San Francisco · Electric street rock

Playing the streets until I get a record deal.

One Les Paul. One city. One ridiculous dream. I’m taking rock & roll out of the bedroom and into the real world—one sidewalk, one LIVE, and one new believer at a time.

30+years
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01 / The story

What happens when somebody actually chases the dream everyone else keeps postponing?

My name is Chance. I started playing guitar at seven, spent decades writing songs, and finally got tired of waiting for the “right time.” So I packed a Les Paul, an amp, a looper, and a generator into my GMC—and started hauling the whole damn thing into San Francisco.

This isn’t a polished success story told afterward. You’re catching it while it’s happening: busted strings, surprise crowds, hard days, great nights, originals, covers, and the slow climb from anonymous sidewalk guitarist to whatever comes next.

“The record deal is the destination. The real story is finding out who I become by refusing to quit.”
Chance playing his Les Paul in front of the Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate · San Francisco The dream left the bedroom.
02 / The journey

The city is the stage.

Every stop becomes a new chapter—and every person who follows becomes part of the story.

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Golden Gate

Big songs. Bigger backdrop.

Turning one of the world’s most iconic views into a rock-and-roll stage.

03

Haight Street

The wildest day yet.

Counterculture history, passing strangers, and the best street-performance day of the run so far.

Current chapter

I’m in the running for Your Next Music Star.

The chase just got real. Follow now so you’re there when the next competition step—and the official way to support me—drops.

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03 / Come along

Watch it happen in real time.

Shorts, Reels, street performances, behind-the-scenes chaos, and LIVEs from all over the Bay.

Founding Member black T-shirt, hoodie, and die-cut sticker featuring Chance the Guitar Guy artwork
04 / First merch drop

Before the record deal

Founding Member.

The people who believed while the stage was still a sidewalk deserve something nobody joining later can claim. The first Chance the Guitar Guy drop is being built now.

Black teeBlack hoodieDie-cut sticker

One huge front graphic. Loud, clean, unmistakable.

Store opening soon

Real checkout buttons will appear here when the Founding Member shop opens.

05 / Support the chase

Keep the chase moving.

Gas. Parking. Strings. Batteries. Getting the rig to the next San Francisco sidewalk. If you believe in the journey, you can help fund the next performance.

No pressure—following, sharing, and showing up matters too.
06 / Booking

Want live guitar at your place?

Available for Bay Area restaurants, bars, events, pop-ups, and collaborations. Electric rock, blues, funk, looping, and an audience that gets to follow the night online.

Message Chance to book

This story is being written right now.

Does this motherfucker actually get signed?

Guess we’re gonna find out.

Follow from the beginning