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#1 Album recording artist & pro session player. Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Dobro. Bluegrass/Country/Folk/Americana/Dawg/Blues/Rock. Pro home studio, 48hr turnaround, mix-ready WAVs.

Recording Artist - #1 Album | Multi-Instrumentalist: Guitar, 5-String Banjo, Mandolin, Dobro

I've spent years playing across genres — Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Americana, Dawg (David Grisman-style), Rock, and Blues — on stage, in the studio, and as a recording artist with a #1 Album.

That cross-genre background is what clients hire me for. I don't just play the notes — I know the FEEL of each style.

What I can do for your song:
- Acoustic Guitar: Rhythm, flatpicking, Carter-style, lead
- 5-String Banjo: Scruggs, melodic, clawhammer, single-string
- Mandolin: Bluegrass chop, Dawg/jazz-grass, blues, tremolo ballads
- Dobro / Resonator: Country weeping steel style, blues slide, bluegrass

I work from a professional home studio built for remote sessions. You get fast, organized, pro files — dry + processed WAVs, properly timed, labeled, and ready to drop in your mix. Usually within 48 hours.

IT / Media / Creative background, so I understand deadlines, revisions, and file management. No drama, just great tracks.

No loops. No AI. Just real wood-and-wire instruments played by a pro who's done this for years.

Let's cut something real.

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

Credits

Discogs verified credits for Chad Darou

Dave Adkins
Serene Green

Languages

English

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This is from my album Susquehanna Line. North End of a Southbound Train featuring Mallory Evans on lead vocal and Ray Legere on Fiddle

I was the Recording engineer, guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro and bass player, I also mixed mastered and published the song on my label. in this production

BanjoAverage price - $50 per song
DobroAverage price - $70 per song
MandolinAverage price - $50 per song
Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $70 per song
Bass UprightAverage price - $70 per song
Bass ElectricAverage price - $70 per song
Full instrumental productionAverage price - $400 per song

In general I'm able to produce a quality track ready to drop in your mix and return it in 48 hours. There are circumstances that can effect that time frame but usually that's the expected turnaround.