Chon Live 2008

One of Chon's first live shows!
Age's
Mario 16
Erick 18
Nathan 11
Bassist Unkown

[@organicmilk5]

"We didn't have a drummer so we taught my brother to play" amazing

[@dannyphehe]

Nathan was 11? I was still shitting my pants at 11.

[@blueskythinking4745]

dpsrbi well that's not normal..

[@DankDynamite]

😂😂

[@giuartista2911]

@@blueskythinking4745 that was normal to me bro 😃

[@rafaelalmeida4043]

😂

[@i8764theKevassitant]

Didn't realize he and I are the same age. I had just got my first guitar around this time.

[@fromthistexasbreath]

I bet every young band playing shows with them at that time felt like shit after seeing them shred

[@pedrotupatupac3809]

asighofrelief I would...

[@vulkandeathgrip5568]

asighofrelief yup that’s what happens when you actually have music lessons you do better than anyone else as a kid lol

[@sirmatthewbaum]

pretty sure chon taught themselves mostly through the internet

[@AndrewAbonce]

Eric and Mario took extensive lessons from a teacher that also made their iconic guitars.

[@nebularvoid4669]

Andrew Abonce They learned the basics from him, then went off on their own to learn.

[@RichardGarcia93]

CHON are a rare natural talent. Dudes were pro’s before they even knew it

[@SafelandingRecords]

5:55 Perfect Pillow on steroids. Holy cow

[@brandonvu5429]

It sounds a lot better at the tempo they're playing it at these days

[@natefusillo6578]

holy shit

[@robertboyette5169]

I have a new level of respect for these guys. Like jesus christ, Nathan was an infant!

[@robertboyette5169]

And omg the tempo on Perfect Pillow

[@MasterMeep]

+Robert Boyette dude i know, I'm surprised the rest of the band didn't freak out like DUDE QUIT RUSHING THE SONG haha, as a drummer, i know we sometimes rush stuff but holy crap.

[@Adrian.katzenstein]

cant believe they had already composed Elliptical illuminations in 08... mario and erik are just out of this freakin world

[@Zakuma101]

Adrian Katzenstein seriously, they must have been practicing everyday from such a young age.

[@TheMrWafflefries]

Zakuma101 Mario started at the age of 12 and Erik 10 i believe. Mario said he used to play guitar for about 12 hrs a day in h school lol.

[@Zakuma101]

Well that makes sense lol.

[@TheMrWafflefries]

Zakuma101 Such dedication :D

[@altezzaboi9845]

+TheMrWafflefries Actually, Erik said in an interview that he started playing at 14, which is just mind blowning

[@PeachyKeena_]

I know Nate was only 11 but that left crash is fucking killing me. Also that tempo on perfect pillow is insane I love it. This whole performance is great, especially considering how young they were.

[@Barncore]

How the fuck can you be that good on drums at 11 years old?. Prodigal stuff, all of them

[@johaneuceda]

practice dude lol and super supportive brothers

[@diegozuniga9873]

how the fuck can you be that good on guitars at 16?????its mind blowing , mario and erick comes fro other dimension, im pretty sure they're not humans...

[@drewmiller8784]

Diego Zuñiga mario's guitar teacher is fucking insane.

[@ton69]

we will melt the sun i dont know if this is true but i heard mario and erick are self taught.

[@drewmiller8784]

Saltysack erick might be but mario isn't. his custom guitars are done by his old teacher.

[@e_cl06]

This is so fresh to see. I'm quite sad that there isn't any new projects planned for Chon right now. But just looking at the band when they were young and full of energy, it's great.

[@9tailshadowwolf]

That's Esiah on bass, nathan and marios brother! after Drew left, they got him to join again! Weird how he was the original chon bassist and now hes back in the saddle. Just saw them live a few days ago, they were all fantastic

[@m0ntyisg0ne39]

@nobody if youre talking about drew, then he left because of artistic differences, if u mean esiah then i think i read somewhere that he didnt like their sound or something

[@oediful]

This should be illegal

[@higler.]

Dottor Tio Perelli yeah what ever happened to child labor laws? This is bullshit!! haha

[@Chillbrahurbad]

These tabs are my 1337 cheat codes that’s why im geeking fam guitars

[@fallofathens]

ah, i finally found the chon at church video from myspace

[@MathcoreIndex]

Still come back to this video every couple of years, they were ridiculously good even at that age

[@HenryByrneH]

The kid in the back at 2:42 is me throughout this entire video. Unreal.

[@mroomustdie]

HAHAHAHA

[@IWantaVacation]

Playing drums did Nathan's body good. Lost all that baby chub.

[@apexxx17]

this comment aged well.

[@trashbirdie]

LMAO

[@poppyharlow9377]

Bird Pigeon oh boi not anymore! He’s chubby chubs again

[@Bakudo79]

erick plays a lot of lead here.. I love it lmao they have their share of solos split in between them and it's nice. they can both shred

[@doublebass08]

The bassist is Esiah Camarena

[@AdrianDV]

Damn they played fast back then.. So much talent and hard work

[@sebastiancoe4708]

I'm 17 and in the past five years cannot compare at all to any of them. Chon is a truly gifted band. Also, I'm pretty sure the bassist is the eldest Camarena brother.

[@alexv0714]

I'm a good 95% sure that is Esiah, whom I can't find the age of online. I'll ask him cx

[@chrisito15]

Mario is the oldest and esi is the second oldest

[@novander]

Nah ericks the oldest lol

[@snougy8489]

@@novander Erick ain't their brother lol

[@HateKeys]

welp, time to practice

[@ejeruksperes]

omg nathan is so cute hahaha

[@Adrian.katzenstein]

didaswiwaw and erick looks so skinny! and his hair! :D

[@danielandhisguitar]

The music is great and all but we're missing the point that the drummer is 11 in this video. I wanna see kids of today or the future be this extraordinarily talented.

[@davef4214]

These guys, even st this age are like the 4 horsemen of whatever genre you can put them in. It's unbelievable how SKILLED all of them are at this age. Listen to the drumming!!!!

[@higler.]

We're not worthy!

[@Moderrnclassic]

I sincerely look up to Chon in terms of musicianship, virtuosity, and so many positive attributes and characteristics they possess. I found this video back 2-3 months ago and it has sincerely changed my life and the way I play music IN GENERAL. I aspire to get to their level and even beyond (in a health way of course). This is real music and the fact they were teenagers at the time of this video is so inspiring and beautiful.

[@nasilemakchai1053]

They alrdy tight af in 2008

[@richarddantz4256]

Perfect pillow!. That sing wasnt even on their first album it's on their second but they made it in 2008. Baller!

[@KissGamer]

this is inexplicable ! such talent on this guys since aways, mindblowing. nathan a little guy killing in the drums in that time and now a days even more. I will always be grateful to Chon for their awesome music and for all the inspiration they cause me.

[@novander]

The talent in not just technicality but the composition too is fucking mind boggling at this age wtf

[@igot7problemsbutyougotnojams]

Damn they really played The Perfect Pillow 2x faster

[@judsonkolk]

The bassist is definetely a Camarena relative, he looks just like Nathan does now! And he just looks like Mario and Nate in general

[@mcamarena]

+Judson Kolk yup he's our brother

[@WbadasAllDay]

+Mario Camarena I love you man

[@Kkrider84]

+Mario Camarena What happened to him in regard to the band?

[@caseycook9477]

His name's Esiah, he's the touring bassist for the Robot w Human Hair vs. Chonzilla tour too

[@vladmihalca6402]

@@mcamarena hahah

[@DanyulYT]

Wow, Erick played a Les Paul back in the day, huh? I never really associated an LP as a shred guitar, but boy did he make it one!

[@higler.]

MrMaganeese Him and Buckethead haha

[@Glass_Caskets]

dude, what? plenty of people shred on Les Paul's

[@BuLLeT2431]

+MrMaganeese I MEAN FREAKING SLASH SHREDS A LES PAUL

[@DanyulYT]

BuLLeT2431 I probably should have articulated myself a bit better here, I essentially meant that I didn't associate an LP with Prog Metal/Math rock stuff that they do (other than TFOT)

[@poppyharlow9377]

BuLLeT2431 slash’s shred is kinda different. Erick’s is across the neck. A sticky neck wouldn’t help him. That’s why fast necks coated with satin were created. I had to buy one of those to actually master shreds and sweeps.

[@silverriffs]

It's incredible that Mario had only been playing guitar for 2-3 years at this point

[@DankDynamite]

This is recorded on a phone and still kicks ass

[@anusrepairman]

Weird how you hear eric and mario mess up more now than back then. I swear they arent human.

[@perchperkinshere4476]

Erick literally looks like Thomas erak with that hair lmao

[@mculkin]

Rip Chon

[@rutllan1722]

The bassist is Essiah Camarena 😃 Mario and Nathan’s brother. Amaaazing bass player! Best band in the world in my opinion ❤️

[@RichardGarcia93]

Agreed brother!

[@rutllan1722]

Richard Garcia 😉👌

[@sunsetsandsongs]

this ep is the best of CHON forever always

[@Th3Gumbo]

sound guy is like woah we gotta badass over here on the drums

[@user-wm8cc5ym7y]

And that was the actual original solo of perfect pillow

[@sambaker1457]

I love everything about this video

[@bijikedelai]

earlier version of perfect pillow is rad! \m/

[@higler.]

fucdekids yeah what was the awesome outro? Siiiick

[@fromthistexasbreath]

Saw this on IG a few mins ago. Thanks for posting it up!

[@TheWeavs1999]

i wish my brother could be in my,band

[@6idangle]

What impresses me more than how young they are is how quickly he got that good, Mario and I are a year apart from what I gather I am fairly certain he was born in 93 I was born in 92 and started playing around the same time, when I compare myself in 2008 just two years into playing guitar it isn't even remotely close, and I was well above average. I should have fucking taken lessons, even still I would be nowhere near CHON talent, I can almost play Temporarily Destabilized but the last solos are fucking madness and its been ten years. How the fuck did he learn what I learned in 10 years in 2 years at age 15 or 16? They honestly must have not done their homework, not gone anywhere, not talked to anyone but just practiced for 2 years?

[@Nimsh-]

I feel you man, I've been playing for almost 10 years now, but with no where near the dedication that these guys have and it shows. However these guys honestly inspired me to start taking it more seriously and now it feels like I'm getting better everyday. It's never too late to start!

[@6idangle]

Funny thing is the same thing with me, I have really been putting my head down and getting the hours of practice in. Got Splash under my belt feel like I am progressing quite a bit. Hope its going well for you too.

[@dilbophagginz]

@@6idangle It's the power of 12 hours of practice a day.... I lack the attention span to become this good

[@HieronymousLex]

You weren’t practicing enough

[@Cooliefuse28]

I love the improvised solo in The Perfect Pillow.

[@ismaelgonzalez2047]

9:01 sick intro

[@Chillbrahurbad]

10 years later here i am commenting on my own shit it's that yung arab munny mario god dam can he sing

[@chuquiii]

MINDBLOWING!!!!!

[@Mokooko7963578]

These guys are the definition of prodigy

[@FelDivan]

Bros made perfect pillow at age 16

[@arithepharaoh6641]

hearing this early version of perfect pillow, has me glad that they slowed it down a bit.

[@TheOtherSun]

Lol Mario shredding on guitar at like 14

[@Moderrnclassic]

10:42 that feedback noise from the guitar made that part of “Across The Spectrum” so much cooler and fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@vincentvaldez422]

Every time I watch this video I smile

[@d4rkblu386]

Can't believe how incredible they were back then. They were better players than 99.99 percent of us mere mortals will ever be. Mario is amazing, but Erick stands out at this age, the dude was already essentially flawless. Listen to mountains of creation. Fucking flawless

[@DatHombre]

Totally agree! Also crazy how INSANELY well their playing styles have always connected with each other, like as if they're just two sides of a single musical brain lol. Like finding another prodigy of a player would already be awesome, but for their styles to ALSO match up soo perfectly despite being pretty niche is even more insane. And just cuz you're a recent comment I'ma say that you should seriously checkout the band "Breeze!" (their EP is called Paradise with a black n white image of a person- just adding all that cuz they're super tiny so you might have to scroll a little bit through Spotify to find them) cuz I super randomly checked some dude's instagram profile since he commented on a guitar-centric video, so I watched his first vid n it was a little Chon cover, then I saw that^ (his) band was linked on his page n so decided to just check it out and I swear I think it's the best Chon-like band I think I've heard, clearly taking directtt inspiration from them. They even have a little Chon reference in one of their songs (I posted the band on the Chon subreddit and the guy somehow saw it n responded to me confirming that it was intentional lol), you should listen to it n see if you know what I'm referring to! I think my favorite songs were 1 n 3, but they were all super good. The only sucky part is that the production isn't too great, but the playing itself is for sure. Seriouslyyy you gotta check it out n let me know if you liked it dude!

[@vladmihalca6402]

They actually used gain..

[@mathrockmaniac7643]

And at this moment legends were born.

[@anthonymichael5846]

Lots of courage for posting this. Even with the small hiatus they were still advanced with their music by the time they started getting recognition.

[@raineatsfood]

the "woo" part in perfect pillow is hilariously fast haha

[@yunggaucho3534]

Eriks style hahah changed a lot lol

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

these guys were shredding back then even. That's so cool

[@Josuedp.]

legends man.

[@The0fail0wears0prada]

This bassist is the bassist that is playing with them right now after Drew!

[@jakefacine]

Hey man I was stoked on tfot back then too haha

[@Chillbrahurbad]

not like me man i dealt white to wacko jacko in Japan after listening to this their doppleganger EP

[@Chillbrahurbad]

don't i look like i got kicked out of sonic and lost all my rings

[@pengyipeng1661]

That's such a precious video!

[@facundoleonel487]

Thanks a lot for this! Look the drummer is insane !!

[@alecdavis2401]

I'm wondering as to what their gear situation was like back then. Seeing Erick ripping along on what appears to be an Epiphone Les Paul just goes to show that you don't need top notch gear to be an awesome player. I love CHON

[@alecdavis2401]

Even with the very obvious Mesa Boogie Head and 4x12 in the background

[@blueskythinking4745]

Alec Davis Marios guitar is a Mick Thompson (guitarist for slipknot) signature I'm pretty sure.

[@alecdavis2401]

No.

[@pizzaface4079]

I saw them play a couple times at house shows and a club called the jumping turtle around this time.

[@sekijou3622]

Nates chops were crazy for his age

[@novander]

Since when was Cliff Burton in Chon lmao

[@juansalvo6706]

I'm in love with this kids

[@justinf.2417]

6:51 what the hell that riff is already hard enough at normal speed but the speed they play it at here is impossible

[@bigtrodasmallloda2208]

the guy standing beside Nathan is looking at everyone else like "are you seeing this kid??? amazing!!"

[@xanderfilms8820]

Bruh I was three when this video was recorded, but if my parents took me to see them I would probably still remember it 😂

[@ClayWilliams]

This is GOLD!

[@kaustubhgr5187]

I'm speechless

[@kemboja9630]

this is history

[@WbadasAllDay]

Perfect pillow is more.. faster ? .-:

[@dallasgnaw4555]

This was played at a higher tempo

[@WbadasAllDay]

Yes.. but im impressed

[@JustusVidyo]

eventhough its faster? ;)

[@dannyphehe]

Mario kinda looks the same now haha.

[@nen.user.3764]

Holy shit guys ! Fuckin Nate’s a wee lad ! Jammin tf out . Force of nature these guys

[@mjgato153]

bassist is essiah camareno

[@revinenriquez2763]

is that Esiah playing bass?

[@jensaint123]

Yep.

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

How did they get so talented at writing music a young age? Do they even know how to read music? SOMEONE TELL ME NOW

[@proberush]

+Harrison Crutcher mario says they read tabs and watched youtube videos

[@josueacevedo7681]

5:48 that song was just waiting for nathan to grow. Im pretty sure Erick knew that .Perfect Pillow

[@ziondia4607]

chon

[@juanesteban1544]

Fucking awesome!!!

[@_nuclearnoodle_5757]

4:45 rip

[@koreyfyep]

He has the same kit as I used to have!

[@DomZone123]

Nathan look so cute here!

[@AbeCastDrums]

Nathan is seriously a child prodigy. I'm not even going to lie, I'm jealous.

[@jeremiahfernandez9161]

lucky talented bastards

[@jeremiahfernandez9161]

well luck certainly played its part here

[@moki2093]

@Ray Martinez mario started playing at age 12. He played drums when he was 10.

[@virtualtrixter]

Holy fuck Nathan was 11?!

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Wow Mario is as young in this show as I am when writing the comment

[@Littleraza]

The bassist is the oldest brother of Mario's family

[@moki2093]

Pretty sure Mario said that Esiah was his little brother.

[@as_v8]

Bassist is Isai Camarena

[@Titomerchan_]

I think that's Esiah Camarena on the bass

[@hermestolaba3491]

eran unos niños :3