom's Child - Fiddle
Will Kimbrough Home Away - Cello, Viola, Violin
Johnny St. Clair Fix It Man - Fiddle
Spock's Beard Snow - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer Miss Fortune (UK Bonus Track) - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle
Watercolor Beautiful Mistakes - Arranger, Glockenspiel, Strings
Allison Moorer Miss Fortune - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Strings, Violin
Neal Morse It's Not Too Late - Strings
Hank Williams III Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' - Fiddle
Todd Snider New Connection - String Arrangements
Joe Pisapia Daydreams - Arranger, Strings
Various Artists Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to the Music of Jeff Lynne - String Arrangements
Various Artists Country Goes Raffi - Strings
Transatlantic Bridge Across Forever - Cello, Viola, Violin
Los Straitjackets Sing Along with los Straitjackets - String Arrangements, Strings
Various Artists' Family Matinee: Let's Got to the Movies, Vol. 1 - Musician
Scott Miller Thus Always to Tyrants - Strings
Daylon Wear Texas Twister - Musician
Pete Benz Hold Your Horses - Fiddle
Swag Catchall - Strings
Van Zant Van Zant II - Strings
David Ball Amigo - Fiddle
Pat Haney Wrong Rite of Passage - Mandolin, Violin
Tracy Dawn Poetic Aftermath - Vocals (Background)
Beeb Birtles Driven by Dreams - Strings
Jill Sobule Pink Pearl - Cello, Violin
Swan Dive Swan Dive - Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Pete Benz Hang on Cowboy - Strings
Allison Moorer The Hardest Part - Fiddle
Neal Morse Neal Morse - Strings
Marshall Crenshaw #447 - Viola, Fiddle, Violin
David Ball Play - Vocals (Background), Fiddle
Vince Bell Texas Plates - Strings
Sara Evans No Place That Far - Fiddle
Richard Julian Smash Palace - Violin
Ceili Rain Say Kay-Lee Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Van Zant Brother to Brother - Strings
Various Artists The Way in a Manger: Country Christmas - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Violin
B.J. Thomas Christmas Is Coming Home - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Strings, Violin
Martina McBride Evolution - Fiddle
John Elefante Corridors - Violin
Jill Sobule Happy Town - Strings
Ceili Rain Ceili Rain Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Phil Keaggy 220 - Fiddle
Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science - Cello, Violin
Pam Thum Feel the Healing - Strings
Jill Sobule Jill Sobule - Cello, Violin
Larnelle Harris Unbelievable Love - Strings
Carmichael's television and radio appearances include the 71st Academy Awards, The Tonight Show, The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Country Music Association Awards, CBS Morning Show, The View, A Prairie Home Companion, and many others.
Arrangements of distinction include the string quartet arrangement of Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This" which originally aired at the 2007 Academy of Country Music awards show, and later became a single release.
