Full Name: William Chase Given

Nickname: Chasten, Chaseypoo

Birthday: May 10, 1983 (26)

Myspace Site: www.myspace.com/chasegivenmusic

Facebook Name: Chase Given

Instruments Played: Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Drums, Programming,

Off-Stage Responsibility: MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BAND MANAGER

Gear:
Guitars:
Electric - Ibanez SAS36FM Electric (Dark Blue/Purple),
Fender Stratocaster American Standard (with Bill Lawrence Pick-Ups)

Acoustic - Ibanez EWC30ASERLG Acoustic/Electric 6 String
Fender Artist Series Acoustic/Electric 12-String
Brasilian Custom Nylon Classical Acoustic

Guitar Pedals - Line 6 Floor Pod Plus
Guitar Amplifacation - Line6 Spider III 75 Watt Combo Amp

Keyboards - Yamaha Motif ES8 - 88 Key Weighted
Kurzweil 2500 76 Key Weighted
Korg Triton Xtreme 76 Key

Horns- Schilkie B7 Trumpet
Olds Special 1937 Model Bb Trumpet
Yamaha Special 1978 Flugelhorn
King Valve Trombone

Trumpet Mouthpiece - Schilkie 6a4a Mouthpiece
Schilkie 9 Mouthpiece

Given Take Uses Shure Microphone Systems

Musical Influences: Chicago, Elton John, Clifford Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Chuck Brown, Chris Botti, Billy Joel, John Mayer, N Sync, Michael Jackson, John Coltrane, Satchmo, Brad Paisley, Bill Chase, Eric Clapton, Gavin Degraw, Harry Connick Jr, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Kenny Loggins, Phil Vassar, Satchmo, Rascal Flatts, Richard Marx, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Wynton Marsalis, My Dad, Kenneth Cope,

Top 5 CD’s:
Elton John - The Captain & The Kid
John Mayer - Continuum
Gavin Degraw - Gavin Degraw
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Jeff Buckley - Grace

Education: Trying To Finish Up Degree In Music Performance, Focus In Classical & Jazz Trumpet

Favorite Food: P F Changs (Hot & Sour Soup, Honey Chicken, & Changs Fried Rice)

Favorite Store: Sam Ash in Raleigh, NC & Definitely The APPLE STORE

Favorite Song: I’ve Got a Few...
Bustin’ Loose - Chuck Brown
I’m Gonna Find Another You - John Mayer
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - John Mayer
The Captain & The Kid - Elton John
Return To Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins

Favorite Artist/Band: John Mayer

Favorite Book: Biography of Walt Disney

Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight

Favorite TV Show: 24, Criminal Minds, & The CSI’s (All 3)

Favorite Vacation Spot: Walt Disney World

Favorite Gig: Carnival Cruise To The Bahamas, & Mardi Gras (Mobile, Alabama)

Just once, I’d like to be asked: How Did It Feel To Win Your First Grammy?

The question that I get asked the most is: Aren't You That Guy From Coastline (They Mean Holiday)

What Makes Me Laugh? Kerri makes me laugh all the time! Shelly is so funny, and my brothers are quite hilarious...

What Makes Me Cry? I am a total cry baby... I cry in movies, tv-shows, and definately in life. I cry everyday... It makes me who I am.

Pre-show Ritual: Kiss my wife (or call her if she isn’t there), say a prayer, say “don’t suck”, and the little finger thing we do as a group!

Toughest Crowd: 2001

Monster Trucks or Ballet? Haha, probably Ballet to be honest...

Saddest Ending: November 11, 2008

Describe A Big Night Out: Shelly and I dig going up to Washington DC, or NYC, and checking out a Jazz Club, and checking out the bands. Typically featuring a delicious dinner at P F Changs, and if we are up for desert, grab something at Coldstone or Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory!