Petty Chavez

Petty Chavez is an indie folk songwriter duo whose music thrums as their intermingled voices and guitar coalesce into story and soundscape. With vibes both nostalgic and current, their songwriting is shaped equally by the misty greys of Simon Petty’s native England, Celia Chavez’s Pacific Northwest, and the sunlit gold of Southern California, where their musical paths first crossed.

Simon flew out west when a record deal drew British band Minibar from London to Los Angeles to record with producer T Bone Burnett, and later, Rami Jaffee. Once in the USA, Simon refined his signature mix of world-weary optimism and musical eclecticism on tour with Pete Yorn.

Celia brings her own brand of wistful lyricism to the duo. A genre-hopping vocal powerhouse — demonstrated by years as an arena-level backup singer to international artists (Enrique Iglesias, P!nk, Julia Fordham, Melody Gardot) — she embraces Simon’s sound with radiant translucence.

The duo live in West Los Angeles and work in their Santa Monica studio with their producer and fellow artist, Greg Johnson. A four-song EP — featuring the advance single, a reinvention of the Korgis’ Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime — is currently receiving finishing touches for Summer 2025 release, and promises to be as intimate as it is expansive.