Chad VanGaalen

For many people their choice in the morning might be which over-crowded route to take to work. The choice for Chad VanGaalen every day is: make art or make music? For as long as he can remember, his everyday life has been devoted to drawing, painting, and recording songs, rarely leaving his colourfully painted house in Calgary, Alberta.

A talented illustrator and animator, Chad’s work has shown across Canada. His drawings have graced album covers for Shout Out Out Out and label-mates The Cape May, and he has created fantastic animated videos for Impossible Shapes and Love as Laughter. Chad's new album Skelliconnection also features hand-made instruments, and has taken him on tour across the US and Canada He is currently drawing and working on new songs.

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