Carl was nominated for "Top Male Acoustic" at the 2010 & 2012 Asbury Music Awards and played at their Awards ceremony at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park. He was born in Sleepy Hollow, NY, and played in local bands from the age of 13 until he moved to NYC's East village 10 years later. He stayed put for about a decade, performing regularly in and around the city, relocated to Asbury Park, NJ in 2001, and has been part of the Jersey Shore music community ever since. He performs in and around Asbury Park on a regular basis, and is recording his debut full-length CD, "Prayer to the Black Madonna". This is the second single! "Cremcaffe. Second Avenue near Third Street, East Village. Acoustic music lovers are under table umbrellas applauding Carl Chesna. Suddenly some dude falls from the sky, crashing through an umbrella. Seems he'd been chilling out on a rusty fire escape overhead and it gave way. Only in New York kids, only in New York". Cindy Adams - The New York Post, 1995