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Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bass guitarist of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he recorded two studio albums, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. He has previously been a member of Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and Camp Freddy. In 2024, Chaney was announced as the touring bass guitarist for AC/DC, replacing longstanding member Cliff Williams on the band's Power Up Tour. A prolific and versatile session musician, he has played with a variety of recording artists ranging from Joe Satriani, Joe Cocker, Shakira, Slash, Beth Hart, Adam Lambert, Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Sara Bareilles, Gavin Degraw, Cher, John Fogerty, Lisa Marie Presley, Meat Loaf, Rob Zombie, Romeo Santos, James Blunt, Shinedown, and Celine Dion. Biography Chaney was raised in Mill Valley, California. He attended Berklee College of Music, and then moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue music and played at the L.A. jazz club The Baked Potato and the Dragonfly in Hollywood. Chaney was first invited to tour with Alanis Morissette in 1995 on the Jagged Little Pill Tour and continued to work with Morissette until 2001, appearing on three studio albums and two live albums. While working with Morissette, Chaney developed a reputation as a versatile professional bassist. He has since recorded and/or toured with a wide variety of artists. His next high-profile job was as the full-time replacement for Eric Avery in the 2002 reunion of Jane's Addiction, contributing to the album Strays. He then formed the band The Panic Channel with Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins; the group released the album (ONe) in 2006. In 2006, he joined the band Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, formed by Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. Chaney and Hawkins had previously worked together in Morissette's band. The group released the albums Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders in 2006 and Red Light Fever in 2010. Chaney is also bassist for all-star cover band Camp Freddy. Chaney has played with several recording artists and over 25 film scores and soundtracks. Artists include: Celine Dion, Eddie Vedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Michelle Branch, Ben Taylor, Eric Hutchinson, Carly Simon, Rob Zombie, Joe Satriani, Andrew W.K., Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem, and Will Hoge. He joined Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls for the song "I'm Still Here" from soundtrack to the animated movie Treasure Planet. He is also featured on the 2007 album Little Voice by Sara Bareilles, and the 2008 album The Sound of Madness by Shinedown (replacing departed bassist Brad Stewart). Chaney has worked with James Stephen Hart on his project Burn Halo. Chaney is featured as the primary bassist on guitarist Slash's 2010 solo album, Slash. In March 2010, Slash described Chaney as a "godsend", stating: "Chris is just the best session player that I know so I called him up. I didn’t want to use Duff McKagan so I was tryin’ to think of bass players and Chris I’ve worked with so many times and he's easy going, and he learns quickly." In 2022, Chaney played bass on Beth Hart’s “A Tribute to Led Zeppelin” album and will join Eddie Vedder's band in the Earthlings tour. On February 12, 2024, AC/DC announced that Chaney would support them on their upcoming European Tour as a replacement for Cliff Williams. He is married to voice actress Tifanie Christun, daughter of Cheryl Saban and the stepdaughter of Haim Saban. Influences Chaney's influences include Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, and Stevie Wonder. Gear Chaney is endorsed exclusively with Fender. He also has endorsements with Aguilar Amps, Dunlop, and Audimute. As of the June 2003 issue of Bass Player magazine, Chaney's gear listing for recording and touring is as follows: Basses ’62 and ’66 Fender Jazz Basses ’58, ’59, and ’60 Fender Precision Basses Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass with pearl-inlays and Basslines pickups Two Lakland Bob Glaub models Lakland hollowbody four-string Lakland Joe Osborn five-string Four Sadowsky Jazz Basses (two four-string and two five-string models) Guild M85 Guild Starfire Höfner hollowbody (strung with flatwound strings) Gibson EB-2 Gibson Ripper Epiphone Jack Casady model and El Capitan acoustic bass guitars Rob Allen fretless four-string semi-acoustic bass with Basslines pickups and La Bella tapewound strings Meisel plywood upright with Helicore strings. D'Addario strings Amplifiers and speaker cabinets Aguilar DB 900 DI Aguilar DB 680 preamp Avalon U5 DI/preamp Ashdown ABM500 2x10" combo amplifier Two Aguilar DB 750 heads (large venues) Two Aguilar GS 412 4x12" speaker cabinets (large venues) Rackmounted gear and effects Furman Power Conditioner Korg DTR-1 tuner Line 6 Echo Pro Line 6 Mod Pro Empirical Labs Distressor compressor Line 6 Bass Pod Pro Digital Music Corp. GCX switcher Digital Music Corp. Ground Control Pro Big Briar Moogerfooger Roland Jet Phaser Musictronics Mu-tron III envelope filter Prescription Electronic Depth Charge overdrive Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth overdrive DigiTech Synth Wah Budda Phatbass tube overdrive MXR M-80 DI Overdrive Big Muff EBS OctaBass Boss OC-2 Octave MXR M-88 octaver Pefftronics Rand-O-Matic Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron DigiTech Bass Whammy Carl Martin compressor Carl Martin stereo chorus Discography 2020 I'm Nothing, Damián Gaume, Bass 2020 Shapeshifting, Joe Satriani, bass and rhythm guitar (one track) 2019 Ex Nihilo, Figure 8, Bass 2014 Anticipated Releases: LP, Bryan Adams 2013 All That Echoes, Josh Groban, Bass 2013 Classic Album Collection, Rob Zombie, Bass 2013 Closer to the Truth, Cher, Bass 2013 Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara, Bass 2013 Unstoppable Momentum, Joe Satriani, Bass 2013 Live in NYC, Jane's Addiction, Composer and bass 2012 Fire It Up, Joe Cocker, Bass 2012 Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, LP, Bass 2011 Formula, Vol. 1, Romeo Santos, Bass 2011 Ghost on the Canvas, Glen Campbell, Bass 2011 People and Things, Jack's Mannequin, Bass 2011 Sweeter, Gavin DeGraw, Bass 2011 The Great Escape Artist, Jane's Addiction, Bass 2011 This Loud Morning, David Cook, Bass 2010 A Public Disservice Announcement, Methods of Mayhem, Bass 2010 Hang Cool Teddy Bear, Meat Loaf, Bass 2010 Hard Knocks, Joe Cocker, Bass 2010 Red Light Fever, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Bass 2010 Slash, Slash, Bass 2010 Some Kind of Trouble, James Blunt, Bass 2010 The Band Perry, The Band Perry, Bass 2010 The Other Side of Down, David Archuleta, Bass 2009 Believe, Orianthi, Bass 2009 For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert, Bass 2009 The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, John Fogerty, Bass 2009 The Boy Who Never, Landon Pigg, Bass 2008 Break the Silence, Jon Peter Lewis, Bass 2008 Gavin DeGraw, Gavin DeGraw, Bass 2008 Meet Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell, Bass 2008 My Love: Essential Collection, Celine Dio.... 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