Born Juan David Chacón (Caracas), his stage name “Onechot” is a Jamaican version of his nickname “Juancho”. He graduated in Social Communication from Universidad Central de Venezuela in 2003, with a thesis entitled Reggae and Rastafari: two ways of looking at the Caribbean (Reggae y Rastafari: Dos formas de entender el Caribe), written together with César Cortez Méndez, merited a special mention and was published in 2005 by Oscar Todtmann Editores. Already at 11 he was playing the guitar, and his general musical background began under the guidance of the great artist Maestro Gerry Weil. He founded and was the talent behind the bands Negus Nagast (1998) and Papashanty Saund System (2002). His musical production includes: Rastafari Fi Salvation and I and I Pro Jah by Negus Nagast; Ashanty Granpa by Papashanty Saund System, and his debut solo album, 1st Shot. As an independent musical producer, he collaborated in the album Libre Pero Preso of the group Guerrilla Seca. He is currently producing the first album of singer Valentino Thompson and also the first album of Jamaican artist Fire Tea. He has been present on the international stage in festivals and concerts, as a solo artist, guest artist and accompanied by his own groups.

Onechot is the only latin american artist, who has Adidas Original as sponsor; being the image for this known brand. He also lends his image to the hottest, venezuelan hip-hop clothing wares, POW, And recently he became elite member of the energetic drink CRUNK.

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