Chasing Light Recording Studio

Chasing Light

Chasing Light has been an ever-evolving vision, which I have sustained for over a decade.  I have been an earnest fan of atmospheric, thought provoking music since my discovery of electronic euphony, listening to programs broadcast from the University of Pennsylvania's radio station, WXPN.  A bass player since adolescence, I was part of a band that did covers of progressive rock groups and was drawn to music that goes beyond what is available via mass marketing. 

Leaving the band to pursue a career in data processing, I put music on hold for several years but always had an instrument nearby and continued listening to and developing my influences.  Those influences range from the jazz-fusion to electronica and rock and blues.

I extensively studied the music industry, and along with the introduction of music software for the PC, I was captivated with the notion of creating my own music.  Realizing I would need a vehicle with which to record my compositions, I started out with a cassette based multi-track recorder and began creating music.  Several years of working on various compositions went by, but I was never really satisfied with the sound quality of a 4-track porta-studio.  When digital recording finally became an affordable option for me, I was able to obtain an 8 track digital hard drive recorder.  This enabled me to combine the computer based composition software with a high quality-recording medium. 

My wonderfully supportive wife and I moved to North Carolina in 1996 and discovered the Chapel Hill area, which has a vibrant musical community.  Due to her answering an advertisement for fiddle lessons, I met her instructor. With her instructor and several other local musicians, we formed the band "Betsy in the Gene Pool."  Having a means to record our band's music pushed me in the direction of creating a project studio, and I began accumulating the equipment to facilitate the recording of other people's music.  Chasing Light Studio was born! 

Frank tornoe

Frank has been a musician for over 20 years and currently plays bass with Blue Diablo

The  studio was lovingly designed constructed by hand with the help of several good friends in a converted standalone garage near his home. 

It has been his dream to share his experience and knowledge to help a other musicians have their art recorded and heard. 

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 You can also hear some of Frank's own music on MySpace