We were sent this background information about Chase: As an early teen, he was a nationally ranked tennis player and fenced, but, by age 13, he'd taken that focus, passion and intense practice schedule to music ("I traded tennis strings for guitar strings," he jokes).

His hard work led to a scholarship at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music; touring by the age of 14; awards at the Peaks Jazz Festival in his native Utah; gigs at L.A.'s infamous Whisky; and performances with Frank Zappa saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock and David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick -- not bad for a high school kid.

Now, even as he works toward his degree in Popular Music from the USC Thornton School of Music, CHASE is embarking on yet another exciting new chapter, thanks to the winter 2012-2013 release of "1-2-3" and, in 2013, his follow-up EP, featuring "Satellite," a collaboration with hit producer/songwriter Brian Howes (Nickelback; Daughtry).