Shiny Toy Guns

Shiny Toy Guns
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s)	Indie Rock Synthpop
Years active	2002 – present
Label(s)	Universal
Associated acts	Cloud2Ground Slyder
Website	www.shinytoyguns.com
Members
Carah Faye Charnow Gregori Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Mikey Martin

Shiny Toy Guns is an American electronica/indie/rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 2002.

History

The band was founded in 2002 by bassist and keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and vocalist and guitarist Chad Petree. Both had known each other for years growing up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and worked together on previous music projects such as Cloud2Ground and Slyder. After these projects, they went underground for a couple of years but continued making music together until enlisting both vocalist Carah Faye Charnow and drummer Mikey Martin in 2004. The band quickly gained popularity locally in California as well as through their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album We Are Pilots through record company Stormwest International. They began touring across America that summer in support of their album. They re-recorded and re-released through record company Sidecho We Are Pilots in November 2005, with a revised track list. They continued to tour extensively, and in June 2006, after extensive negotiations that had begun in November of 2005 they signed with Universal Records and released a finalized copy of We Are Pilots on October 17, 2006. The band is currently touring the United States and Canada in support of their newest release. Shiny Toy Guns' 2005/2006/2007 song "You Are the One" has its roots in Jeremy Dawson's trance song "Neo", put out under his "Slyder" moniker. The song "Neo" also known as the Shiny Toy Guns song "You Are The One" was licensed and approved for usage by the band in the games Grand Theft Auto III and FIFA 07. On October 29, 2007 Shiny Toy Guns (using the alias "The Shinys") appeared on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.^[1]. They also appeared in the November 27, 2007 episode of My Super Sweet 16 On December 6, 2007, We Are Pilots received a Grammy Award nomination in the category of Best Electronic/Dance Album. [1]

Members

• Gregori Chad Petree – guitar, vocals
• Carah Faye Charnow – vocals, bass, synthesizer
• Jeremy Dawson – synthesizer, bass
• Mikey Martin – drums

Discography

Studio albums

• We Are Pilots (v1) – (January 2005; Stormwest International,CDV/CA 04-5798 CDR0412185 Shiny Toy Guns 'We Are Pilots' (CD, Album, 1st) )
• We Are Pilots (v2) – (November 2005; Sidecho Records, Catalog#: CDD#19664A, UPC Barcode: 6 34479 08191 0)
• We Are Pilots (v3) – (October 17, 2006; Universal Motown Records, UPC Barcode: 602517072046)

Singles

• Notes: ¹ "Le Disko" peaked at #14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, not on the Hot 100.

Compilation appearances

• Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode – (October 4, 2005; contributed "Stripped")
• Goth Electro Tribute to Prince – (July 4, 2006); contributed "Nothing Compares 2 U")
• This is Rave-Electro – (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
• Gothic Divas – (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
• Blood & Chocolate Soundtrack – (January 23, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
• Bam Margera Presents - Viva La Bands, Vol. 2 - (September 4, 2007); contributed "Rocketship")

References

External links

• Official website
• Shiny Toy Guns at MySpace
• Shiny Toy Guns Current Record Label - Universal Records
• Shiny Toy Guns tour diary on Billboard.com
• Article about growing up in Oklahoma
• Gloom Magazine interview with Jeremy Dawson
• Intricate Industries interview with Jeremy Dawson
• Auditory Assault interview with Jeremy Dawson
• Trouser Press entry