ISMRecordings
"The Sound Of Things To Come"
www.ismrecordings.com
Washington DC native Garrett Oliver, a producer better known as Chazz O or just Chazz, began his musical foray at age six when his father purchased his first drum set. He later taught himself to play the piano, bass guitar, lead guitar and Sax. In his teens, Chazz was already composing music, experimenting with multi-track machines
and other types of recording equipment. Before he graduated from high school in 1984, he found himself briefly working with R&B producer Kashif (Whitney Houston, Melba Moore, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Kemp,). As fortuitous as that opportunity was, in 1995 he came into contact with another Super Producer, Nile Rodgers (Chic, Sister Sledge, David Bowie, Madonna and B-52’s). Although it took a couple more encounters over the next year, Nile finally invited Chazz O to Westport, CT, to work more closely with him on the 1996 Nile Rodgers album,”Chic Freak and More Treats”. From then onward, Chazz became an integral part of Nile's work as shown by his co-producing credits for several artists across the board, including All4One, Paula Abdul, Q-Tip, and Samantha Cole
Despite being Nile Rodgers’ sideman, his efforts did not go unnoticed. As a result of his exceptional success as a producer and his great ear for talent, Chazz moved from behind the keyboard to behind the desk. In 1999 Chazz was appointed VP of Music Programming for AEI Music networks, in Seattle, WA. While at AEI, Chazz was able to help break new songs like Morcheeba's "Part Of The Process" and Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away," which both debuted in the Gap; Sarah Brightman's "Eden," which played in Banana Republic; the Cardigans' "Erase/Rewind," also in Banana Republic; and Sixpence None The Richer's "Kiss Me," which played in Limited Too and Bath & Body Works. After spending many years as a Music Executive, Chazz O decided to combine the executive and creative side of things. In 2007, he established his own Music Production Company, ISM-Recordings, based out of Darien CT, and began unveiling his own stable of artists (Mr. LA Wryte, Mateya and Taj Jordan). As a way to give back to his music community, Chazz as lent his talents to produce music for regional artists such as Omar Wilson, Rain E. Chazz O has been featured in Magazine such as Billboard Magazine, BRE Magazine, Starpoynt Magazine and Latin Star Magazine, just to name a few. Super Producer, Hit Maker, these are some of the things that come to mind when you hear production from Chazz O. Few producers are capable of having a balance between commerce and craft. Chazz is one of those producers. He always infuses a remarkable sense of individuality and creativity into his productions. When you hear a Chazz O production generally there is no mistaking it for anyone else's work: stuttering bass-heavy bounce beats offset resounding high-end synth stabs, all of this often complemented by his own signature-like quiet murmuring beneath the track; and no sampling. With the recent signing of Pop artist Ja’Niah and Rapper Full Clip, Chazz O and ISMRecordings are poised to bring you…….…… “The Sound Of Things To Come”! Chazz Oliver has been hard at work over the years. Here are just some of his production works:
Remixed and produced the song “Don’t Come Home Tonight” for the 1998 Alice Temple Recording project with V2 Records, which reached the top 100 in the UK. Produced and composed a theme song for the 1998 Ron Howard / Eddie Murphy TV project entitled “PJS”, featuring recording artist Q-Tip. Produced and composed the song “Keep It Going On” for the 1997 All 4 One Recording project with Blitz Records / Atlantic Records. Programmed the song “What You Do To Me” for the 1997 Samantha Cole Recording project with SBA, Uptown/Universal Records. Produced and composed the songs “Music Is My House” and “Do That Dance” for the 1999 Chic Album entitled “Live at the Budokan” which reached the top 100 in the UK. Produced and composed the songs for the 1999 Soundtrack entitled “Public Enemy”. Programmed music for the 1996 Martha Byrne Recording project with Virginia Slims “Women Thang” campaign, which reached over 1 million people. Produced and composed the songs “Just One World” and “Do That Dance” and “Music Is My House” for the 1996 Nile Rodegers Album entitled “Chic Freak and More Treats” with Video Arts Music inc., which reached the top 100 in the UK. Produced and composed the songs “Best Friend,” and “Sexy, Sexy Things” for the 1995 self-titled Crowell Sisters Album with Pony Canyon Records, which reached the top 100 in the UK.
