CHON

CHON Bio

CHON is an American progressive rock band from Oceanside, California. The band formed in 2008 in San Diego, California. The band members consist of Mario Camarena on guitar, Erick Hansel on guitar, Nathan Camarena on drums, and Esiah Camarena on bass. It was only until 2011 where they released two singles, ‘O.G.’ and ‘Breathe’ only releasing their debut EP in 2013 titled ‘Newborn Sun’ followed by another EP ‘Woohoo!’ in 2014. In the same year as ‘Woohoo!’Chon was signed to Sumerian Records who aided them in the release of their debut album, ‘Grow’ in 2015. ‘Grow’ established CHON’s mathy rock and trip-hop sound and landed at number 66 on the Billboard 200. CHON’s second album, ‘Homey’ was released in 2017, with a new sound introducing R&B influences into CHON’s electronic rock sound. Their biggest hit off the album, ‘Nayhoo’ features R&B artist Masego with 10 million hits on Spotify.