Chad Price (Canadian musician) explained

Chad Price
Birth Name:Chad Oliver Price
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Soul, Folk, R&B, Pop
Occupation:singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument:Guitar, vocals
Years Active:2012–present
Label:independent

Chad Oliver Price is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist from London, Ontario. He has released three studio albums to date: In This Dream (2012), his self-titled album Chad Price (2017), and Introversion (2022).[1] He won CBC Music's 2022 national Searchlight Prize.[2]

Early life

Price was born in London, Ontario as the youngest of three boys.[3] He comes from a multiracial background of predominantly Black Canadian and African American descent.[4] He attended Brock University in St. Catharine's, Ontario which Chad credits as a crucial part of his musical origins.[5]

Career

Price has released three full length studio albums, In This Dream (2012, self-released), the self-titled Chad Price (2017, self-released), and Introversion (2022, self-released). He has also won and been nominated for several music awards and was named the winner of CBC Music's 2022 Toyota Searchlight Prize. CBC Music named Price's song "Somehow, Someway" as one of the top 100 Canadian songs of 2022.[6] The song also reached #11 on CBC Music's Top 20.[7] Price took part in the 2023 JUNO Awards in Edmonton, Alberta and performed during Junofest.[8]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "These hearts are heavy, but they're not broken": Toronto's Chad Price Dwells in Vulnerability & Intimacy on Soul-Stirring 'Introversion' LP.. Mosk. Mitch. 2022-09-27. Atwood Magazine . 2022-06-08.
  2. Web site: CBC Music announces Toyota Searchlight 2022 winner and runners up. Hawke. Teaghan. 2022-06-28. CBC . 2022-06-28.
  3. Web site: Belanger. Joe. Prize-winning London singer Chad Price opens up as Home County performance nears. London Free Press. 13 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Belanger. Joe. Londoners invited to celebrate Black History Month. London Free Press. 31 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Searchlight win launches new phase for Price. Bishop. Amanda. 2023-06-07. Surgite Magazine . 2023-06-07.
  6. Web site: The top 100 Canadian songs of 2022. CBC . 12 July 2023.
  7. Web site: CBC Music Top 20 with Damhnait Doyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712153440/https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-213-cbc-music-top-20/clip/15925177-gorillaz-charlie-houston-anders-chad-price-mars-volta . July 12, 2023 . 12 July 2023 . CBC.
  8. Web site: The most memorable moments at the 2023 Junos . CBC . 12 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Emerging Canadian R&B star Chad Price releases new album 'Introversion'. Manile Bulletin. 25 August 2022.

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