Dominic Chad (born 5 June 1973, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is an English rock guitarist, and was previously the guitarist in the rock band, Mansun.

He changed his name by deed poll to Dominic Brian Chad in 1998, due to his fixation with the now deceased Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones.

'Chad' (as he is often referred) is a talented arranger and songwriter, having co-written several of Mansun's songs with Paul Draper, as well as writing and performing a number of B-sides himself.

After the release of Six rumour spread of a solo album, which was provisionally entitled 'Parrot'. It never saw the light of day, apparently due to the bad press the band were already receiving from influential music paper, NME.

Mansun fans consoled themselves with a taster of the 'Parrot' sessions, appearing on Kleptomania. There were plans for the rest of the 'Parrot' sessions to be released within the next two years. Chad also took lead vocals on some of Mansun's songs, most notably "Golden Stone", a B-side to "I Can Only Disappoint U".

External links

• Extensive Chad fan website
• MySpace Tribute Page