This is a thread for JC Chasez's solo stuff

I like "Blowin' Me Up With Her Love". It's more Britney than Britney. He's a handsome man.

Agree re. Dirt McGirt.

Ha! You know, you're right. It was clearly designed for me!

some girls take my money
some girls take my clothes
some girls get the shirt off my back
and leave me with a lethal dose

French girls they want cartier
Italian girls want cars
American girls want everything in the world
you can possibly imagine

English girls they're so prissy
I can't stand them on the telephone
sometimes I take the receiver off the hook
I don't want them to ever call at all

white girls they're pretty funny
sometimes they drive me mad
black girls just wanna get fucked all night
I just don't have that much jam

(Dan and Ned OTM as ever on this subject)

I have a feeling the last stanza might not fly.
-- Ned Raggett (ne...), January 7th, 2004. (later) (link)

Especially with Benzino

I think "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" is at least as poptastic as "Like I Love You", if not more (although I will not subscribe to the full-on Justin-hate).

The singles I've heard have been really forgetable (literally, I've seen the videos a few times each and can't remember the music to either), and holy fucking shit that man was a vacuum of charisma. Why he is in show-biz at all is way beyond me.

Hey you punk, you saying I wouldn't like it either? ;-)

i'm quite excited about this record now.

Name:  Joshua"JC" Scott Chasez
Date of Birth: August 8, 1976
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Home: Orlando, Florida
Family: Mom, Karen; Dad, Roy;Sister,Heather20;Brother, Tyler17
Favorite Food:Chinese
Car: Jeep

Star Sign: Leo
Best Mates: Saggitarius, Libra, Aries, Gemini
Favorite Films:All the Star Wars and Idiana Jones Movies
Favorite Color:Blue
Favorite Music: Brian Mcknight, Seal, Sting
Collector's Items:Hard Rock Cafe menus
Favorite *Nsync Song:"It changes everyday"
Credits:Sang and Danced on The Mickey Mouse Club (MMC)

Other Info on JC:

JC was raised in Bowie, Maryland.

JC was picked out of 70,000 people to be on the MMC.

JC was on the MMC for 4 years and it was cancelled when he turned 18.

JC had his first kiss when he was 11.

JC wears a necklace with his Starsign Leo on it.

When *Nsync got there tatoos in Canada, JC didn't get one because he is afraid of needles

When JC was younger, he street danced with a teen group in a national competition.

If JC could have a one on one interview, he would pick Jesus Christ.

If JC could have 1 superpower, he would want to be invisible or telepathic.

http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v35/manuec12jsc08/innoncent02.jpg

Some new pictures (no clue what they are for):

http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/0803/juliet233/pretttty2.jpg
http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/0803/juliet233/pretttty1.jpg

The Fresh Prince?

Why JC Chasez is doing things differently than Justin. And how the artist formerly known as JC from 'N Sync went about serving up a CD that'll have you seeing Purple by Tom Sinclair

Sexual energy, it has been said, is a key ingredient in the creative process. On this chill December evening in New York City, 'N Sync's JC Chasez seems hell-bent on convincing the crowd at Irving Plaza that he's as horny as he is talented. Or is it the other way around?

''All day long I dream about sex!'' he sings repeatedly, hammering home his message with single-minded intensity as six female dancers, built like high-end strippers and done up like dominatrices, bump and grind around his madly gyrating figure in a performance that's just a pelvis pump shy of an R rating. ''Y'all are makin' me feel like a stud tonight,'' a grinning Chasez pants. As if to underline the point, the singer and his band launch into a bludgeoning hard-rock take on Prince's ''Let's Go Crazy.''

One suspects it's not a totally random cover. With his bandmate Justin Timberlake being hailed as the Michael Jackson of the new millennium, Chasez (pronounced sha-ZAY, as in par-TAY) seems to be positioning himself as this era's answer to Prince, the '80s' most erotically minded pop genius and Jacko's erstwhile rival. After all, Chasez's eclectic first solo CD, ''Schizophrenic'' (due Jan. 27), showcases an unexpectedly risky -- and risqué -- musical adventurousness that Prince would likely admire. And ''Schizophrenic'''s first single, ''Some Girls (Dance With Women),'' is just the type of ''hey, wouldn't a threesome be a gas?'' meditation that used to be the Purple One's specialty.

The afternoon prior to the show, Chasez is getting his hair ironed straight for a photo shoot and talking about his new incarnation. Sure, he admits, in the wake of Timberlake's breakout success it seemed all but inevitable that Chasez -- 'N Sync's other hottie, according to sources -- would bust a solo move. Yet by Chasez's account, the decision came about almost by accident. '''N Sync was on hold, and I was on vacation,'' he says. ''I just wanted to get back to a normal life, going grocery shopping and being with my family and friends.'' Chasez, 23, was thus ''chillin''' at home in L.A. last year when he got a call from Atlanta-based producer Dallas Austin, inviting him to ''hang out in his studio and goof off and have some fun,'' maybe even record a song if the mood was right. The result was the propulsive ''Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love),'' which wound up on the soundtrack to the movie ''Drumline'' and became a modest hit. That, says Chasez, started the creative wheels turning. ''After that experience with Dallas, I was like, 'I don't have a problem making a record if I'm doing it on my terms.'''

Intriguingly, the singer chose to forgo big-gun producers such as Timbaland and the Neptunes -- who worked on Timberlake's ''Justified'' -- in favor of left-field critics' darlings like dance-music whiz BT and Prince-inspired electronica duo Basement Jaxx. Chasez struck up an unlikely friendship with the latter group when he dropped in on one of their London recording sessions last year and wound up singing on ''Plug It In,'' a highlight of the band's current CD, ''Kish Kash.'' ''I didn't know much about 'N Sync when I met JC, so I didn't have any prejudices,'' says Simon Ratcliffe of the Jaxx. ''But the boundaries between what's cool and what's not cool have kind of blurred, haven't they? And the fact is, he is a terrific, soulful singer who understands groove and funk. He's able to bring that X factor to music.''

Chasez says he intentionally cast a wide stylistic net with ''Schizophrenic,'' which includes dance-floor jams, new-wave homages, gooey ballads, and cheese-whiz rockers. ''I wasn't going for any sound except what inspired me that day,'' he says. ''I go into my CD collection every morning when I wake up, and one day I'll choose an acid-jazz CD, the next day it'll be Busta Rhymes, and then Led Zeppelin. I'm submerged in every kind of musical culture. It depends which side of the bed I wake up on.''

Following his muse rather than the Timberlake template is a surprising (and commercially perilous) move, but it's one Chasez feels is, well, justified. ''All the cats that worked on my record were friends,'' he says. ''I didn't want to rely on a producer's name to catapult me into the spotlight. J[ustin]'s my best friend, and he's doing what works for him. And the record company understands that it's stupid to have two of the same thing. They're not interested in making carbon copies.''

But don't throw away your 'N Sync Fan Club card yet. Chasez points out that the band intends to record again, probably late this spring. ''My plan is to give everything I've got to promoting ['Schizophrenic'], and when it's had its run I'll go back and work on the next 'N Sync album,'' he says. ''Right now, I've just gotta go out there and do what I do to the best of my ability.'' Okay, stud. We'll B rooting 4 U.

Shit, Tim, the live performance of 'All Day Long' on Wade Robson has some of the best dancing I've seen all year (one of the best videos of the year so far too).

How's 'Build My World' doing in the US?

JC is obviously going to be critically reevaluated. By the end of the year, Schizophrenic'll probably be all over top 10s and they'll be clamouring for his next record and wishing the NSYNC reunion never happens(/ned?).

I half-expected his ballads to grow on me - Xtina's did, and Justin's as well - but no, the ballads on Schizophrenic just need to die.

It was hampered a little bit at first because it was just kind of thrown out there as an alternative for all those stations that wouldn't/couldn't/felt they shouldn't play ADIDAS. But now it's starting to climb up the airplay charts.

I'm still pissed that we don't get to see the ADIDAS video on US TV, though. Like a little salad tossing and goat milking are going to corrupt our youth.

Watch it at the Gap website

The Stengaard one's nice though, probably worth picking the single up for.

and another thing.. there's a coupla songs on the album which sound very george michael, those are my least favourites. and on a final note, i really think JC should cut his hair short.

http://www.jc-source.net/gallery/extra-nov-04/images/06.jpg

However, his best song currently remains 'Shake It'. Can we (hopefully) talk about what unadulterated genius it is?

http://www.jc-source.net/gallery/insider-nov-04/images/02.jpg

I actually feel JC is better at the breathless, panting funk of "Shake It" and "100 Ways" than at the smooth electro-lothario of "Come To Me" - he's very, very good at going over the top with his lecherous vocal mannerisms.

I especially like the bit in this song where it goes off into "la la la la la la la" bonkersness.

1. The quick kickoff.
2. The backing vocals in the verses - "Hypno-tise mee", "Low-oh-oh-oh-oh" - and the choruses.
3. The technically unstunning but totally fitting dancehall breakdown.
4. The lyrics. "Do you know my na-ame!"
5. The beat - it wobbles but it don't fall down.
6. The post-chorus instrumental part. Absolutely bonkers.
7. The "la la la la la la la" bonkersness.
8. His'n'hers Camille voices.
9. It's the ultimate balance of popcraft and production savvy Kish Kash almost perfected and is therefore its ultimate embodiment.
10. It's the male 'Toxic' (or the 'Rock Your Body' of 2004) and it probably would've broken him everywhere.

ADLIDAS
Build My World
Shake It/100 Ways
Come To Me

'Some Girls' as the first was a bad move - it could never have struck the right match.

'Some Girls' is okay to me, but it's not my favorite. In fact, I prefer the Japanese import version of Schizophrenic, which has 'Right There (Your Body)' instead of the rap edit of 'Some Girls' on it as the bonus track.

If JC Chasez's first solo album left you feeling a bit confused (hey, man, it was called Schizophrenic), you weren't alone. But the 'NSYNC frontman is planning to tighten the ropes a bit for his sophomore

"This one is going to be a little more pop-alternative," Chasez said recently. "The last one had a pretty broad spectrum, so this time I'm gonna give people more of a journey in the same direction."

The singer has been holed up in a recording studio for a good part of the year recording the follow-up to his 2004 debut, which spawned the singles "Some Girls (Dance With Women)," "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" and the heart-tugging ballad "Build My World."

While Chasez has yet to determine which tracks will make the final cut, he says this is a project he is "really proud of."

"There's one song I wrote called 'Satellite' that's very metaphorical," he said. "It's about two people being out of reach, just orbiting each other."

The 29-year-old has been working with an assorted group of beatmakers from coast to coast to produce the project. So far, Chasez has hit the studio with Jimmy Harry (Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears) in Los Angeles, David Maurice (U2, Madonna) in New York and Timbaland (Missy Elliott, Brandy) in Miami, where the odd couple laid down the uptempo track "Fire."

"I really respect Timbaland's opinion and his take on music," the singer said. "He's a very talented guy and real quiet — at least until you get into the recording studio with him!"

Chasez has yet to title the LP. "I have a couple ideas kicking around in my head, but I'm not sure," he said. "Once I'm done writing, then I'll decide."

You can expect the first single to drop by the end of this year, Chasez said, with the full record out by early 2006.

And despite claims by bandmate Lance Bass that more 'NSYNC music is on the way (see "Will 'NSYNC Go All Backstreet Boys On Us? Lance Says Yes, Joey's Less Sure"), Chasez says the group has no plans to record at the moment. 'NSYNC's only collaboration will be to continue their annual charity event, Challenge for the Children, to raise money for a variety of causes.

I like the implication that he then becomes untalented but loud.

If you thought you had Frankie J pegged, think again. The charismatic R&B crooner is about to pitch a few curve balls.

"I've been working with a few different people," the Tijuana, Mexico-born singer said. "I'm actually on my way to Atlanta to do a song with JC Chasez for his new record. I know his manager through a mutual friend. He told me JC was working on some new stuff, so we met up for lunch one day to talk business and we just clicked."

The as-yet-untitled track will be penned by Frankie, Chasez and songwriter Sean Garrett (Aaliyah, Usher, Ricky Martin), and it will be produced by Timbaland, who has already laid down several tracks for Chasez's sophomore solo effort due out next year (see "JC Chasez Promises Next Solo Outing Will Be Less Schizophrenic").

"I've heard some of JC's stuff and it's very different," Frankie said. "He's not really following the sound of what's popular on radio today, which is good because he's not trying to be anyone else. He just wants to be JC. I'm not sure what to expect when I go in, but I know I'm looking forward to what comes out of it."

Frankie also recorded recently with another Timbaland protégé, Dirty South rapper Bubba Sparxxx, who is working on the follow-up to his 2003 LP, Deliverance. The track "Run Away" was produced by Basement Beats, the same crew that garnered hits for Nelly and his St. Lunatics.

"It was funny working with Bubba," Frankie recalled. "That guy is just crazy. The thing about him is that he doesn't write down his lyrics. It's all in his mind. It's a lot like what JC does in the studio, too. He just records it off the top of his head, so it was interesting to watch him flow."

Am I the only one geeked about the potential brillance here?
The supposed first single is produced by Dallas Austin, who he did Blowing Me Up with and I really want to hear the Har Mar Superstar stuff.

Has anyone heard the new single that's supposed to be out any minute now?

Lex, no-one's talking about it, but he's working with Xenomania for fuck sake, and it's a brilliant song (butt rap!) that should be a single. I've been trying to find out when it was written, because no-one's been able to tell whether it's leftover from Schizophrenic or if he has worked with them since, ie. potential for Xenomania production on the new album, but the only response so far is to bemoan the fact that a member of *Nsync is involving himself with pop music, so I haven't got far with that. Do any of you guys know how you could find that sort of information, because my next step involves contacting JC's people at MusicFreedom directly and I would rather not be that sort of fan, if it can be helped.

for years (2) i've seen you dudes boosting a track called 'a.d.i.d.a.s.' which i assumed was

a) not on the album
b) prod. basement jaxx

it took till TODAY to work it out.

god i'm thick.

It's good. Americanised present-pop Beatles, again indebted to Jordan Knight via channeling NKOTB's 'Tonight'. It is also the one Justin assisted on.

by 2006 we'll clearly be ready for my own la style/t99 revival.

-- strongo hulkington (dubplatestyl...), February 3rd, 2004.

SURELY IT IS TIME. (Or did it happen?)

Apparently Timbaland is lending a hand.

Chasez has described his new sound as IPM (Intelligent Pop Music).