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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Chad Richardson| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Andrew Chad Richardson| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|3|17| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland|St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada | death_date =| death_place =| origin = Montreal , Quebec , Canada | instrument =| genre = Rock music|rock | occupation =| years_active = | label =| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Chad Richardson (born Andrew Chad Richardson 17 March 1970) is a musician from St. John's, Newfoundland|St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland , Canada ). He released two Rock music|rock albums on the Aquarius Records (record label)|Aquarius label in the 1990s. Richardson also appeared in the Canadian musical theatre production of Rent (musical)|Rent .
History
While attending the music program at Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University in Montreal, Richardson won a nationwide search by HMV for Canada's "best undiscovered vocalist", which led to the recording of his first independent album 2 People . In 1997, Richardson won the Homegrown contest sponsored by Toronto radio station Q107. This led to the production of his second record, The Legends of Brud , which features eleven songs he wrote himself, and a record deal with Aquarius Records (record label)|Aquarius/EMI .
While recording The Legends of Brud , Richardson auditioned for the Canadian production of the Broadway musical Rent (musical)|Rent , landing the lead and soon after receiving a Dora Mavor Moore Award|Dora nomination for his performance.Kovarik, Lisa (20 November 1998). "Chasing a dream: Rent catapulted Chad Richardson into the spotlight – now he's hoping to focus more on his own music", The Telegram , p. 13. After the show's run he was transferred to the Broadway production. While in New York, he produced his third album no. 1 fan , and also appeared as a young David Bowie in the video for " The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell ".Bliss, Karen (9 September 1999). " http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Bowie_David/2004/12/02/pf-757012.html Cdn. actor in new Bowie video", Jam& #33; Music . Retrieved 27 January 2011.
Richardson resides in Los Angeles and is Vice-President of the recording studio and production company Inside Music Inc. He is also a principal partner in Arrival at Eleven Productions, which specializes in music for television, film and video games.
Richardson is one half of the production/songwriting team jACK (along with partner Craig McConnell). The pair won the USA Songwriting Competition for best R& B song in 2002.
1995 2 People (reissue on Aquarius Records (record label)|Aquarius )
1997 The Legends of Brud ( Aquarius Records (record label)|Aquarius/EMI )
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Lefkowitz, David (23 June 1998). " http://www.playbill.com/news/article/39757-Canadian-Operas-Oedipus-Wins-8-Dora-Awards Canadian Opera's Oedipus Wins 8 Dora Awards", Playbill.com . Retrieved 27 January 2011
cite web |url= http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/chad_richardson |title=Chad Richardson Artist Profile|author= |publisher= Rate Your Music |work=URL| http://rateyourmusic.com/ |date= |accessdate=26 January 2011
Use dmy dates|date=January 2011 Persondata | NAME =Richardson, Chad | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 17 March 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = St. John's, Newfoundland|St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Chad Category:Canadian rock singers Category:Canadian musical theatre actors Category:Canadian male singers Category:Musicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Living people Category:1970 births
