Biography

SHIROCK is now C. SHIROCK Chuck Shirock began recording and performing under the pseudonym 'SHIROCK,' while at Belmont University, in Nashville, TN. Chuck performed with a varying cast of backing musicians, before being joined by Pap Shirock on keyboards, vocals, and participating in the song-writing. Chuck and Pap were soon joined by Adam Gatchel and Derek Blank. The four toured around the US, performing hundreds of shows. Jason Bynum (formerly of Paramore) later joined, and SHIROCK recorded their first 'official' album, Everything Burns. SHIROCK steadily built to be an internationally acclaimed band, performing for over 300,000 people, touring with artists such as Twenty One Pilots, Cage The Elephant, and Manchester Orchestra, among many others, partnering with International brands such as American Eagle and Hollister Co., signing a distribution deal with Sony/RED, selling over 30,000 CD's, and securing 40+ song placements in major TV shows, films, commercials, and video games.
 Debut single, “New Solution” broke Pop/Top 40 charts. Following much acclaim in North America, SHIROCK's label/management, The Movement Group partnered with Autonomy Music Group (Communion Music, Robyn, Mumford & Sons) for a UK / European release of Everything Burns, resulting in 3 radio campaigns, and placements on BBC’s Radio 2. 

In 2016 Chuck Shirock relaunched as C. SHIROCK, saying, “this new work is an evolution of sorts - a continuation of my body of work that began with SHIROCK.”