He is the frontman for the Boston-area bands Dispatch and State Radio, and released solo music under the name Chadwick Stokes.

They quickly gained a huge grassroots college following and achieved unprecedented success in the music industry independent of the standard record label control.

[2] The band promoted its own tours and music with the help of early file sharing services like Napster to reach thousands of fans.

State Radio originally, under their first name Flag of the Shiners, consisted of second guitarist Pete Halby, bassist Chuck Fay, and drummer Mike Greenfield.

After their debut self-titled EP "Flag of the Shiners" was released by Fenway Recordings in late 2002, the band went on a temporary hiatus throughout 2003 as Urmston recovered from throat surgery.

Flag of the Shiners reformed as State Radio in 2004 and began to tour consecutively throughout the next decade with various band line ups.

It was a vast departure in style from their concurrent live show and their first EP in featuring acoustic instead of heavy electric guitar, quieter more folk-like song writing and Urmston was assisted with vocals by Erin Lashnits Coughlin aka "Ras LC".

Following the December 2005 release of State Radio's first full-length album, "Us Against the Crown," drummer Michael Najarian replaced Brian Sayers.

In December 2007, Urmston briefly reconvened with Dispatch for a sold out three-night charity performance at Madison Square Garden, with funds going toward Zimbabwe relief.

In 2012, Urmston released "Simmerkane I," a collection of acoustic material and early recording including three songs named for his wife and tour manager, Sybil Gallagher.

Three years later, after albums with State Radio and Dispatch each, Urmston released his second full-length solo-album, called "The Horse Comanche" in February 2015.

Chad wrote, "Above all, he drummed his ass off every night and it was an honor to share the stage with him and feel that mac truck energy coming from the kit.

After creating the Elias Fund, Urmston also formed the Dispatch Foundation, which helps to address social and economic problems in Zimbabwe and the Calling All Crows organization which works to empower women across the globe.