Chris Orazi
PROFILE
C.A.S. Music Productions is Chris Orazi’s proprietorship that brought him safely off the road and into the world of recording, production and film scoring. Through his C.A.S. studios, Chris has produced numerous award winning scores and projects. Awards include Emmy and Emmy noms, Telly’s (11), Addys and Prism have awarded him for his PBS scores, TV show themes, and radio/TV productions.
Composing/Songwriting, live vocal and instrumental arranging, producing album projects and artists, are simply the result of years of studies, listening, performing, and “especially the exceptional talents of the countless brilliant creatives in film, radio, TV and stage, musicians, and the variety of artists I have been fortunate to hang with!”
Education
BA Music Theory and Composition, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Post Graduate studies in conducting and composition with Joel Thome and Manny Albam.
Mastering Techniques, Berkley College of Music
Member: InfoComm, NARAS, NATAS, Ad Club.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984 – Present
Scores and audio produced for national ad campaigns, TV and film.
Client Projects: BMW, Mercedes, Goretex, Party City, Volkswagen, Hard Rock, Bell Atlantic, AT&T, FAA, Mannington, Polygram Records, Frank Zappa – Zappa’s Universe, Columbia Records, Bally’s Park Place, Giorgio, Bayer, Squibb, PBS, NJ Transit, Michaelangelo Productions, Pep Boys, Bear River Casino, Miss New Jersey, Miss America, NJN-The New Jersey Channel, WLIW-Long Island, WQED-Pittsburgh, Joan Cusak’s Local Flavor, Guy Fieri’s Diners Drive-ins and Dives, and many more.
Installation Clients include: Caesars Entertainment, Harrah’s, Bally’s, Hilton, Bozzutto, Intec, Philadelphia Zoo, Inspira, AtlantiCare, Susquehanna Bank, Founders, McDonalds, Resorts Intl, Ark Restaurants.