outside of his rock work with the yeah yeah yeahs, chase has performed in a number of experimental duos with other musicians such as stefan tcherepnin and seth misterka, with whom he released a cd "duo" on the australian heathen skulls label in 2007. other musicians he has played with include jessica pavone, mary halvorson, yonatan gat, moppa elliott, and groups oakley hall, blarvuster, and klezmer-fusionists the sway machinery