Chris Caswell Performs “Get Lucky” At The 56Th Annual Grammy Awards

Round Hill Music writer, Chris Caswell took the stage Sunday night with Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and Daft Punk for their performance of ‘Get Lucky’ (Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance) from Random Access Memories. The album won Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album, and Best Engineered Album, helping Daft Punk to sweep all five categories that they were nominated in.

Caswell was an integral part of Random Access Memories, co-writing two of its tracks (“Touch” and “Beyond”), and serving as an arranger, orchestrator, and keys player on the album, which won both Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronica Album last night.

Caswell collaborated with Daft Punk after meeting the French electronic duo around the 2010 release of TRON: Legacy. On Random Access Memories, he and Williams contribute to the tracks ‘Touch’ and ‘Beyond’, their mesmerizing keyboard work a driving force in both richly atmospheric efforts. The Daft Punk collaboration is just one of many for Caswell, who has played keyboards for the likes of David Crosby, Dr. John, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder.

Caswell is signed to an exclusive world-wide administration agreement with Round Hill Music and is noted for his work as an arranger to many popular film and television productions, notably for his continued work as a composer for The Muppets franchise. He and longtime collaborator Paul Williams received a Grammy nomination for theMuppet Christmas Carol. In addition to The Muppets, Caswell has scored television programs like Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Ugly Duckling, and HBO’s Happily Ever After. He has also served as the guest conductor for the London Philharmonic, the Tonight Show Orchestra, and the Boston Pops, among others.

A native of Rochester, New York, Caswell has excelled at performing and songwriting since his youth. He remains a stunning pianist and keyboard player, and has become astute at guitar, bass, and accordion throughout a career that spans over four decades. In addition to his work as a songwriter and session musician, Caswell is renowned as a lyricist in classic jazz, helping pen words to compositions by Wayne Shorter, Hal David, and John Coltrane.

Caswell continues to work actively as a composer, producer, lyricist, and session musician. He is currently working on a number of projects that utilize his strengths as a devoted musician and creative mind. Grammy winners like Paul Williams and Bret McKenzie have praised Caswell and the ease of collaborating with him. Caswell continues a glowing track record of aiding the biggest names in music, in addition to emerging acts like The Knocks and Jamaica. Caswell’s history of contributing memorably to all musical genres and mediums makes him one of the most versatile musicians in the industry.

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