Chet Nichols is an American writer and award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist.
His background also includes being an award-winning creative director, composer, music producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, novelist, film and animation producer, creative artist, designer, photographer, poet, TV and feature film actor and stage performer.
Chet is also an accomplished Interactive Creative Director, Producer, Creative Content Specialist and Creative Media and Marketing Artist.
Chet is an inductee in The Kansas Music Hall Of Fame. He joins artists like Pat Matheny, Melissa Ethridge, Martina McBride and other accomplished performers. Chet has toured with a very extensive list of well-known artists and bands. See the list below.
Chet has produced 29 CDs of original songs and instrumental musical pieces. He has produced music that has been used in films, television, the Internet and radio. Currently, Chet has over 40 songs and compositions on various Top Ten music charts.
His novel, “The Last Riders On Route 66”, is currently in development to become a feature film. A movie script based on his soon-to-be-released novel, “The Ghosts Of Santa Barbara,” is also currently in feature-film development. His newest novel, “The Children Of Pentecost”, has just been published. Chet also has 3 new novels in the publishing pipeline that will be released before the end of the year.
Please visit these websites for more in-depth information or to listen to Chet's music library:
http://www.chetnichols.net
http://chetnichols.bandcamp.com
CHET NICHOLS
Stage Performance Resume
Chet has performed as a solo "Opening Act" in concert with:
The Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Linda Ronstadt
B.B. King
John Denver
George Carlin
Steve Martin
POCO
Hot Tuna
Brewer & Shipley
Dan Hicks & The Hotlicks
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
It's A Beautiful Day
Pacific Gas & Electric
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Mary Travers
The Charlie Daniels Band
Country Joe McDonald
The Grassroots
Mason Proffit
Blue Oyster Cult
The Grateful Dead
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Leonard Nimoy
Bollo Sette
Southern Comfort
John Lee Hooker
The Chad Mitchell Trio
Roger McGuinn
Richard Pryor
John Prine
Danny Cox
Biff Rose
The Guess Who
Steve Goodman
The Mary Clayton Band
Ian & Sylvia
The Kansas City Philharmonic ... and more
Chet has worked in recording studios with..................
Stephen Barncard (David Crosby)
Nick Gravanities (Big Brother)
Nicky Hopkins (The Rolling Stones)
Spencer Dryden (The Jefferson Airplane)
Dave Garabaldi (Tower of Power)
Pete Sears (The New Riders Of The Purple Sage)
Henry Lewie (Joni Mitchell)
Zakir Hussan (Ravi Shankar)
Fuzzy John Oxendine (Sons of Champlain)
Laura Allen (Laura Allen)
Buddy Cage (New Riders Of The Purple Sage)
Jack Shoerer (Van Morrison)
The New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Don Preston (Wings)
RJ Foxx
Bill Bradley (Madonna) … and more.
For Booking Information as a speaker and/or performer, please contact Magic Garage Productions or Chet Nichols at http://www.chetnichols.net.
Email Chet at MagicGarageProductions@gmail.com