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Chad Williamson (born on November 16, 1983 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian singer/songwriter known most for his unique pop-flavoured indie rock. He produces musical material as a solo artist and acts as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the Calgary rock group Sound Gallery. His solo works stands out, as its contents are performed almost exclusively by him, illustrating his abilities as a multi-instrumentalist.<ref>Miles, Sean. "A Night of Indie Pop-Rock". Ambus Calgary Rock Review. Issue #32. Pg 29. Calgary, Alberta. 2007.</ref><ref>Chad Williamson's Official Biography;http://www.chadmium.net/bio.html. (accessed February 19, 2008)</ref>

Background

Beginnings

Williamson grew up in Calgary, Alberta and began studying music at the age of 15, while attending a boarding school for boys outside Edmonton, Alberta. During his teenage years, he sang and played guitar for various Calgary punk rock bands that didn't amounted to any significant success, other than a few self-sponsored shows at community centres across the city. His focused then shifted to the production of electronic music using various pieces of looping software, his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, and his keen fascination with breaks and deep house. He produced an electronic album called Symphony of Night and sold about thirty copies at his high school. For its construction, he used a copy of Cool Edit 2000. To this day, it remains lost and virtually forgotten.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

After graduating high school from West Island College, he settled into various apartments in Calgary’s downtown core and developed a strong interest in acoustic music. He also became a student of Mount Royal College to obtain his degree in journalism, photography and applied communications. It was during this time that he recored his first two solo albums, Living Through Fiction and Cerulia, both comprised of an equal blend of original material and cover tracks.<ref>Ibid.</ref><ref>Wilson, Erin. "Indie Rock Revival". Jive Magazine. Vol# 9 Issue# 52. Pg 12. October 2007. Calgary, Alberta.</ref>

Early Career

At first, he performed in only a handful of venues in Calgary. After he released his first two albums, he toured Australia with mixed reviews.<ref>Masters, Haiden. "Canadian Invasion". PubSpeak. December 2007. Pg 36. Perth, Western Australia.</ref> He played two seperate performances, one in Perth and another outside Yulara, Northern Territory. During his travels, he took photographs and wrote travel articles.<ref>Williamson, Chad. "The Perth Experience". WorldWeb.com. (author's name appears in site's source code). http://www.perth.worldweb.com/PerthWA/FeaturesReviews/TownCityReviews//8-146919.html. (accessed February 24, 2008)</ref> Upon his return to Canada, he put on various acoustic shows as a solo artists which garnered him his true Canadian fan base. He also got involved writing for several of Calgary's entertainment magazines.<ref>"What The Bleep?". BeatRoute Magazine. April 2006. Pg. 40. Calgary, Alberta</ref> Shortly thereafter, he began getting featured monthly in Splinterswerve, a Calgary arts magazine, as one of their audio contributors. Then, he launched his website featuring his solo works, notes and additional general information.<ref>Houston, Scott. "More Than an Art Gallery". Jive Magazine. Vol# 9 Issue# 55. Pg 39. January 2008. Calgary, Alberta.</ref><ref>Seskus-James, Wendi. "Splinterswerve Sounds".Splinterswerve. http://www.splinterswerve.com/sound.html. (accessed February 25, 2008)</ref><ref>Chadmium.net. http://www.chadmium.net/. (accessed February 28, 2008)</ref>

The Founding of Sound Gallery

Whilst finishing his third solo album, Crystalline, during the final months of 2007, he formed the Calgary rock band Sound Gallery with bassist Angus Durrie, keyboardist Andy Chaisson and drummer Thomas Bentham. He currently performs internationally and within Canada as both a solo musician and as the vocalist and guitarist for Sound Gallery.<ref>Chad Williamson's Official Biography;http://www.chadmium.net/bio.html. (accessed February 19, 2008)</ref>

Sound Gallery is expected to conduct a general nationwide Canadian tour during the summer months of 2008 and release their first album during the fall.<ref>Chambers, Peter. "Tour Schedule". Slaughter House Studios Tour Schedule. 2008. Calgary, Alberta.</ref>