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CHAD CARRIER -  AWARD WINNING SINGER SONGWRITER 

The music bug bit Chad Carrier as a young teen in high school. Influenced early on by artists such as Queen, David Bowie  and  Tom Petty, he knew that's what he was meant to do. And for the past three decades he's done just that. An award winning artist, an Academy Award nominated songwriter, Chad is highly regarded and well-known in the Southern California punk rock community. 

Vinyl Shake was the first band Chad started writing original songs in. He was also a member of the seminal L.A. punk outfit Anti. By the mid-80s, Chad had formed the band Easter along with former Anti member Danny Phillips (aka Danny Dean) and former LAX drummer Korky Ollerton

Easter was very influential in the local punk scene at that time, both musically and with their motorcycle leather image. In early 1987 the band were signed by Chameleon/Capitol Records and the release of their self-titled album led to a #1 hit on the World Famous KROQ and spawned three videos that saw airplay on MTV

Both Mike Ness and Brent Lyles of Social Distortion have served as touring members of Easter and also appeared in a couple of the bands videos 

After Easter called it a day, Chad joined the volatile almost all-girl girl group Lovedog, Their self-titled album was released in Germany which led to a major tour of Europe. The band's single “Get It Girls” did well on the west coast and led to more stateside touring. 

The band was short-lived, however and the band went their separate ways after the drummer left to join 4 Non Blondes  and singer Cheri Lovedog went on to become an award winning film maker. Chad had further local success with his bands Black Eyed Susans and his funk rock band CC and the Jackpot Prize

In the late 2000's, Chad formed the  band Big Mess. The band  released 7 albums, their most recent being “Mid-Life Crisis” that was released in early 2021. Two tracks from the album feature Jack Grisham  (TSOL) on lead vocals.  The album was produced by Paul Roessler (45 Grave / Nina Hagen Band). Big Mess toured constantly and  garnered a respectable fan base of over 10,000 followers on Facebook). The band's song Soul Surfers  was featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture High School (2010) starring Adrien Brody and Colin Hanks

As a side-project, and a nod to his Irish heritage, Chad co-founded the American Irish folk band. The Shillaly Brothers. The band's song “Pop” was nominated for an Academy Award for best song as featured in the film White Irish Drinkers

Currently, Chad is recording and touring as a solo artist, releasing his 4th solo album, "Oh Yeah," in May of 2023. He is also a touring member of the popular punk outfit Green Jelly ( their single Three Little Pigs was a huge hit on MTV) and tours with his solo live project, Chad & the Ship of Fools.  He is also still involved with Easter, performing with the band on their annual reunion tours.

Just a "few" of the bands that Chad has shared the stage with:

Iggy Pop, X, TSOL, The Damned, Rage Against the Machine, Social Distortion, Roger Daltery (The Who), Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Ice T, Snoop Dog, The Go Go's, Blondie, The Stranglers, 000, The English Beat, Bow Wow Wow, A Flock of Seagulls, The Alarm, The Adolescents, L7, Big Country, Mary's Danish, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Dead Boys, L.A. Guns, 4 Non Blondes and Bang Tango.
 

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