Eager to start a band, he moved to New York City in the 1990s and placed an ad in the
Village Voice. He met multi-instrumentalist
Adam Schlesinger, and in 1994, formed the band
Ivy with Dominique Durand. He and Schlesinger co-produced, engineered, and sang on the title track for the
Tom Hanks film
That Thing You Do! in 1995. He also founded the bands Paco,
Brookville, and Camera2. Chase has served as composer, producer, engineer, mixer, and musician on each of his bands' (Ivy, Brookville, Paco) albums. He established Unfiltered Records in 2003, re-released Ivy's catalog, and produced albums for his side projects, Paco and Brookville. He also produced albums for acts he signed to his label, such as
the Postmarks and Ukrainian singer
Lana Mir. In 2009, he produced and performed on
Juliana Hatfield's album
How to Walk Away. Films and television shows that feature Chase's songs include ''
There's Something About Mary, Me Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal, Orange County, Insomnia, Stuck on You, Fever Pitch, Bee Season, and Music and Lyrics. He has composed original music for film and TV, and voice acted for the video game Kya: Dark Lineage''. ==Personal life==