Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Just nineteen-years-old, Chance Emerson has racked up a million Spotify spins, including nearly 100K for his catchy new single, “How Can I,” out now.

Singer-songwriter born in Taiwan, raised in Hong Kong, now a college student in Providence, RI making recordings beyond his years. Album out March 6th.

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Chance Emerson as photographed in Hong Kong by Manisha Shah

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“How Can I” by Chance Emerson



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About | “How Can I” by Chance Emerson

“I just gave my brother a camera and we went on a walk through Hong Kong,” says 19-year-old Providence, RI and Hong Kong-based singer songwriter, Chance Emerson. The resulting music video for Emerson’s new single “How Can I” is likely the first directed by an 11-year-old to premiere this year.

‘How Can I’ is probably the most ‘city’ song on the album,” Emerson says. “It’s a fast-paced, energetic piece with disparate influences I never expected to come together. It reminds me of rush hour on the escalator system.”

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“Annabelle” by Chance Emerson




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Chance Emerson chats with American Songwriter as part of its premiere coverage of his latest single “Annabelle”. Click here to check out the interview.

“When Chance Emerson sings ‘Everything will be alright in time’ at the close of his new single, ‘Annabelle,’ it’s easy to believe him. The Providence, Rhode Island-based singer-songwriter delivers the line with wisdom and assuredness that belie his age. It’s a nostalgic number that centers Emerson’s rich vocals as he sings about the pain and necessity of moving on from old friendships.” – American Songwriter

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Chance Emerson
The Raspberry Men
(S/R)
March 6th, 2020
  

Track Listing:

01. How Can I (STREAM | VIDEO)
02. A Different Dark
03. Annabelle (STREAM)
04. In My Way
05. Coming to Japan
06. Incredible
07. It Won’t Be Pretty
08. Never Been In Love
09. The Raspberry Men

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Chance Emerson | Live

03/06/2020: Providence, RI @ Dream Hau5 (Record Release Show, 1030PM, $8)

03/11/2020: Boston, MA @ The Middle East (Record Release Show, 730PM, $8) (TIX)

04/08/2020: Providence, RI @ AS220 (w/ Breachway, $7) (TIX)

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Chance Emerson | About

“My Mandarin is pretty bad at this point,” says 19-year-old songwriter, Chance Emerson.

Still just a teenager currently attending college in Rhode Island, Emerson’s rusty Mandarin is the result of being away from his homeland for nearly two thirds of his life now. Born in Taiwan to a Taiwanese mother and American father, Emerson moved to Hong Kong at seven-years-old.

“The concept of home has been very fluid for me,” he confesses. “Music has ended up being a huge part of how I ground myself in a place.”

The songs on Emerson’s upcoming debut album The Raspberry Men (March 6th) will ground you, too. They speak to the most relatable aspects of the human condition in a manner that is empathic and world-traveler wise. Even so, the humor, high-energy, and edge of a youthful artist with baked-in chops are ultimately uplifting.

In other words, Chance takes chances. In 2017, Emerson posted his self-produced EP, recorded in his high school music building’s attic, to his Facebook and Instagram.

“I thought maybe four people would listen to it, and I have an immediate family of five,” he jokes. But as things go with music that moves, a few more than four listened in. The word spread, local radio got on board, the EP ascended the iTunes charts, and over the past couple of years, songs from the “The Indigo Tapes” have racked up nearly a million Spotify plays.

“All of my friends shared it,” Emerson says, still seemingly surprised by the response. They’ll likely share the new collection, too, though being his own best critic, Emerson doesn’t let all of his tunes see the light of day. More songs were cut from The Raspberry Men than made it on to the final, nine-track album.

“I cut 11,” he says. “They didn’t say enough. They weren’t honest enough.” Emerson plays almost everything you hear on The Raspberry Men, mostly recorded in a wooden shed on his grandparent’s property in Maine.

“The songs maintain a lot of summer imagery because Maine is where I find my sense of place,” he says. “It’s humid, too hot, and smells like pine.”

Chance Emerson is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Chance Emerson | Links


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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact


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