Enation
World In Flight
It\'s like Radiohead, U2 and Bob Dylan all got together for breakfast, decided to adopt a baby boy, called it Enation, and then left it to fend for itself.
Enation: An Overview of Their Experience So Far
Enation is fast becoming known as one of the best independent anthemic rock bands around, combining the expanse and creativity of U2 and Radiohead with the wit and soul lyrically of songwriters in the spirit of Dylan and Cash. Enation has grown in the six years since forming in 2002, taking the pure passion they have always possessed and combining it with the maturity to know that a whisper can also be as loud as a shout.
Enation has headlined shows at the world famous Whisky A-Go-Go and The Troubadour (among many other renowned clubs), and has built an international fan base selling thousands of albums at home and abroad, most recently being prominently featured on the hit CW TV show "One Tree Hill" with the title track from their new album "World In Flight" being played on the show as well as the song and collaborative EP "Feel This" (performed by Bethany Joy Galeotti featuring Enation). "Feel This" had an immediate response: the single went to #8 on the I-Tunes Rock Charts, and the EP debuted #1 on the CD Baby Top Sellers list (one of the largest independent music outlets in the world.) The TV episode itself also hit the #1 spot on I-tunes -- all of this bringing a host of new fans and great reviews in for the band. Enation has had several other songs used in TV & Films, most notably the song "Ride" from "Stephen King's Riding The Bullet", which got the song featured on MTV.com.
Enation frontman Jonathan Jackson is also a three time Emmy Award winning film and television actor, and along with his brother (actor Richard Lee Jackson) they have been featured in world-wide syndicated magazines such as People, Movieline, TV Guide, Newsweek, Teen People, and more.
Enation's anthemic rock continues to inspire and captivate those who hear it. With the launch of "World In Flight", Enation takes on the world.
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"Enation have more talent than England has rain. Have you got an umbrella?"
- Jon the Bassist / Delirious?
(Platinum Selling British rock band)
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ALBUM INFO:
"The theme of "World In Flight" is about liberation of soul and spirit; but not a liberation you can fully understand, a liberation that makes you dizzy. The album is about breaking through into a new place. It's about being awakened to dreams and possibilities. It's about a fierce opposition to discouragement. It's also about letting go of the past, living in the present with a vision for the future, as unknown as it remains. It's about paradigms changing, being open to the brilliant sky above you. It doesn't run from pain, but embraces it as a vehicle for breakthrough and transformation."
~ Jonathan Jackson / October, 2008
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CREDITS:
ENATION
JONATHAN JACKSON: VOCALS, GUITARS
RICHARD LEE JACKSON: DRUMS & PERCUSSION
DANIEL SWEATT: BASS
MICHAEL GALEOTTI: KEYS & PIANO
PRODUCED BY THE JACKSON BROTHERS AND KELSEY SMITH
ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY KELSEY SMITH
@ DOWNBEAT SOUNDS, VANCOUVER, WA
MUSIC ARRANGED BY ENATION
GUEST MUSICIANS: VIOLINS AND STRING ARRANGEMENTS
“PERMISSION TO DREAM” “BURST WIDE OPEN” “EYES OF GRACE”
AND “THIS DARKNESS” SAM SCHRADER
B-3 ORGAN “WORLD IN FLIGHT” TIM DOWNING
ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY JONATHAN JACKSON
“EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE” AND ”FEEL THIS (LOVE FALL DOWN)”
LYRICS BY JONATHAN JACKSON AND RICHARD LEE JACKSON
COPYRIGHT 2008 FIRE AND PLAGUE PUBLISHING (ASCAP)
MASTERED BY ROBERT HADLEY @ THE MASTERING LAB, OJAI, CA
DESIGN GARY KELLY
FOUR5ONE CREATIVE, DUBLIN, IRELAND
PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON GALEOTTI
@ AARON GALEOTTI PHOTOGRAPHY
REPRESENTATION:
MANAGEMENT: DOWNBEAT MANAGEMENT
CONTACT: RYAN SHROUT
EMAIL: RYAN@DOWNBEATMANAGEMENT.COM
PHONE: (971) 404-8588
LEGAL: CANDICE E. JACKSON @ BULLIVANT, HOUSER, BAILEY
EMAIL: CANDICE.JACKSON@BULLIVANT.COM
PHONE: (360) 737-2306
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Q3 TEAM
EMAIL: JEFF.QUADE@Q3TEAM.COM
MARKETING: PLATFORM STRATEGY
CONTACT: MAGGIE JESSUP
EMAIL: MAGGIE@PLATFORMSTRATEGY.COM
ENATION CONSULTANTS:
RICK AND JEANINE JACKSON, MIKE GALEOTTI, JEFF QUADE
FOR LYRICS AND MORE:
WWW.ENATIONMUSIC.COM
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ENATIONMUSIC
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/ENATIONMUSIC
ENATION WOULD LOVE TO THANK:
EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED MAKE THIS ALBUM POSSIBLE; RYAN SHROUT, KELSEY SMITH, KRIS MCGREEVEY AND EVERYONE AT DOWNBEAT MANAGEMENT AND DOWNBEAT SOUNDS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND INSPIRED WORK, OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, SPECIFICALLY OUR AMAZING WIVES; LISA, RAQUEL, ERIN, JOY, OUR CHILDREN; CALEB, ADORA, ADIA, MADISON, AND THE BIG HOUSE FAMILY; RICK, JEANINE, MIKE, SHEILA, AARON, LUKE, JEFF, SHAWNA, FLETCHER, MITCHELL, ELLISON, ARMAND, TRACY, NOAH, REAGAN, JESSICCA, AMBER, DAVID, ANDREA, NATHAN, SOPHIA, AND KEVIN, YOU ARE ALL A PART OF EVERY SONG, TO WILD BRANCH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND LOVE, GRAHAM COOKE, JON THATCHER AND DELIRIOUS? WE LOVE YOU, YOUR SONGS ARE IN OUR HEART, SIMON CARMODY, FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND BELIEF, JEROME FONTAMILLAS, GARY AND SANDRA JACKSON, VIRGIL AND ELLA JACKSON, LEON GLADSTONE AND MEG THAYER, MARK SCHWAHN, LINDSAY WOLFINGTON, AND EVERYONE AT “ONE TREE HILL”, CELINA DENKINS AT THE WHISKY A-GO-GO, JASON OVERSTREET, SAM SCHRADER, FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK ON THE VIOLIN, U2 FOR YOUR CONSTANT INSPIRATION, AND ALL OF OUR INCREDIBLE FANS AROUND THE WORLD FOR YOUR SUPPORT––MAY THIS RECORD LIFT YOUR SOUL.
SPONSORS & PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: TRUTH DRUMS, M-AUDIO, VHT AMPLIFICATION, FIG TREE CLOTHING, JYGY.COM MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK
ENATION SUPPORTS:
JUSTYELLFIRE.COM
ROCK RWANDA (ANLM.ORG)
WATERFORLIFE / HOUSEOFDESTINY (LIFETODAY.ORG)
ONE.ORG
OXFAMAMERICA.ORG
COMPASSION.COM
JOINRED.COM
Rock: Modern Rock