Formerly an executive vice president and chief creative officer for Sony Music, he later formed a partnership with artist manager Scott Siman.
Chancey is the son of record producer and label executive Ron Chancey, who signed George Strait and Jimmy Buffett, and produced the Oak Ridge Boys and Billy Crash Craddock and Jeris Ross, among others.
Beginning his career as a sound engineer, he first worked with Ricky Nelson, The Allman Brothers Band and Joe Walsh.
While at Sony, Chancey worked with and developed The Dixie Chicks, Ricochet, Montgomery Gentry, as well as overseeing the A&R of many other artists on the roster.
He went on to produce Waylon Jennings, Billy Ray Cyrus, Little Big Town and Mary Chapin Carpenter and many other Sony artists.