Trumpet and Conch Shell Player - Remote Recording Studio and Live Playing
New Music
Where the Crawdads Sing
The sound of Don Chilton's conch shell music can be heard on the motion picture soundtrack of Where the Crawdads Sing by Oscar and Golden Globe winning film score composer Mychael Danna.
Didge and Shells
Didge and Shells is Don Chilton's first original single release. It is a musical collage of styles and cultures featuring the didgeridoo, four different seashell horns and Las Vegas drummer Tim Sorbs. With Chilton in Newport, Rhode Island and Sorbs in Las Vegas, this long distance collaboration allowed each to contribute in their own unique way. Perhaps best described as techno-tribal, Don's composition combines traditional, ancient and modern sounds together into one listening experience.
The Background painting is by Rhode Island artist, Zakk Prosser
DON CHILTON is a professional trumpeter and conch shell player based in Newport, Rhode Island. Following a distinguished 26-year career as a U.S. Navy trumpet instrumentalist Don has become known for his playing of various seashell horns. Don Chilton can be heard as a soloist playing his conch shells throughout the soundtrack of Reese Witherspoon's production of Where the Crawdads Sing composed by Oscar and Golden Globe winner, Mychael Danna. His original music and arrangements can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms worldwide.
Don is in high demand with several live bands and is available for remote recording from his home studio collaborating with artists around the world. He also records and releases his own compositions and arrangements. Don has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and with many great musicians including Crocodile River Music, The Temptations, Barrington "Bo" Henderson, Theo Peoples, Danny Klein's Full House, Brooke Shields, Mike Mossman, Greg Abate and many more. He is a long time member and leader of the Larry Brown Swinglane Orchestra.
Don Chilton completed his teacher certification at the University of Rhode Island and is the band director and general music teacher at Thompson Middle School in Newport, Rhode Island.