Charlie Wadhams
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| Birth name | Charles Hastings Wadhams, IV |
| Genre(s) | Folk Rock Indie Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Label(s) | Independent |
Charlie Wadhams, born March 26 is an American singer and songwriter.
[edit] Music
Charlie Wadhams emerged as a musician in Silver Lake in 2002 with his band Rex Aquarium. [1] Through Sea Level Records they recorded and distributed two albums in 2005 and in 2006, Privacy and Back Of The Room. [2]. The song "Alicia" was named one of top ten songs to play in Elle Magazine in the summer of 2005. [3]
In 2006 Charlie went solo and played with various back up musicians in Los Angeles. Charlie opened for Daniel Johnston at The Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood [4] and toured with Inara George and her band The Bird and the Bee. By chance music producer and composer Michael Andrews saw Charlie play in Los Feliz and pulled bassist Gus Seyffert and drummer Joey Waronker into his studio. Andrew produced Charlie's original music and vocals for the album Free Up Your Schedule with Elgin Park Recordings (2007) [5].
An offer from director Jake Kasdan to write music for the Judd Apatow film Walk Hard followed. [6] Charlie penned the tunes "Let's Duet" with musician Benji Hughes and "Guilty As Charged" with Gus Seyffert. "Let's Duet" is a contender for Best Song in a Motion Picture by the AMPAS (2008). [7].
