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Jesse Chong

About Me

To learn more about Jesse Chong, please visit him on the web at jessechong.net or myspace.com/jessechongband
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Member Since: 24/01/2006
Band Website: www.jessechong.net
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Influences: Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Sting, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Sublime, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Allman Bros., Bob Dylan, Prince, Paul Simon, Sade, Bill Monroe, Steel Pulse, SRV, Stevie Wonder, Tim Reynolds, Tom Petty, Tony Rice, U2, Jing Chi, The Doors, NaS, B.B. King, Frank Gambale, Bruce Hornsby, BT, Eric Clapton, Nirvana, Dada, Dave Matthews, Smashing Pumpkins, Amos Lee, Ani DiFranco, Erykah Badu, Green Day, NoFX, Face To Face, David Grisman, Strung Out, String Cheese, Fugees, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Herring, James Taylor, JGB, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Lemonheads, Melvin Sparks, Miles Davis, Paul Van Dyk, Peter Tosh, Phish, Santana, Pink Floyd, Sarah MacLachlan, Third World, Black Uhuru, Gregory Issacs, STP, Keller Williams, Karl Werne, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, TLC, Thelonious Monk, Tan Dun & Yo Yo Ma, Steely Dan, Seal, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Joe Satriani, Bounty Killer, Alice In Chains, Allison Krauss, Lauryn Hill, The Police, Operation Ivy, Ben Harper, Sinatra, Mozart
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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

NOLA BABY!!!

In the next few minutes I'll be departing for birthplace of jazz: Nawlins!!!!I probably won't be doing much MySpacing over the next few days, but I'll be thinking of all my digital homeys.  I'll keep ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:54:00 GMT

DC Experiment

My neighbor emailed this to me- A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:57:00 GMT

Keagan's Conversation

How can you justify doing this?  You cant possibly make enough money to put up with this.  How can you disgrace yourself as a musician by playing here, where people have their backs turned toward yo...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:15:00 GMT

And the Nunchuk Goes To...

I want to thank each and every person that voted in the PortFolio Weekly Local Music Awards.  We are again the winners this time in two out of three categories.  You guys humble me.  No one will be nu...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:54:00 GMT

How to Vote - Explicit Directions

When you get to the Portfolioweekly.com website there will be a banner that tells you to click on it to vote.  You will have to register as a user if you are not already one.  If you voted last year y...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:27:00 GMT

Race for the Cure Benefit

Tonight we are having our 4th annual Susan Komen Race for the Cure benefit at LunaSea.  The past 3 years have been very successful thanks to the good will of everyone who came out ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:30:00 GMT

Sep. Mini-Tour Random Quotes

"Those times when you can't get someone to leave you alone just answer everything they say with 'Davy Crockett'. It works like a charm." -Zach Deputy "Excuse me sir& I love your hair, it's gangsta." -...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:28:00 GMT

Because I Cant Afford an Infomercial...

I'm officially announcing the release of my new CD "Carry On".  I guess I should congratulate myself or something.  I'm not going to hide how awkward I feel about self-promotion, but I do fe...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:43:00 GMT

Goodbye Sunshine

We wake the morning to say hello sunshineShe smiles and gets up on her way I recall sweetly how gently the previous eveningDid lead us to day She starts to get going she slips in her blue jeansLooks i...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:58:00 GMT

New CD "Carry On" available for Pre-Order

Jesse's new studio CD "Carry On" will be available the first week of September. We are accepting pre-orders for it now in the "store" through www.jessechong.net The disc features 10 previously unrelea...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:19:00 GMT