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Shiny Toy Guns

Shiny Toy Guns is an American electronica/indie/rock band from Los Angeles, California, 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. Charnow was born in London, England; she and her family moved to the U.S. when she was four years old.

The band quickly gained popularity locally in California as well as through their MySpace page. In early 2005, they independently released their first album We Are Pilots. They began touring across America that summer in support of their album. They re-recorded and independently released We Are Pilots again in November 2005, with a revised track list. They continued to tour extensively, and, in June 2006, they signed with Universal Records and released a finalized copy of We Are Pilots in October 2006.

The band is currently touring the United States and Canada in support of their newest release. The band shot a music video for their song "Rainy Monday" on June 28, 2007 in Brooklyn, New York.

Carah grew up in Newbury Park and attended Newbury Park High School, where she was a member in the school choir.

Controversy

In 2006, it was speculated that Carah Faye Charnow was actually the voice heard on Paris Hilton's debut album, Paris. In an MTV interview, Carah explained that the rumor was false and that while she had done some vocals on a dummy track that might go to Paris Hilton, it never went beyond that.[1]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Year Song US Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock UK Singles Chart Album
2006 "Le Disko" 1141 26 - - We Are Pilots
2007 "You Are the One" - 25 - 94 We Are Pilots
2007 "Rainy Monday" - 38 - - We Are Pilots
2007 "Don't Cry Out" - - - - We Are Pilots

Compilation appearances

  • Goth Electro Tribute to Prince – (May 31, 2005); contributed "Nothing Compares 2 U")
  • Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode – (October 4, 2005; contributed "Stripped")
  • 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")
  • October 2001: The lyrics from the chorus of "You are the One" are used in a track called "Neo (The One)", which features on the Rise FM radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto III. The track was released by Dawson and Petree under their previous alias Slyder.
  • November 2005: "Chemistry of a Car Crash" is featured on an episode of Guiding Light.
  • Unknown Month 2006: "Don't Cry Out" is used in the snowboard film "In Transit" by Alterna Productions.
  • March 2007: "Turn to Real Life" is used on an episode of Ugly Betty.
  • September 2007: "Le Disko" is used in the Motorola Razr2 V8 "MotoRazr2" commercial.
  • 2006: "Le Disko" is used on "One Tree Hill"
  • September 2007: "Le Disko" was the song that launched Alternavox NORTH in Toronto.
  • October 2007: "You Are the One" featured on Private Practice
  • October 2007: "Le Disko" featured on Dirty Sexy Money
  • October 2007: Appearance as guest band on Yo Gabba Gabba
  • November 2007: An instrumental version of "Don't Cry Out" used on Waterloo Road.
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  1. ^ Montgomery, James. "MTV News: You Hear It First". MTV News. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
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