Album Notes

Abe Chang is a "retransplanted" New Yorker. This young Chinese-American poet/musician was born and raised in Queens, NY and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He spent his college years in Boston and abroad. In 1998, after Abe received an Academy of American Poets Prize, he returned to New York and attended the MFA program in Creative Writing at NYU. During the course of the program Chang worked with several award-winning poets including Galway Kinnell, Sharon Olds, Donald Hall and Abe's mentor, Philip Levine.

Abe's music is an eclectic blend of his poetic verse set to a vibrant mix of hard rock, folk, indie, and pop-punk. Each song tells a story--often of redemption and heartbreak. Abe's material not only touches on the emotional tides of the human condition, but he also writes songs that are infused with humor, wit, and the joy of a fast beating heart.

Armed with an acoustic six string and a smart mouth, Abe's live shows are infamous for unique covers, "themes," and true-life tales of the inspiration behind the music. Never one to just sit and strum, Abe fiercely attacks each song as if it was his last....and cracks jokes inbetween.

Abe Chang has recorded one independently released album entitled "just in case i lose you," an EP named "lucky insouciance: 7 live & acoustic," and has just released his next full length LP, "lo-fi is chic." He perpetually plays live solo shows in NYC and along the East Coast.

For more information: www.abechangrocks.com