Chuck is a Kentuckian living, farming, DJing, arting, and teaching on Amami Oshima in Ryuku Archipelago of southwestern Japan. He writes mostly about music, food, as well as Kentucky/Japan connections and hosts a radio show in a mix of Japanese, English, and the indigenous Amami Oshima Shimaguchi language called "World Chuck Melody" on FM Setouchi 76.8FM.