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About Chas Sandford

As a hit songwriter and publisher, Sandford is the recipient of twelve ASCAP "Most Performed Songs" awards, including John Waite's "Missing You," Chicago's "What Kind of Man Would I Be" and Stevie Nicks' "Talk To Me." His songs have also been recorded by Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Melanie, Roger Daltrey, Berlin, Millie Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Alison Krauss, Rick Springfield, Sammy Hagar, Jimmy Barnes, Don Johnson, David Wilcox, Tyler Hilton, Sheila B. Devotion and others.

Chas is now a BMI writer/publisher.

As a producer, Chas has worked with Chicago, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Berlin, Willie Nelson, Ron Wood, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gene Loves Jezebel, Jimmy Barnes, Dan Hill, Gina Schock, Don Johnson and others.

Chas Sandford also owns Secret Sound, a world class recording facility.

Artists who have worked at Secret Sound include: Chuck Ainlay, Chris Lord Alge, Jimmy Barnes, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Berlin, Sandra Bernhardt, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Tracy Byrd,Belinda Carlisle, CNN,Tracy Chapman, Chicago,Clarence Clemons, Joe Cocker, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin, Cosmopolitan Magazine,Billy Ray Cyrus, Roger Daltrey, Bo Diddly, Celine Dion, Def Leppard, DC Talk, Billy Dean, Deep Purple, Melissa Etheridge, Lita Ford, Gene Loves Jezebel, Amy Grant, Nanci Griffith, Levon Helm, Dan Hill, Faith Hill,Jimmy Iovine, Jars of Clay, Don Johnson, Nick Kershaw, KISS, K.D. Lang, Mutt Lange, Tracy Lawrence, Steve Lillywhite, Steve Lipson, Nils Lofgren, Madonna, Cheech Marin,Richard Marx, Terry McBride & The Ride, Michael McDonald, Tim McGraw, Joni Mitchell, Lorrie Morgan, David Lee Murphy, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Harry Nilsson, Dolly Parton, Public Enemy LTD, Queen, The Rembrandts,Ricky Van Shelton, Rod Stewart, Keith Sweat, Take 6, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, John Waite,Ron Wood, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood & Dweezil Zappa and many more