Dale Edward Chung | Chungo Boogie Productions

Dale Edward Chung is a Grammy nominated, Latin Grammy winning Asian American filmmaker, actor, singer, musician, composer, producer, director, and production sound mixer.  He starred in SAG Award winning film and is an advocate for Asian American representation in entertainment.

Born and raised in Oakland and Berkeley, California, Dale is the product of public school music education. He began studying and playing music in elementary school and while at Berkeley High School he started playing in bands and was the conga drummer for the Afro-Haitian dance classes. As the drummer of the dance classes, 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.

Dale was a member of the legendary r&b/funk group “Con Funk Shun” for 13 years and recorded on the group's Billboard charting album “More Than Love”.

Dale won a Latin Grammy (Artist/Producer - The Lucky Band) and was nominated for a Grammy (Featured Artist - Best Global Music Performance for “Kashira” with Masa Takumi, Noshir Mody & Ron Korb). He was an engineer on the Grammy nominated album, “Creciendo”, by Lucy Kalantari and the Jazz Cats. He performed on the official Taylor Swift - Eibach remix of  “Me! featuring Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco)” for Republic Records. He continues to release his own music: Dale Edward Chung, D Edward, D. E. Chung  

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. 

After moving to Los Angeles, Dale found his way into the film world. 

Currently acting, producing, directing, production sound mixer, post sound, and composer. 

Dale starred in the SAG Award winning film “Unspoken” by Stacey Marbrey. He is a mainstay actor in the popular Changing Lives Productions YouTube films, and is a featured actor in the feature film “Labyu with an Accent” starring Filipino superstar actors Coco Martin and Jody Sta. Maria. Dale was featured in the Marriott Bonvoy commercials working 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 Netflix series “Zombieverse”,  the LeapStory toy from Leapfrog Learning (2018 Best Electronic Toy in Australia), Rooms to Go Kids, The New Jersey Department of Health, Sanctuary podcast, and other various projects.

Dale also works as a Production Sound Mixer on independent films and commercial productions.

Dale is a member of the Recording Academy and currently serves on the Producer & Engineer Wing Committee (LA Chapter) and formerly served on the Advocacy Committee (LA and San Francisco Chapters). He has 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?” With that goal in mind, 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 creating art that matters.