Composer Chuck Butler is the President, co-founder, and Principal Composer for MONSTER TRACKS Original Music. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Berklee College of Music (1987). In addition to his major in Commercial Arranging, he studied extensively in Berklee's Film Scoring, Music Production & Engineering, and Jingle Writing programs.
Chuck founded MONSTER TRACKS with former Baker Sound Studios owner Gary Moskowitz in 1987. He has won numerous awards for excellence in composing original music for advertising, film, and corporate productions. His credits include national television and radio advertising, TV shows, film scores, political campaigns, and multi-media productions. His clients include ad agency producers, film and television directors, political producers, corporate producers, and music libraries.
Chuck is also a respected pianist and conductor, performing professionally for more than 45 years. He is accomplished in a variety of musical styles including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, classical, techno/electronic, and theater. He has appeared with artists including Aretha Franklin, Michael Crawford, Vic Damone, James Darren, Bobby Rydell, Martin Short, Jerry Vale, Regis Philbin, Michael Amante and many others. Chuck was a frequent Atlantic City showroom performer from 1988-2000, appearing regularly at Bally's, Caesar's, Resorts, Trump Marina, Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, Harrah's, and The Hilton. He toured with Shirley Bassey in 2000, including performances at Symphony Hall in Boston and Lincoln Center in New York. He was a member of the orchestra for the GOP convention in Philadelphia in June of 2000, and served as Music Director and Conductor for the Aventis-Pasteur 2002 National Sales Conference. He has been Principal Keyboardist with the Bay Atlantic Symphony since 2016, and continues to appear as a solo pianist, with his jazz trio, or in full-band settings, with bookings handled by Kenny i Entertainment.
Chuck is an experienced studio engineer, handling all aspects of recording and mixing for MONSTER TRACKS productions. He is an expert in digital music production and digital audio systems integration. He has overseen equipment selection, purchasing, systems design and installation for multiple analog and digital recording suites at Baker Sound Studios in Philadelphia, including one of the first fully-digital "virtual" production suites in the U.S. Chuck has extensive experience in ADR, ISDN, and mix-to-picture, and has honed his knowledge of audio production and post-production techniques in a highly dynamic and intensely deadline-driven environment. Chuck is particularly knowledgeable in the application of computer software in music production. He has been at the forefront of digital music production since 1987, and works with leading music software developers to improve and expand their product lines. His unique blend of musicianship and technical expertise enable him to take full advantage of modern technology without sacrificing the human element that makes his music distinctive.
Chuck is the founder and President of Metronome One Music Publishing (ASCAP), which represents the MONSTER TRACKS catalog as well as the works of several other commercial composers.
Chuck was a Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 2002-2019. During that time he developed and taught the required course "Analysis and Composition of Commercial Music" and offered private lessons in composition and music production.
Chuck was a board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Composers Forum from 2003-2019, serving as Board President from 2006-2016. During Chuck's tenure as Board President, ACF Philadelphia doubled its membership and awarded over $1,000,000 to local composers.
Chuck is the author of numerous articles for local advertising and news journals including ADV, ITVA (MCPA), and ACT, and has been a featured speaker and panelist at events for NARAS, The Greater Philadelphia Film Office, and other organizations.
Outside of music, Chuck is a dedicated student of philosophy (and advocate of Objectivism), an avid moviegoer, and a baseball fan.
Chuck resides in southern New Jersey with his wife. Their son is a research scientist with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering.
