Chris Donohue

Musician in East Nashville, TN

Chris Donohue

Musician in East Nashville, TN

I'm a bassist, producer, music supervisor, platinum-selling songwriter, Arts Administrator (National Guild certified), and am currently in training as a Music Industry Coach through the UK-based Domino Project.

A partial list of my musical collaborators includes Emmylou Harris, Tom Jones, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Robert Plant, Donovan, Collective Soul, Larry Carlton, Linda Ronstadt, Maren Morris, Pete Seeger, Lauren Daigle, Lyle Lovett, Steve Martin, Rita Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Kristin Chenoweth, Dave Matthews, Arlo Guthrie, Ellis Hall, Clare Bowen, Iris Dement, T.S. Monk, Brian Blade, Joe Frazier, Amy Grant, Tiffany, Jeff Daniels, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Vince Gill,andThe Nashville Symphony,

My musical performances and/or compositions have been heard on various film and television projects for clients such as the Amazon Prime, ABC, USA, Paramount+ and EPIX HD networks, JWT New York, iV Music Group Nashville, Burger King, Opel, Scholastic/Weston Woods, Vodafone UK, Mattel, Nestea, O’Charley’s, Clausthaler, and General Motors. I have written numerous cue projects for Bigger Story Music and License Lab.

My television performances include Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and the ABC series Nashville.

I am the producer and co-creator of Coal Train Railroad, a family-themed jazz ensemble that made its Lincoln Center debut at The David Rubenstein Atrium in February 2011. I served as a recurring Guest Artist of Lincoln Center's Meet-The-Artist Series from 2011-2014.

  • Work
    • Musician
  • Education
    • Loyola University New Orleans
    • National Guild for Community Arts Education