Chan Poling - songwriter, composer of musical theatre scores, performer, and author.
Starting at age 17 studying music composition at California Institute of the Arts under the mentorship of composer Harold Budd, Chan began collaborating with musicians, choreographers, film-makers, actors and painters, and continues to work in many mediums.
His pop musical career began when his alternative rock band, The Suburbs, was signed to Twin Tone Records in Minneapolis, in turn putting out albums for Polygram, A&M Records and Universal Music, and becoming a touchstone of the “Minneapolis Sound”, among other seminal rock acts of the 1980’s. Chan continues to record and perform with the latest incarnation of that groundbreaking group.
In 2005, Chan, John Munson, and Steve Roehm, founded the trio The New Standards who perform a unique jazzy spin on pop music in theaters and clubs around the world with their large theatrical Holiday Show extravaganza (Anchorage PAC, MIM Phoenix, Lincoln Center NYC, City Wineries NYC & Chicago, State Theater, Mpls, Chicago Theater, ETC), performing with world-class orchestras, holding court as a trio in intimate clubs like Joe’s Pub in NYC and the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, or entertaining corporate clients from Las Vegas to Shanghai, making a variety of albums, videos, animations, films, books, and friends along the way.
Starting at age 17 studying music composition at California Institute of the Arts under the mentorship of composer Harold Budd, Chan began collaborating with musicians, choreographers, film-makers, actors and painters, and continues to work in many mediums.
His pop musical career began when his alternative rock band, The Suburbs, was signed to Twin Tone Records in Minneapolis, in turn putting out albums for Polygram, A&M Records and Universal Music, and becoming a touchstone of the “Minneapolis Sound”, among other seminal rock acts of the 1980’s. Chan continues to record and perform with the latest incarnation of that groundbreaking group.
In 2005, Chan, John Munson, and Steve Roehm, founded the trio The New Standards who perform a unique jazzy spin on pop music in theaters and clubs around the world with their large theatrical Holiday Show extravaganza (Anchorage PAC, MIM Phoenix, Lincoln Center NYC, City Wineries NYC & Chicago, State Theater, Mpls, Chicago Theater, ETC), performing with world-class orchestras, holding court as a trio in intimate clubs like Joe’s Pub in NYC and the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, or entertaining corporate clients from Las Vegas to Shanghai, making a variety of albums, videos, animations, films, books, and friends along the way.
MN Original's Profile of Chan Poling
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