Chris and Tad was formed in 1998 by The Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America (band)

The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...

's Chris Ballew

Chris Ballew

Christopher "Chris" Ballew is a member of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants....

 and Young Fresh Fellows

Young Fresh Fellows

The Young Fresh Fellows are an American alternative rock group that was formed in 1981 in Seattle, Washington, by Scott McCaughey and Chuck Carroll; Tad Hutchison, Chuck Carroll's first cousin, joined for the recording of the group's debut album in 1983....

' Tad Hutchison.

They performed the theme song for KIRO-TV

KIRO-TV

KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...

's The John Report with Bob called "Suk or Shine", which was later used as the theme for the FOX

Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

 series Quintuplets

Quintuplets

Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....

. They also performed a promo song for the anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh!

is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...

, which airs on Kids' WB. Their song "Sunshine Pig" was used in a TV advertisement called "Bobby in America" as a promotion for the reintroduction of the Mini Cooper.

Biography

Initially started as a "challenge band", where as each band member was allowed to make only one trip to the car for equipment...All you could carry in one trip, was what you had to play simultaneously....So as history goes, Chris made the trip with a guitar, an amp and a keyboard; Chris plays guitar and keyboard at the same time (sometimes playing the keyboard with a guitar pick or the headstock of the guitar). Tad got the job of hauling the drum kit...How can you make one trip with a full kit you ask?....Get yourself a childrens set with a 15" bass drum, 1 cymbal, a 7" snare and 2 tiny, tiny toms (a.k.a. a "childrens set").

External links

• Orange Recordings - Chris and Tad