- Chad Warrix
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Chad Warrix Birth name Chadwick Lewis Warrix Born January 28,
Hazard, Kentucky, United StatesGenres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments guitar, bass, mandolin, ganjo, piano Associated acts Halfway to Hazard, Gravel, Lark Watts, Audio Adrenaline Website www.chadwarrix.com Contents
Early life
Chad Warrix was born on January 28 in Hazard, Kentucky to a musical family. Warrix grew up 20 miles Northwest of Hazard in Jackson, Kentucky, a town with a population of only around 1200 peopleHe received his first guitar at age 13, and , following his enthusiasm for music, je enrolled at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated with a degree in Business and Music Business.
Sodium
While taking courses at Belmont, Warrix started to find himself as a musician. He constantly played gigs around town and formed different bands. One such band he became a part of was an alternative rock group named Sodium. Sodium was built from its members’ own financing and was ultimately signed to a recording contract with Universal Music in New York City. They released their first album, Sodium, on Outer Records in 1997. Warrix released two additional records with Sodum, Words[1] in 2001 on Wahki Music and The Box Van Journals in 2003 on Universal and Warrix's own label, Picnic Hill Records.
Halfway to Hazard
After Sodium’s run ended Warrix moved to Nashville to pursue his own music. In 2004 he reconnected with fellow Kentucky-bred singer/songwriter David Tolliver. The two began writing songs together. Warrix and Tolliver formed a duo, Halfway to Hazard in 2006 and landed a record deal with Nashville’s Mercury Records[2] in 2006. Their debut album, Halfway to Hazard was released on October 14, 2007 and was co-produced by country superstar Tim McGraw. It featured their debut single, "Daisy", which rose to be a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart while the album rose to #14 on Billboard’s US Country Albums chart.[3] Warrix and Tolliver also toured with McGraw from 2007-2008. On October 19, 2009 they released their second album Come on Time, produced by Warrix. The album did not chart. Warrix and Tolliver have recorded over 90 songs together.
In January 2010 the pair announced they would take an indefinite break as a duo.[4]
Current endeavors
Warrix is the creator of the Crockettsville Charity Concert and Trail Ride.[5] The event received an East Kentucky Leadership Humanitarian Award[6] in 2009 recognizing contribution to the advancement of arts and culture in the Eastern Kentucky Region. Warrix is recognized on Breathitt County Line’s “Home Of” sign.
Warrix recently[when?] completed a tour with country musician Randy Houser as Houser’s lead guitarist. Additionally he appeared on a few dates with country singer Keith Anderson. Warrix continues to write and record music- developing a solo project.
On May 11, 2010 Warrix participated in the Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert and Silent Auction benefitting the MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief efforts, an event which raised nearly $30,000.[7]
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Discography
Artist Title Release Date Label Sodium Sodium 1997 Outer Records Sodium Words 2001 Wahki Music Sodium The Box Van Journals 2003 Universal/Picnic Hill Records Halfway to Hazard Halfway to Hazard 2007 Mercury Records Halfway to Hazard Come on Time 2009 Picnic Hill Records Categories:- Living people
- Songwriters from Kentucky
- People from Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Musicians from Kentucky
- Belmont University alumni
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