Background
Born in Exeter, Devon, Chad grew up in Maidstone, Kent where he attended Maidstone Grammar School.
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Dominic Chad
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Dominic went on to study French and Russian at Bangor University, where he met bassist Mark Howard. They formed the band "Floating Bear" in 1991 with Lance Paine, Pete James and Iain Jenner and released a five-track cassette entitled "Barely Real". The band regularly played at the university"s student bar including an Amnesty benefit gig and also played at Pontardawe Festival.
After being kicked off his degree at the end of the second year, Chad re-located to Chester where he worked as a barman at the Fat Cat Cafe Bar on Watergate Street and met Stove King and Paul Draper, with whom he formed Mansun.
Whilst in Mansun, Chad worked as an arranger and songwriter, and co-wrote several of Mansun"s songs with Draper as well as writing and performing a number of B-sides himself. He also took lead vocals on some of Mansun"s songs, such as "Golden Stone", a B-side to "I Can Only Disappoint U" and a live cover of the Magazine single "Shot by Both Sides".
After nearly eight years together, Mansun broke up in 2003 whilst working on their fourth studio album. Since 2003, Chad has worked as a support worker, supporting people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and brain injuries.
From 2005 to 2010, he worked as an ambulance medic in the London Ambulance Service.
He has also written and co-written episodes for "Wussywat The Clumsy Cat", a children"s television show screened on CBeebies from June 2015. Composed alone
Composed with Paul Draper (and others).
