SARAH "CELLOBAT" CHAFFEE

​RECORDING

         As a recording artist, Sarah has contributed to numerous projects; one of her favorites was the soundtrack for the indie film Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West, produced and directed by Light Forge Studios filmmakers Mike and Jerry Thompson. The brothers have recently released a sequel, which also features Sarah as the soundtrack's cellist. Sarah can be found on a number of studio recordings for artists including symphonic black metal band Abigail Williams, renowned country rock singer & keyboard player Buck Johnson, Apocalyptica's singer and front-man Franky Perez, and powerhouse Vegas vocalist & songwriter Chadwick Johnson; she is also featured in the Emmy-winning music video "Happy Xmas (Cancer's Over)" alongside Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.

 Sarah's conservatory training AND multi-genre versatility make her an artist LEADING THE WAY TO the future of music!

ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC CELLIST - STRING ARRANGER

​ARRANGING

         Sarah's other passion is arranging music, and she is currently a Hal Leonard Exclusive Arranger with over 600 string arrangements available for purchase on Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct.  As a conservatory student growing up, she found that her colleagues were only interested in playing classical music -- so she began writing all-cello arrangements of rock, pop, and metal songs, and recording all the parts herself. Now, under her widely acclaimed label Cellobat Charts, she creates custom arrangements for award-winning wedding and event companies all over the world, including Premiere Wedding Music, Las Vegas Music Oasis, Sienna String Quartet, StringFX, and Impulse Strings. 

        Sarah's mission is to provide other string players with excellent arrangements that are user-friendly, sightreadable, fun to play and fun to listen to -- crowd pleasing guaranteed. Sarah is proud to say that she's performed her own Cellobat Charts at a multitude of venues including the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the Super Bowl LVIII Team Owners' Party, the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Netflix Licensing Expo, private events for Louis Vuitton Fine Jewelry, and the Vegas Golden Knights' Annual Gala -- and she promises that you will love them too!

​​​PERFORMANCE

        Sarah “Cellobat” Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. You may have seen her onstage with legendary rock band Aerosmith as the cellist for their “Deuces Are Wild” residency, playing more than 50 sold-out shows with the Bad Boys from Boston; she is also the principal cellist for the Raiders House Band, playing for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She has made a number of TV appearances including: the CBS reality show"Love Island," serenading one of the couples on a date; the Billboard Music Awards, backing pop superstar Halsey; the Latin Grammy Awards, with artists including Ricky Martin, Kany Garcia, Laura Pausini, and Ximena; the iHeartRadio Music Festival, with artists including Mötley Crüe; and a collaborative video with country stars Lady A. 

​​         Other highlights include performing with Michael Bublé, for his two-week Resorts World residency and for a guest spot on the Kelly Clarkson Show; she also recently appeared alongside world-renowned DJ Kygo in his sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.  She has performed several times with iconic metal band Disturbed, and appeared with Celine Dion and Ryan Reynolds in the music video for Dion's hit single "Ashes," written for the blockbuster movie Deadpool 2. Sarah has been a backup musician for many other artists including Sammy Hagar, Sarah Brightman, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Il Divo, and Dionne Warwick.

​        Sarah's other regular gigs include performing with David Perrico's Pop Strings Orchestra, an electrifying 14-piece dance band that has held residencies at the Palms, Caesars Palace, and Ellis Island casinos.  As a main feature of the show, Sarah performs standing-cello improv solos unlike anything the audience has seen before! She also plays with the Femmes Of Rock, a touring rock and metal cover show featuring four virtuosic electric string players alongside a live band; Bella Electric Strings, a Top 40 electric string quartet that performs all around the world; and Premiere Wedding Music, one of the region's highest-rated providers of acoustic strings.