Chance's End
Violinists play concertos, not breakbeat electronic music. But Chance's End, led by classically-trained San Francisco violinist Ryan Avery, is about to change that. Influenced by artists such as Groove Armada, Hybrid, and Vanessa-Mae, Chance's End is fusing solo violin with electronic music, bringing it into the 21st century.
Chance's End is fusing solo violin with electronic music, bringing it into the 21st centuryRyan formed his Chance's End production alias in the summer of 2000 in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. The Chance's End breakbeat sound is built around acoustic and electric violin ensembles, infused with strong melodic hooks, and polished with a thick sonic texture that dance-floor breaks do not normally provide. Indeed, Chance's End usually produces music oriented to living room listening, rather than peak-of-the-night anthems.
In contrast to his studio work, a Chance's End live show brings his original productions to audiences in a turntable-free, live-PA environment. But the real show-stopper is the use of live violin in the electronic domain. In constructing a set, Chance's End combines his own violin-led productions, as well as exclusive remixes and mashups of other artists, breathing new life to well-known as well as obscure tracks. Because everything is remixed live, a Chance's End set is more flexible and more entertaining to audiences than the average DJ-mixed set. Ryan's live violin productions simply have to be heard.
Chance's End is currently in the studio producing The Outsider, the new album to be released in late 2007Ryan is no stranger to success. His remixes of artists such as Richard Humpty Vission, Marillion, The Feltpeople, and Doug Beck have won several awards in international remix competitions. His songs have been licensed to video games, music compilations, and short films.
The press loved the 2004 Chance's End album Set Me Free. The Westword of Denver grooved on its “sophisticated choices in arrangement and melody” and called Chance's End “a must-see for any self-respecting beat-lover”. The opening track "Going On" was chosen as Producer Track of the Month and given a favorable full-page review in Computer Music Magazine by producer Tim Oliver of DB Records.
Chance's End is currently promoting The Outsider, the new album released September 10th 2007. The 2004 CD release Set Me Free and its vinyl single, Skyway, are currently available through the website.