Artist description Band is me (sHAKy) and my multitrack recorder.,I just get like-minded musicians to team up with me when a gig opportunity presents itself.I don't like to really have a "band", causeI'm a control freak. I have my ideas...only mine ...

Music Style Indie rock/pop

Musical Influences Jesus and Mary Chain, The Getup Kids, Promise Ring, Elvis Costello, The Clash

Similar Artists Elvis Costello meets jesus and mary chain with Operation Ivy and the clash in the background. Or actually that's a load of crap, i have no idea...

Artist History after Hopscotch (http://www.geocities.com/thetropics/Cabana/6786)broke up in 97 when I went to rehab, I then moved to Singaporemy birthplace, to work at form recording studios,a member of Avex Trax and the largest studio in S.E. Asia.But that sucked. I ended up recording other peoples'rip-off MTV overproduced pop and r&b crap, and so I quit, and freelance. Started this project 'round thenchococat is a band with only one true member. but Daniel Masih (guitars) and juan (drums) are my mostused gig-mates.

Group Members Jonathan Seaward(a.k.a. sHAKy) because of my previous addiction(s)most people in my old scene (Hawaii), didn't knowmy real name... just sHAKy, or Spiky jon, at best.

Instruments Guitar (59 Gretch, 55 Strat, and a guild), pawn shop children's keyboards (cool cheesy tones), drums or loops more often, Bass (fender jazz), the occasional household object. (pots and pans////??????)

Albums discatonce (2000, 5 song E.P.) Meeeeow (1999, 10 song experiment/demo) Both on CD and enhanced-CD (with PC goodies)

Press Reviews We (hopscotch) were in MMR (maximum rock and roll)and several indie 'zines.chococat is only featured once in a while in Poparazzi(formerly Juxtapose) Jeff Sanner's 'zine.

Additional Info I am engaged to Aanjanee (angie) who's name i just painfully tattooed across my arm (ahh but it feels good), she is a sri lankan, and I am Irish american/ with native american, so our kids will look cool.

Location Singapore, Woodlands - Singapore

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