Mikey Martin

Shiny Toy Guns
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Indie rock, synthpop, electroclash, post-punk revival, alternative dance
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Universal Motown, Mercury, Ultra, Cleopatra
Associated acts	Versant, Cloud2Ground, Slyder, MXMS
Website	www.shinytoyguns.com
Members	Carah Faye Charnow Gregori Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Mikey Martin
Past members	Daniel Johansson Sisely Treasure Ursula Vari Steven Petree

Shiny Toy Guns is an American rock band that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They released their first studio album We Are Pilots in 2006, after recording it two previous times. It featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart.We Are Pilots was nominated for a Grammy Award. Their second album Season of Poison was released in 2008 and featured two singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart.

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 brief time and continued making music together, eventually enlisting vocalist Carah Faye Charnow to be their new female vocalist (replacing Ursula Vari), as well as drummer Mikey Martin.

Shiny Toy Guns gained popularity in California and on the internet through networking on their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album We Are Pilots through the record company Stormwest International. That summer they toured the United States in support of their album. We Are Pilots was re-recorded and re-released with a revised track list through record company SideCho in November 2005. The band signed with Universal Records in June 2006 and released a third, final version of We Are Pilots on October 17, 2006.

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