When worlds collide it’s often a beautiful spectacle in the cosmos. The same holds true with Esh x Schief. Chris ‘Schief’ Schiefelbein hails from the Midwest state of Minnesota and Eshtemoh ‘Esh’ Morgan was born in the slums of Brooklyn, NY. These two amazingly talented guitarists made for the most unlikely pairing when they met through mutual friends at Stetson University. Schief a new member to the universities alumni and Esh descending from the GRAMMY Award winning Morgan Heritage family legacy thought it would be a fresh dynamic sound to bring both their acoustic guitars and smooth vocals together to form the duo they call Esh x Schief.

Having studied the great Simon and Garfunkel, among other great singer songwriters from the last 50 years, they knew instantly that their union could be something special. Coming from two completely different backgrounds didn’t stop these young men from finding common ground, which was to use their gifted talent to take them to the places of their dreams. Cool, fun exciting tales of college life with all its ups and downs would become their canvas as they create an intriguing sound to inspire a generation.

Esh grew up in a musical family but even with music embedded in his DNA he quickly learned that this didn’t guarantee success. After receiving only 2 guitar lessons, his father suggested he go on YouTube and search for lessons at the age of only 9 years old. He received a book with chords and scale he’d never heard of but he was determined to earn his right of passage and build upon his family’s legacy as he embarks on his own journey. Before earning a scholarship to the Berklee School of Music’s highly touted summer program, Esh began to double down on his daily YouTube lessons and coupled them with his Middle School and High School choir classes. This was enough for the administrators at Stetson University to award his 8 years of focus, hard work and dedication with a full Arts Scholarship to their nationally recognized School of Music.

Coming from humble beginnings in St Paul, Minnesota, Schief has experienced tremendous academic and performance success.Ata very young age he became a certified luthier and had the honor to travel across the 7 seas with the legendary multi GRAMMY Award winning artist formerly known as Prince. Schief was his personal guitar and bass technician during the “Twenty10”tour. During this time, he absorbed first-hand knowledge in music performance of the highest caliber. Feeling inspired by his time with the late great master of the arts, Schief returned to academia to begin his studies as a professional musician, composer, and music theorist. After winning numerous song-writing competitions and receiving multiple Collegiate Scholarships, his achievements brought him to Stetson University. He graduated top of his class, then went on to perform across Florida as well as the United States at premier venues and festivals gaining invaluable experience.

One day visiting his alma mater in Stetson University, Schief heard of an 18-year-old prodigy named Eshtemoh Morgan. Little did he know, that one day their paths would cross and give birth to the next dynamic duo set to blaze a trail of their own as they follow in the footsteps of the great singer songwriters that have inspired them both throughout the years. From the depths of John Mayer, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Ed Sheeran and countless others, these two enthusiastic captivating young men are poised to put a fresh spin on the singer songwriter experience.