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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 a small town called Jackson, KY. With a population of only around 1200 people, Warrix was able to embrace nature and countless outdoor activities the nearby Appalachian Mountains offered. Warrix developed a passion for riding dirt bikes after receiving his first bike at age four. Music became another passion after he received his first guitar at age 13. Following his enthusiasm for music, Warrix enrolled at Belmont University in Nashville, TN 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 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. The event featured performances by Steve Cropper, 7 Day Binge, Chad Warrix, Holly Williams, Blue Miller, Danny Shirley, Eddie Perez, Chas Sandford, Small Time Rockstars, Anthony Smith, Mark Slaughter, Bo Bice, Kip Winger, 38 Special, 3 Doors Down, Stewart Mann, Sowing Circle, 3 Ring Circus, Chad Lauderdale, Mindy McCready, Alex Call, Kenneth Wright^{[disambiguation needed]}, Frenchie, Daisy Mallory, Pino^{[disambiguation needed]}, Bekka Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, and Ty Brown and raised nearly $30,000^[7].

In his spare time, Warrix still enjoys off-roading and motorcycle riding and is a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie. He’s an avid fan of anything involving the outdoors including snowmobiling, skiing, camping, hiking and mowing grass. He also loves to tinker with electronics and has a large collection of guitars.

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References

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

[Chad_Warrix_Discography-1] Chad Warrix Discography

[Halfway_to_Hazard_Bio-2] Halfway to Hazard Bio

[Halfway_to_Hazard_Charts-3] Halfway to Hazard Charts

[Halfway_to_Hazard_Break-4] Halfway to Hazard Break

[Crockettsville_Charity_Concert_and_Trail_Ride-5] Crocketsville Charity Concert and Trail Ride

[Kentucky_Leadership_Humanitarian_Award-6] East Kentucky Leadership Humanitarian Award

[MusiCares_Red_Carpet_Celebrity_Charity_Concert-7] MusiCares Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert

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 | Born                = January 28 Hazard, KY
 | Origin              = [[Nashville, TN]], [[USA]]
-| Instrument          = [[guitar]], [[Bass (guitar)|bass]], [[mandolin]], [[ganjo]], [[piano]]
+| Instrument          = [[guitar]], [[Bass (guitar)|bass]], [[mandolin]], [[Guitjo (six-string)|ganjo]], [[piano]]
 | Genre               = [[country music|Country]]
 | Occupation          = [[Singer-songwriter]]
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 ==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]]<ref name="Halfway to Hazard Bio">[http://www.wma.com/halfway_to_hazard/Bio/halfway_to_hazard_bio.pdf Halfway to Hazard Bio]</ref> 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<ref name="Halfway to Hazard Charts">[http://www.billboard.com/artist/halfway-to-hazard/852415#/artist/halfway-to-hazard/chart-history/852415?f=357&g=Singles Halfway to Hazard Charts]</ref>.  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.
+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]]<ref name="Halfway to Hazard Bio">[http://www.wma.com/halfway_to_hazard/Bio/halfway_to_hazard_bio.pdf Halfway to Hazard Bio]</ref> 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 (Halfway to Hazard song)|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<ref name="Halfway to Hazard Charts">[http://www.billboard.com/artist/halfway-to-hazard/852415#/artist/halfway-to-hazard/chart-history/852415?f=357&g=Singles Halfway to Hazard Charts]</ref>.  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.<ref name="Halfway to Hazard Break">[http://www.halfwaytohazard.com/story/news-blog/an_important_update_from_h2h Halfway to Hazard Break]</ref>.
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 Warrix recently 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.  The event featured performances by [[Steve Cropper]], [[7 Day Binge]], [[Chad Warrix]], [[Holly Williams]], [[Blue Miller]], [[Danny Shirley]], [[Eddie Perez]], [[Chas Sandford]], [[Small Time Rockstars]], [[Anthony Smith]], [[Mark Slaughter]], [[Bo Bice]], [[Kip Winger]], [[38 Special]], [[3 Doors Down]], [[Stewart Mann]], [[Sowing Circle]], [[3 Ring Circus]], [[Chad Lauderdale]], [[Mindy McCready]], [[Alex Call]], [[Kenneth Wright]], [[Frenchie]], [[Daisy Mallory]], [[Pino]], [[Bekka Bramlett]], [[Bonnie Bramlett]], and [[Ty Brown]] and raised nearly $30,000<ref name="MusiCares Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert">[http://onelivery.com/red-carpet-celebrity-charity-concert-and-silent-auction MusiCares Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert]</ref>.
+On May 11, 2010 Warrix participated in the Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert and Silent Auction benefitting the MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief efforts.  The event featured performances by [[Steve Cropper]], [[7 Day Binge]], [[Chad Warrix]], [[Holly Williams]], [[Blue Miller]], [[Danny Shirley]], [[Eddie Perez (guitarist)|Eddie Perez]], [[Chas Sandford]], [[Small Time Rockstars]], [[Anthony Smith]], [[Mark Slaughter]], [[Bo Bice]], [[Kip Winger]], [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], [[3 Doors Down]], [[Stewart Mann]], [[Sowing Circle]], [[3 Ring Circus]], [[Chad Lauderdale]], [[Mindy McCready]], [[Alex Call]], [[Kenneth Wright]]{{dn}}, [[Frenchie]], [[Daisy Mallory]], [[Pino]]{{dn}}, [[Bekka Bramlett]], [[Bonnie Bramlett]], and [[Ty Brown]] and raised nearly $30,000<ref name="MusiCares Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert">[http://onelivery.com/red-carpet-celebrity-charity-concert-and-silent-auction MusiCares Red Carpet Celebrity Charity Concert]</ref>.
 In his spare time, Warrix still enjoys off-roading and motorcycle riding and is a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie.  He’s an avid fan of anything involving the outdoors including snowmobiling, skiing, camping, hiking and mowing grass.  He also loves to tinker with electronics and has a large collection of guitars.