About Me
Chad Kichula Artist Biography
“It’s a constant drive. I’m always driving things forward…enjoying and playing the music.” Chad Kichula, 2009
The EPS
In 2007, Chad went into the studio to record a three song EP entitled Better in the Morning. Released later that same year, it featured acoustic compositions which Chad was already playing on the road. The debut single off the EP, “Never Seen the Ocean” would be a breakout song for Chad in early 2008 when he sent it a radio promoter in Los Angeles. The song would chart at #15 on the AC/Hot AC spins chart as well as #22 on the Hot 100 Singles chart and in the process receive thousands of spins on college radio station in the US.
Chad followed Better in the Morningwith another three song EP in 2008,World Shaker. The title trackwas a heavy dose of Roots Rock inspired by the drama film Cool Hand Luke. World Shaker had a perfect mix of Folk, Blues and Country and exemplified Chad’s influence from albums like Nebraska.The two other tracks on World Shaker,“Another Love” and “Gotta’ Hold on Me” displayed Chad’s variety in style and lyrical craft all within their catchy acoustic rifts.
Runners in the Night
By early 2008 Chad’s head was flooded with fresh material. It had been three years since his last full-length album release and time had come to set down the chainsaw and head back into the studio. The result would be Runners in the Night. Released in early 2009, it contained a mix of new material and cuts off the EP World Shaker. Runners in the Night was a Roots Rock based collision of emotion and energy molded perfectly together in a tapestry of tales about the working class. In tracks such as “Restless Man” and “Crying in the Rain” Springsteen’s influence on Kichula shines through. The title track shows just how refined Chad’s storytelling had become. Kichula explains, “It’s about addiction and abuse I’ve seen on the streets and media. I guess it is people trying to do their best against the odds that inspires me. The human spirit that seems to rise above the darkness that tries to envelop them.”
Driving Forward
Since 2005 Chad has played in numerous shows in Canada and abroad. He’s had a long musical journey and traveled thousands of miles in his steeled-toe boats. However, he has matured into an experienced songsmith and storyteller along the way. Kichula has a rare and innate ability to connect with the characters he writes about. He has lived their hard-labor life and he relishes it.
