Chad Howat
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Chad Howat | |
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 Howat performing with Paper Route in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chad MacKenzie Howat |
| Born | March 31, 1981 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, songwriter, engineer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | chadhowat |
Chad MacKenzie Howat (born March 31, 1981) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most known for being a founder of the band Paper Route. He has also worked with K. Flay, Paramore, John Mark McMillan, Anberlin, and Hillsong United.
Background
Chad MacKenzie Howat was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Growing up the son of a pianist mother and computer-teacher father in suburban Chicago, Howat embraced both technology and music from an early age.[1] He began creating music on black-and-white Apple computers in his father's classroom, making beats and writing lyrics. By age 14 he was programming songs on a Yamaha V50 and recording them onto a Fostex four-track.[2]
Howat's musical career began in 2000 while attending Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, where he was studying music business. There, he and friends JT Daly and Andy Smith started alternative rock band For All the Drifters. The band relocated to Nashville and went on to release three EPs: For All the Drifters (2001), We Can Make Mistakes (2003), and Drifter (2004).[3]
References
- ^ "Paper Route Go All In with 'Real Emotion'". Myspace. Retrieved April 27, 2017.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Paper Route Set New Album Release". antiMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2017.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "For All The Drifters". Biography. Last Fm. Retrieved April 27, 2017.