Dale Edward Chung

Dale Edward Chung is a 5th generation Chinese American.  A Latin Grammy, Grammy, & SAG Award winning  actor, singer, musician, composer, producer, director, and production sound mixer.  Born and raised in Oakland and Berkeley, California, Dale began studying and playing music at Berkeley High School where he played in bands and was the conga drummer for the Afro-Haitian dance classes.  While at Berkeley High, he performed with Master Drummers C. K. Ledzepko of Ghana and Malonga Casquelourde of Senegal and went on to play extensively in the San Francisco Acid Jazz music scene in the 1990s.

In 2000, Dale starred in the film Unspoken, which won a SAG award.  In 2003, Dale joined the legendary funk soul group “Con Funk Shun”, where he was the percussionist for 13 years.

In 2019, Dale won a Latin Grammy with a group called “The Lucky Band” and also a featured artist on the Grammy winning album “Sakura” by Masa Takumi. Dale performed on the official Taylor Swift - remix of “Me! featuring Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco)” by Robert Eibach. 

From 2016-2020, Dale was the resident percussionist for the Ultimate Jam Nights at the Whisky A Go Go where he played alongside members of Toto, Pink Floyd, Quiet Riot, The Time, and Prince to name a few. 

Dale is a music video Producer and Director. 
Dale is a featured actor in the film “Labyu with an Accent” starring Coco Martin and Jody Sta. Maria. In 2023,  the film made it into the top 10 most viewed Worldwide on Netflix. Dale was one of the featured actors in the Marriott Bonvoy commercials where he worked with award winning director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) and Academy Award winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminsky (Steven Spielberg). 

Dale is a featured voice actor for the 2023 Netflix series “Zombieverse”,  the LeapStory toy from Leapfrog Learning that won the 2018 Best Electronic Toy in Australia, Rooms to Go Kids, The New Jersey Department of Health and other various projects.

Dale has worked on numerous independent films and productions as a Production Sound Mixer.

Dale is a member of the Recording Academy and has served on the Advocacy Committee for both the Los Angeles and San Francisco chapters and is currently serving on the Producers & Engineers Wing Committee. He also served on the boards of FilAm Creative, Keep Music Rockin Foundation, and the David Z Foundation. 

Dale has been called a “Renaissance man” but really, it’s just that his goal in life is to “Not die thinking, What if?” So he has followed his passions and loves to try new things, for better or worse. He is a passionate advocate for the arts and has dedicated his life to making music and movies.