Dominic Chad
| Dominic Chad | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dominic Chad |
| Born |
5 June 1972 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, Britpop, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, bass |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Parlophone |
| Associated acts | Mansun, Floating Bear |
Dominic Chad (born 5 June 1972 in Exeter, Devon)[1] is an English musician, formerly the lead guitarist and backing vocalist (occasionally lead vocalist) of the rock band Mansun.[2][3]
Biography
Born in Exeter, Devon, Chad grew up in Maidstone, Kent[4] where he attended Maidstone Grammar School. Dominic went on to study French and Russian at Bangor University, where he met bassist Mark Howard. They formed the band "Floating Bear" in 1991 with Lance Paine, Pete James and Iain Jenner and released a five-track cassette entitled "Barely Real".[5] The band regularly played at the university's student bar including an Amnesty benefit gig and also played at Pontardawe Festival.[6]
After being kicked off his degree at the end of the second year,[7] Chad re-located to Chester where he worked as a barman at the Fat Cat Cafe Bar on Watergate Street and met Stove King and Paul Draper, with whom he formed Mansun.[8] Whilst in Mansun, Chad worked as an arranger and songwriter, and co-wrote several of Mansun's songs with Draper as well as writing and performing a number of B-sides himself. He also took lead vocals on some of Mansun's songs, such as "Golden Stone", a B-side to "I Can Only Disappoint U" and a live cover of the Magazine single "Shot by Both Sides".
After nearly eight years together, Mansun broke up in 2003 whilst working on their fourth studio album.[9]
Since 2003, Chad has worked as a support worker, supporting people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and brain injuries. From 2005 to 2010, he worked as an ambulance medic in the London Ambulance Service.
Chad composed and performed the music for the short film 'The Man On The Moor', directed by his friend Steven Rosam.[10] He has also written and co-written episodes for 'Wussywat The Clumsy Cat', a children's TV show screened on CBeebies from June 2015.[11]
List of Mansun songs composed by Dominic Chad
- Composed alone
| Year | Title | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Face in the Crowd" | "Legacy" (single) |
| "Inverse Midas" | Six | |
| "Witness to a Murder (Part Two)" | ||
| 2000 | "Golden Stone" | "I Can Only Disappoint U" (single) |
| 2003 | "Slipping Away" (Instrumental Coda) | Kleptomania |
- Composed with Paul Draper (and others)
| Year | Title | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" (single) | |
| "The Impending Collapse of it All" | "Taxloss" (single) | ||
| "K.I.Double.S.I.N.G" | "Closed for Business" (single) | with Paul Draper and Stove King | |
| "Everyone Must Win" | with Howard Devoto and Paul Draper | ||
| 1998 | "Can't Afford to Die" | "Legacy" (single) | |
| "Spasm of Identity" | |||
| "Check Under the Bed" | |||
| "GSOH" | |||
| "Hideout" | "Being a Girl (Part One)" (single) | with Paul Draper and Stove King | |
| "Been Here Before" | |||
| "Negative" | Six | with Paul Draper, Stove King and Andie Rathbone | |
| "Shotgun" | |||
| "Television" | |||
| "When the Wind Blows" | "Negative" (single) | ||
| "King of Beauty" | |||
| "I Deserve What I Get" | |||
| 1999 | "Church of the Drive Thru Elvis" | "Six" (single) | |
| "But the Trains Run on Time" | |||
| "What It's Like to Be Hated" | |||
| 2000 | "Butterfly (A New Beginning)" | Little Kix | |
| "I Can Only Disappoint U" | |||
| "Soundtrack 4 2 Lovers" | |||
| "Decisions, Decisions" | "I Can Only Disappoint U" (single) | ||
| "Repair Man" | |||
| "My Idea of Fun" | |||
| "The Apartment" | "Electric Man" (single) | ||
| 2001 | "Black Infinite Space | "Fool" (single) |
References
- ↑ "findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Mansum". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/paul-draper-chester-band-mansun-7511372
- ↑ "MANSUN". Rock-the-world.com. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081457/http://lancepaine.me.uk/index.php?f=data_home&a=2
- ↑ http://www.seren.bangor.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/archive/pdf/1993/078-MAY04-1993.pdf
- ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "The Fat Cat, Chester - The Cat’s whiskers". Chesterchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ "Mansun To Split | News". Nme.Com. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2966326/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4771486/fullcredits/
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