| Gregori Chad Petree | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Gregory |
| Alias: | Chad Petree |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1978 |
| Origin: | Oklahoma |
| Instrument: | Synths, Guitar, Bass guitar, Vocalist |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Years Active: | 1990 - Present |
| Label: | Universal Motown, Geffen, RCA |
| Associated Acts: | Shiny Toy Guns, Cloud2Ground, R.R.D.S., Dangerous Insects, PC Quest, Slyder, Hybridigital, Mirror Machines |
Gregori Chad Petree (born Shawnee, Oklahoma) is a musician who is best known as co-lead vocalist and guitarist of American new wave/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns. He also contributes music for production libraries such as Killer Tracks.
Chad's previous bands included: Paradigm, Cloud2Ground, R.R.D.S., Dangerous Insects, and the 90's pop group PC Quest.
See main article: pc Quest (band).
Chad participated in this band with his brother, Stephen Petree.
Stephen Petree and Chad Petree teamed up again for this band and released three albums on Owl Records label. In 1995, they released Fish and in 1996 they followed with singles and EP's of various version of Too Big for the Garage. [2] Several songs were reimagined for the Cloud2Ground albums such as Face 2 Face on their E-Majn album.
See main article: Cloud2Ground.
While Cloud2Ground was started by Jeremy Dawson in 1996, Chad got back together with Jeremy in 1998. In 2000, they released a second album, The Gate (Beautiful).[1]
Songs from Dangerous Insects, "Starts With One" and "Chemistry of a Car Crash" traveled with Chad to Shiny Toy Guns, appearing on We Are Pilotsalong with "Rainy Monday" "You Are The One" and "Waiting"
See main article: Shiny Toy Guns.
Chad is the co-founder along with Jeremy Dawson of Shiny Toy Guns. He is the guitarist and lead male vocalist.
Chad wrote and co-wrote many of the songs on We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guns's first album, as well as many song's from their second album, Season of Poison. His brother, Stephen Petree, helped write several songs on We Are Pilots as well.
Chad also co-wrote and co-produced six tracks on the 2005 album release The Other Side by recording artist LOU.
Hybridigital is Jeremy and Chad's side project, and subsection of Shiny Toy Guns, where they put on live shows of remixes of their Shiny Toy Guns songs. They feature live guitars, keyboards, and (male) vocals.
A second band by chad and jeremy featuring "Stadium/Sci-fi rock". An EP, Pray For Rain,[2] was released on Nov 11, 2021.[3]
Chad uses LogicPro / UAD -Piano/Soft Synths -Gibson, Schecter, Fender Guitars -Fender, Schecter Basses