Chad I Ginsburg (born April 24, 1972) is a Jewish American musician. He is the lead/rhythm guitarist and producer of the band CKY. Ginsburg was working in GroundHog Studios in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he met future band mates Deron Miller and Jess Margera. After hearing a demo of Disengage The Simulator from their band oiL, Chad immediately wanted to be part of the band having recently left Rudy + Blitz. The band later changed their name to CKY. He has said that the "I" in his name stands for 'Individual', but he was born as simply Chad I Ginsburg, as a spiritual reference.