Essex Chanel

Multi-genre: Rock, Folk, Dance, Singer-Songwriter

BIO

Essex Chanel is an eclectic musical project based in Chicago, Illinois, led by multi-instrumentalist-composer-artist Travis Lee Wiggins. Combining varied influences from indie, rock, folk, alternative, dance/electronica, pop, the music changes from each release and live show as Wiggins intentionally tries to reinvent his music and make something new. Essex Chanel has released a huge catalog of music filled with a large range of musical influences. A thread that runs through most of Essex Chanel’s music is a concentration on the interplay of melodies. The live show of Essex Chanel varies from Wiggins performing solo, to a multitude of musicians cultivated from other Chicago groups.

MEMBERS:
Travis Lee Wiggins
LIVE BAND/STUDIO MEMBERS: Stephen Dranger, Mike Regan, Allison Trumbo, Aleksandra Lederer, Mike Rice, Micah Travisonno, Brian Koehler, Joseph Khalifah, Luke Krause, Angelina Lucero, Sara Ma

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

FORMED: 2005

DISCOGRAPHY:

ALBUMS:
• Love is Proximity (9.23.2009)
• Love is Proximity Sessions, Disk 3 (3.23.2010)
• Love is Proximity Sessions, Disk 2 (1.26.2010)

• Love is Proximity Sessions, Disk 1 (11.24.2009)

• Dancing at Weddings (1.18.2008)

• Cropcircles (4.8.2007)

• Biting the Hand that Feeds You (3.13.2007)

• 67 Car Commercials (9.17.2006)

• Travis Wiggins Gets Drunk (7.21-7.24.2006)

• One Last Hurrah Before I Die (5.9.2006)
• Siren (9.8.2005)

EPs:

• French With Me (2.14.2011)

• 67 Car Commericals BONUS (3.6.2007)

• Spur of the Moment (7.8.2006)

PROJECTS

• The Album is Dead (5.5.2007)

• January 2007 (1.1.2007-1.31.2007)

SONGS RELEASED: 250

www.essexchanel.com