Chad Fjerstad

[1] He has composed music scores for feature-length films such as Dark Cloud [2] and released synthesizer-based albums under his surname.

[5] He's also toured extensively and internationally as the bassist in bands such as Dead to Fall, VR SEX,[6] Nehemiah,[7] and The Primals [8] Chad Fjerstad grew up in the Twin Cities (St. Paul/Minneapolis), Minnesota.

His music career began as the bassist in Midwest-based metalcore bands Nehemiah,[9] and Dead To Fall.

[10] After Dead To Fall's break-up in 2008,[11] Fjerstad relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he formed industrial metal duo Chiildren,[12] Ass Life, and More Ephemerol, which was initially a solo vehicle.

[16] Though generally functioning as a complementary player to other songwriters in the past, Fjerstad began receiving favorable reviews between 2019 and 2023, for his own compositional works heard through releases by K'mono,[17] More Ephemerol, and under his surname.