Grady Chapman

Hi, I'm Grady Chapman, owner of Mezzanine Business Services.

  Hi, I’m Grady Chapman.   I am an accounting professional with a background in artist and project management. I grew up in Spokane Washington and currently live in Seattle with my wife and two children.   I’m the owner of Mezzanine Business Services, a small company specializing in outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and consulting services for small to medium sized businesses. I’m also the production manager for a three day annual music festival in Seattle called the Capitol Hill Block Party and an investor in Local 360 a successful restaurant located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.  

Production Manager at MASSLINE Records

April 2006 - January 2010

Production Manager at the label representing Blue Scholars, Common Market and Gabriel Teodros.

Artist Management at Fuzed Music

November 1997 - January 2010

General manager and artist rep at Fuzed Music, a management, consulting and promotion company. Management roster includes The Presidents of the United States of America, Blue Scholars, Common Market and producer Martin Fevyear.

Owner at Hidden Peak Records

August 2005 - December 2009

Owner of an independent record label that has released material by The Village Green, Mountain Con, and Half Acre Day.

Artist Liason / Backstage Coordinator at Bumbershoot

September 1998 - September 2002

Artist Liason / Backstage Coordinator at WOMAD

July 2000 - July 2001

Assistant Talent Buyer at Sit & Spin

November 1999 - March 2001

Assistant at Curtis Management

September 1997 - May 1998

Assistant to David Meinert who represented Mary Lou Lord (The WORK Group/Sony), Hovercraft (Mute/ Blast First), !TchKung! (Tim/Kerr -Mercury), and The Posies (Geffen).

Programming Intern at One Reel

January 1997 - September 1997

Owner at Mezzanine Business Management LLC

November 2007

Accounting, payroll, human resources, general admin and business consulting.

Production Manager at Capitol Hill Block Party

April 2001

Production manager of the Capitol Hill Block Party, a two day annual music festival featuring Northwest and national talent, political speakers and booths from political and community activist organizations. In 2007 the festival was attended by over 15,000 people and featured music from 50 bands on 3 stages.

The Art Institute of Seattle

Edmonds Community College

Mountaineering, Backpacking, and Reading.