Currently riding a massive wave of views on YouTube for the single "Tonight, Tonight," the band Hot Chelle Rae is destined for star status, with eager fans around the world begging for more. As of September 2011,"Tonight, Tonight" has garnered more than 13 million views and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number seven. Announcing itself as a force to be reckoned with on its debut album, Lovesick Electric, and demonstrating the claim with the now platinum "Tonight, Tonight," Hot Chelle Rae offers bold, swaggering vocals, monster sing-along choruses, crunching rock guitar and a propulsive rhythm section that just won't quit. For on-the-go band member Nash Overstreet (lead guitar/vocals), KRK VXT4s monitors save the day with accurate, portable reference monitoring for projects in any acoustic environment or situation.

"Being on the road as much I am, I'm always trying to find ways to keep up with my workload," says Overstreet. "Running around the U.S. in a bus, or flying from country to country in a plane can definitely pose a challenge for mixing, programming and editing my sessions. Whether it's mixing a song for an artist I'm producing, or a TV performance of Hot Chelle Rae, having an accurate mix/reference is crucial. Having monitors as small as the KRK VXT4s, which deliver great sound WHILE being small enough to set up as studio reference monitors in a hotel room, green room or back lounge of the bus, leaves me wondering how I ever got along without them. Not too long ago, I had to pull up a mix and tweak something. I broke out the VXT4s, set them up, made the tweak and was able to email it back out within the hour."

In 2005 Ryan Follese (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Overstreet met, formed the band Miracle Drug and began playing out. When their first show in August 2006 went well, they decided to try writing songs together and "we just clicked right away," Follese says. From there, long-time friend of Overstreet Ian Keaggy (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Ryan's brother, Jamie Follese (drums), joined up and Hot Chelle Rae was born. At this point, Hot Chelle Rae was taken under the wing of entertainment executive John Hamlin, who signed them up for management. Hamlin then teamed up with music industry vet Don Ienner, who guided the band toward a deal with Jive Records. After signing with the label in October 2008, the group began to gear up to make their debut album with producers Eric Valentine, Butch Walker, and Matt Radosevich. The album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009. But the musical magic did not start here for the band members.

The musical DNA for the band was in place long before Hot Chelle Rae was formed, as Overstreet is the son of country singer/songwriter Paul Overstreet, who released 10 studio albums between 1985 and 2005 with 16 singles charted on the billboard country charts, two reaching No. 1. The Folleses are the sons of the celebrated country songwriter Keith Follese, whose collaborations over the years with Randy Travis, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Lonestar have yielded four No. 1 country hits. Ian Keaggy is the son of guitarist/vocalist Phil Keaggy, winner of the GMA Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, and twice nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album.

"Growing up around music didn't hurt, but I was never pushed to do it," Overstreet says. "I just can't remember a time when I didn't want to play or write music." Follese says his father actually encouraged him not to go into the music business. "But I don't know what else I can do," he says. "Music is the only thing I truly have a passion for."

With "Tonight, Tonight" being one of the top five digital downloads for 2011, Hot Chelle Rae's future is bright, allowing Overstreet to branch out into producing other projects. However, balancing a fast-rising performing career with the demands of other creative projects led Overstreet to rely on KRK speakers to make sure every mix is perfect.

"To point to a single best aspect of the KRK VXT4s is almost impossible," states Overstreet. "Bringing around a small speaker that doesn't sound great, would be useless. The same could be said about having an amazing sounding large speaker that you can't fit in your suitcase. The VXT4s are the perfect balance between easy transporting and great, even clarity at the same time. I've worked in several studios with KRK speakers in the past, and, in younger years, selling them in a music store. They've always sounded great, had plenty of headroom for volume and held up amazingly. I'm glad to have finally made the switch in my own studio. My mixes have never sounded better."