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With his songs and melodies appearing on television, album projects, ad campaigns, and live shows, performing songwriter Chard Morrison will be the first to tell you that he is still a student of song. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Chard has opened for various country and rock acts, been a background vocalist for studio work, and has been performing worldwide at songwriter circles with his entertaining live show. He has earned a reputation for his audience engagement, tongue-in- cheek lyrics and soul bearing ballads.
As Chard continues his studies with peers and mentors in North America to further his skills and craft, he has always taken the time to give back to the music community
whenever he can. Between co-writing sessions, he currently mentors new artists and songwriters, hosts writers rounds and the Calgary Songsmith’s monthly meetings, and assists performers with their live show staging.
Recently, Chard has been spending the majority of his time working on new songs with up-and-coming artists (country, top 40, and rock) or completing his own new songs as he moves forward with his goal of his own album. He has been nominated by the Association of Country Music in Alberta for Male Artist of the Year and Fans Choice awards, and the Country Music Association of Ontario for Song of the year. He has co-written with all stars such as SOCAN Award winners Troy Kokol and Joni Delaurier, rising stars Codie Prevost, Tanya Ryan and Jack Connolly and new artists Olivia Wik, Sky Wyatt, Steel Toe Boots and Shane Hawryluk to name a few.
Chard has also had commercial success with his theme song for the 2008 “Music Lives Here” which coincided with the ‘Music Lives Here’ live music campaign and was also featured nationally on CTV news and on the Juno Awards pre-show. Chard has had tracks cut on albums by with Connor James, Billy J. White, Ty Hart, and Sky Wyatt.
For those who know Chard well, they understand that he will never stop his quest to be the best songwriter he can be.
As Chard continues his studies with peers and mentors in North America to further his skills and craft, he has always taken the time to give back to the music community
whenever he can. Between co-writing sessions, he currently mentors new artists and songwriters, hosts writers rounds and the Calgary Songsmith’s monthly meetings, and assists performers with their live show staging.
Recently, Chard has been spending the majority of his time working on new songs with up-and-coming artists (country, top 40, and rock) or completing his own new songs as he moves forward with his goal of his own album. He has been nominated by the Association of Country Music in Alberta for Male Artist of the Year and Fans Choice awards, and the Country Music Association of Ontario for Song of the year. He has co-written with all stars such as SOCAN Award winners Troy Kokol and Joni Delaurier, rising stars Codie Prevost, Tanya Ryan and Jack Connolly and new artists Olivia Wik, Sky Wyatt, Steel Toe Boots and Shane Hawryluk to name a few.
Chard has also had commercial success with his theme song for the 2008 “Music Lives Here” which coincided with the ‘Music Lives Here’ live music campaign and was also featured nationally on CTV news and on the Juno Awards pre-show. Chard has had tracks cut on albums by with Connor James, Billy J. White, Ty Hart, and Sky Wyatt.
For those who know Chard well, they understand that he will never stop his quest to be the best songwriter he can be.
