Chanda Dancy
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Chanda Dancy | |
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 Chanda Dancy, Film Composer ~ Member of Modern Time Machines | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chanda Yvette Dancy |
| Also known as | Chanda Y. Dancy |
| Born | November 14, 1978 |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Classical, rock, film |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, violinist, keyboardist, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | CYD Music (2005–present) |
| Website | http://www.cydmusic.com |
Chanda Dancy (born Chanda Yvette Dancy; November 14, 1978) is an American film composer, violinist, keyboardist and singer.[1]
The founder and president of CYD Music, Dancy is an artist and composer for film and other multimedia.[2] She is also a member of the rock band Modern Time Machines.[3] She was a Fellow of the 2009 Sundance Film Composers Lab,[4] a winner of the 2002 BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers[5] and the 2004 APM/YMF Music Business Award[6] where she was honored alongside film composer John Williams. Dancy has scored several films, including the official Sundance Film Festival selection MVP,[7] the documentary What Are We Waiting For?, and the film Chandler Hall.[8] Music by Chanda has been heard all over the world in such festivals as Cannes Film Festival, Jackson Hole Film Festival, Sapporo Short Film Festival, Slamdance, Sundance and Pangea Day 2008.[citation needed] Dancy has composed music for the role playing games Arabian Lords and Tariq's Treasures by BreakAway Games, as well as the sound implementation for the PC role playing game Neverwinter Nights 2 by Obsidian Entertainment and Atari.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "How 'Devotion' Music Composer Chanda Dancy Used the Score to Emulate the Thrill of Flying". Awardsdaily. November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 11, 2014). "SAG Foundation Taps Time Inc. Veteran Cyd Wilson as Exec Director". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ears Wide Open: Modern Time Machines". May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Sundance Institute Announces Six Fellows for the 2009 Sundance Institute Composers Lab". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
- ^ "BMI News – Chanda Dancy". February 20, 2003.
- ^ "John Williams Honored by YMF". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "MVP The Film". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes Chanda Dancy". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Chanda Dancy". www.metacritic.com. October 31, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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- 1978 births
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 21st-century American classical violinists
- 21st-century American women musicians
- 21st-century American classical composers
- 21st-century American women composers
- African-American classical composers
- African-American classical musicians
- African-American film score composers
- African-American women classical composers
- American contemporary classical composers
- American film score composers
- American keyboardists
- American women classical composers
- American women classical violinists
- American women film score composers
- Classical musicians from California
- Classical musicians from Ohio
- Houston Christian University alumni
- Living people
- Singers from Cleveland
- Singers from Los Angeles
- USC Thornton School of Music alumni
- Women in classical music