Chad Fischer
| Chad Fischer | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Fish of Death, Almo Sounds, Lookout Sound |
| Associated acts | School of Fish, Lazlo Bane, The (Silent) Rage, Colin Hay, The Blanks, Cary Brothers, Larry Goldings, Alexi Murdoch, Joshua Radin, Lisa Loeb, The Good Luck Joes |
| Website | Chad Fischer on Myspace |
Chad Fischer is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer from Santa Monica, California, also known as a frontman of the band Lazlo Bane.
Chad Fischer's early work was being a drummer for the band School of Fish founded by his college friend Josh Clayton-Felt. Fischer replaced the original drummer M.P. in 1991, however he did not play on the band's second album due to fallout with a producer and was replaced by Josh Freese. Nevertheless, Fischer still stayed with the band to perform live. The only official commercial School of Fish release that included his drumming was the single "Take Me Anywhere", which included two live tracks as b-sides.
After School of Fish disbanded in 1994 Chad Fischer went on to build his own recording studio and started to write new material. He signed to Almo Sounds and formed the band Lazlo Bane, whose debut album, 11 Transistor was released in January 1997.
During the early years Chad Fischer met Colin Hay with whom he became a close friend. Fisher played drums on Hay's 1994 album Topanga, while Hay contributed guitar and vocals to Lazlo Bane's cover of "Overkill" from their debut album. Since then Chad Fischer took part in recording of every Hay's subsequent studio album with his role varying from session musician and songwriter to mixing engineer and producer.
After Almo Sounds was bought by Universal Music Group Lazlo Bane continued their career as an independent band. Chad Fischer continued to produce Lazlo Bane albums which them being released through self-established label Lookout Sound.
The band's second album All the Time in the World was released in 2002. It included the song "Superman", which became the Lazlo Bane's most recognizable song as it became a theme song for the popular American TV series Scrubs. Chad Fischer along with Lazlo Bane members Tim Bright and Chris Link as songwriters of "Superman" and Scrubs' composer Jan Stevens won BMI TV Music Award of 2003 and 2004.
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