Nickname: Chasten

Birthday: May 10, 1983

Current Level of Education: I think I’m becoming a permanent Junior at East Carolina University… GO PIRATES!

Mission? Where to? Sacramento, California

Height: 5’10

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Dark Brown with Blonde Highlights

Instruments Played: Guitar, Keys, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass, Drums, & Sing Lots!

What do you find yourself doing when not performing with BC&AB? Spending Time with My Wife, Writing New Music, Watching Movies, and Spending More Time with My Wife!

What Cd’s are in your CD player/Changer right now?
I just got an IPOD, and Filled 20 Gigs the first night. I am really diggin’ “Defying Gravity” by Idina Menzel, Continum & The Village Sessions by John Mayer, Future Sex / Love Sounds by Justin Timberlake, The New Coastline CD, and other stuff

Favorites
Song: “Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” – John Mayer
Passions: Writing Music, recording, movies
Book: “A Walk To Remember” – Nicholas Sparks
Super Hero: BATMAN
TV Show: CSI:Miami, Criminal Minds, The Other CSI’s, That 70’s Show, Rules of Engagement, Gray’s Anatomy
Movie: That Thing You Do, Pirates of The Caribbean (All 3) & Batman Begins
Cartoon: The Emperors New School
Hobbies: Movies, Sleeping, Snow Skiing, Spending Time with Shelly
Sports: Snow Skiing
Favorite BC&AB Song: Oh What A Night
Favorite BC&AB Song to perform: Midnight Train to Georgia

Least Favorites
Vegetable: Olives
Movie: Babel
Song: probably still “Hollaback Girl”

Where would you love to live?
House at the beach, place in San Francisco, place in Orlando, place in the mountains, and a castle in Ireland

What Disney Princess would you most like to go on a date with?
Ariel

Where do you want to find yourself in 5 years? Performing full-time with BC&AB and spending time with my sweet wife and hopefully children

What artists/musicians have inspired you greatly?
Chicago, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Clapton, Hendrix, Bill Chase, Satchmo, Nsync, Tony Lucca, EWF, Chris Botti, Elton John, Billy Joel, Jeff Buckley, Gavin Degraw, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Sting, Mozart, Stevie Wonder, Sinatra, Tony Bennett, John Williams, & so many more!

Just once, I’d like to be asked: How did it feel when you won that first grammy?

The question that I get asked the most is: Aren’t you that guy from Coastline?