Chad M. Clark (b. 1973) is a Chicago-based guitarist. Immersed in the instrument’s physical properties, his palette is a measure of size, encompassing both finite and infinite magnitudes.

From the narrow rasps of strings stretched taut to the creaking breath of the wood itself, the ways in which particular vibrational phenomena contour the subjective experience of time and space permeates Clark’s practice.

He has performed with many improvising musicians, including Tim Daisey, Weasel Walter, Mark Feldman, Bill Harris, Damon Smith, Jim Baker, Viv Corringham, Norman Long, Carol Genetti, Jack Wright, and Keefe Jackson. His latest record with double bassist Damon Smith, Hallucinated Citations, came out on August 12th, 2024.

“Clark creates simultaneously expansive and intimate music. Rapid-fire guitar runs to spark the sinewy atmospheres that let ghost melodies filter in from nowhere, all transmitted like a secret whispered in broad daylight.”

Foxy Digitalis

“Clark’s approach is often pointillist, which builds momentum through small jolts and shocks. The sum is music that sprints forward even when its individual parts are patient and sparse.”

Marc Masters

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