Rewind
I’m 12 years old playing guitar and singing in a rock band called Bacon & Eggs. My style at the time was crazy (knee high converse and fingerless gloves crazy) and as fun as I could make it. But as I went to pick out a guitar strap that would match my zany artistry, there were none to be found! The only affordable guitar straps offered were flames and skulls or if you were a girl the friendly salesman would offer you the token pink fur covered strap-no thanks.
Pause
The guitar strap option problem needed a solution, and that is what inspired BiG CHiCK Energy. I’ve been designing and conceptualizing guitar strap designs shaped like hotdogs and converse shoes since my middle school art class. Along the way, I was lucky to meet Wacky Wacko designer and fellow Kansas City native, Peggy Noland who helped to bring my designs to life.
Fast Forward
When I left for college at Belmont University in Nashville my family helped me pack up two minivans and one Mini Cooper full of stuff. Yikes! After moving my life multiple times, I had the BiG take away: Keep it simple, stupid.
One of the hardest things to pair down were my guitar straps. That’s when the light bulb went off: One guitar strap, many designs. And here we are! Backed by my BiG Italian family (namely my partner in crime mother) BiG CHiCK Energy is about keeping it simple without sacrificing style, creativity and fun!
BiG CHiCK Energy is for all those strings players out there that believe in supporting artists of all colors, creeds and genders. Equality amongst creatives. Let's lift each other up and share the positive Energy.