EducatedGuess
biography
Realised I'd forgotten to write a profile. So, um, well.... I'm 19 and I live in New Zealand. I've played piano since i was just a wee thing. Started playing guitar when I was 12. Didn't take lessons, just used my musical knowlege and dove straight into song writing. When I was 14 my family and I took a year trip round Europe. We were based on a on a barge on a french canal for about 3 months, so I used to take off on my bike into the vinyards with my guitar on my back. This is where I discovered lots of little tricks and my own songwriting technique. After that it was all uphill really. I dumped my crappy old Fender when my parents bought me an Ovation for my 16th (the exact same model John Lennon used 
haha) Then I eventually dumped that when my parents recently (and stressed that it would be the last time) bought me the most beautiful guitar I've ever played. It's a really really nice Taylor. All of my recordings on the site at the moment are with my Ovation however.
I don't own or play an electric. I guess that will be my next step.
My biggest influence in the world is Ani Difranco.
I really love this site. It's a great home-base for musicians.
haha) Then I eventually dumped that when my parents recently (and stressed that it would be the last time) bought me the most beautiful guitar I've ever played. It's a really really nice Taylor. All of my recordings on the site at the moment are with my Ovation however.I don't own or play an electric. I guess that will be my next step.
My biggest influence in the world is Ani Difranco.
I really love this site. It's a great home-base for musicians.
BLOG POSTS
7
Funding!
Hey everyone! Sorry I've been so absent lately.
The reason? Well recently I received $20,000 funding to press a proper EP and then make an album. $2000 has been dedicated to the EP and the rest to the album.
So I've been hectically busy, I've had quite a lot of other stuff on too. But basically I'm recording this EP in a week. It's called '7'. Because it will have 7 tracks on it, there will be the song 'seven' on the proceeding album and because I was born in the 7th month of 1987. I'm recording 11 tracks because I can't for the life of me decide on which 7 tracks to record and have mastered. So I'm going to record 11 and then choose from there. All 11 tracks are totally new, seven piano ones and four guitar. They are all VERY different from one another. The recordings will features vocals, piano, guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, violin, cello and trombone.
It will be finished in a month and the first pressing will be of 500 cds. The packaging is going to be really cool if it works. Basically there's this process called "flocking". What it is is millions of fibers attached to something to it gives a velvety effect. Like the inside of jewelry boxes. It's going to be a jet black cardboard case (think the jack johnson albums) the a flocked black 7 on the front. So you won't really be able to see it till you hold it up to light or feel it.
I'm going to sell it for $20NZD which works out including postage at about $15USD or £8UK. And I'm going to sell it at gigs, CD stores in NZ and online.
So wish me luck guys! Thanks for everything!!! And I'll put up the songs that don't make it onto the EP on bandamp
- Chester
The reason? Well recently I received $20,000 funding to press a proper EP and then make an album. $2000 has been dedicated to the EP and the rest to the album.
So I've been hectically busy, I've had quite a lot of other stuff on too. But basically I'm recording this EP in a week. It's called '7'. Because it will have 7 tracks on it, there will be the song 'seven' on the proceeding album and because I was born in the 7th month of 1987. I'm recording 11 tracks because I can't for the life of me decide on which 7 tracks to record and have mastered. So I'm going to record 11 and then choose from there. All 11 tracks are totally new, seven piano ones and four guitar. They are all VERY different from one another. The recordings will features vocals, piano, guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, violin, cello and trombone.
It will be finished in a month and the first pressing will be of 500 cds. The packaging is going to be really cool if it works. Basically there's this process called "flocking". What it is is millions of fibers attached to something to it gives a velvety effect. Like the inside of jewelry boxes. It's going to be a jet black cardboard case (think the jack johnson albums) the a flocked black 7 on the front. So you won't really be able to see it till you hold it up to light or feel it.
I'm going to sell it for $20NZD which works out including postage at about $15USD or £8UK. And I'm going to sell it at gigs, CD stores in NZ and online.
So wish me luck guys! Thanks for everything!!! And I'll put up the songs that don't make it onto the EP on bandamp
- Chester
7
LONDON/NEW YORK/CANADA
Hey hey!!!
How's it goin' ya'll? I'm just about to embark on a bit of a world trip, do some work, meet people, go to lots of gigs etc. I'm leaving for london in 3 weeks and I'm there for about 5 months, then I'm onto New York for a month or so, and then Canada for a wee while.
Do any of you bandampfamily members live in these places? Because it'd be awesome to catch up. Being stranded out in NZ has made it virtually impossible to meet any of you guys and come to the gatherings before now.
So yeah, drop me a line if you are?
- Chester
How's it goin' ya'll? I'm just about to embark on a bit of a world trip, do some work, meet people, go to lots of gigs etc. I'm leaving for london in 3 weeks and I'm there for about 5 months, then I'm onto New York for a month or so, and then Canada for a wee while.
Do any of you bandampfamily members live in these places? Because it'd be awesome to catch up. Being stranded out in NZ has made it virtually impossible to meet any of you guys and come to the gatherings before now.
So yeah, drop me a line if you are?
- Chester
8
Barriers (A Gun)
Ok well I put Cardigan Sweater up which is the first track off my EP so I thought I'd put this one up too, which is the last - the 7th track and pretty much the antithesis.
- Chester
- Chester
14
Bamboo
Hey here's a new track. I played it live the other night so I thought it'd put it up here. It's pretty rough. But it'd be good to see what y'all think.
- Chester
- Chester
8
Cardigan Sweater
Here's something a little different... also off the ep. Which, by the way, if you want to buy... www.chestertravis.com. It gets sent out to you and stuff. It has a really nice case
- Chester
- Chester
7
Avalanche
Hey!
Just thought I'd put up maybe one or two tracks off my new EP. This is a piano with Trombone and Viola. What more can I say... Have a listen... It'd be great to hear what you think.
- Chester
Just thought I'd put up maybe one or two tracks off my new EP. This is a piano with Trombone and Viola. What more can I say... Have a listen... It'd be great to hear what you think.
- Chester
