So how has your latest album/EP gone so far with fans then?
Hi, I’m Eric Gynan, Cofounder of the Rock band Leaving Eden from New England USA. Our new album “Dream With Me” to be released in May, 2020, we were told it was the best pre-order for the label. Dream With Me is Leaving Eden’s 7th Album to be released world wide and distributed by Dark Star Records/Sony/Universal. In this album we got the best of both worlds, where again like our last 2 Albums, we were able to take all the time necessary to record and produce “Dream With Me” in Leaving Eden’s Studio. But then, to have One of the best Rock Engineers in the world as far as I’m concerned, Grammy Award Winning Engineer Johnny K. (Disturbed, Staind, Finger Eleven, 3 Doors Down, Megadeath, Sevendust, Plain White T’s, POP Evil, Trapt, Drowning Pool, Alien Ant Farm, and many more) for Final Mix and Mastering is my dream scenario! I love working With Johnny, he’s a genuine connoisseur of great music with so much talent, it’s such a pleasure to call him my friend. We’ve worked together on other albums but this one, to have the freedom to dig deep and experiment with my own unique recording techniques and then to have Johnny put his final touches on it was a real treat!”
Myself and friend Dana Anderson brainstormed Album art concepts agreeing on having all the titles to the songs kind of being hidden in plain site throughout the Album Art. It’s fun, somestuff is blatant, but some stuff is a little more difficult to pinpoint. It’s a very good reason to buy the CD instead of just streaming the music or downloading it. To me, having the physical Cd inhand gives the listener more of a connection to Leaving Eden and when you come to a show, you get it signed by the whole band, a cool memento so to speak.
Tell us something about the release no one knows?
People may not know who Mark Weiss is but he shot the photos on the front and the inside of the album. He’s a famous photographer who’s done the lakes of Ozzie, Bon Jovi‘s slipperywhen wet album cover, kiss, David Bowie, Van Halen, you name it l, Aerosmith is just one of the greats. Also as I said Johnny k is one of the best in the business as far as engineering
.If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?
I would love to have guitarist Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits or Carlos Santana either would be great as a guitarist. I think both of them are very unique guitar players and will be such apleasure to work with them.
How has your latest release been received?
House of the Rising Sun Official Video By Leaving Eden https://youtu.be/4DC_GkXSQr0 We just released that video. It’s got 22,000 views right now. It’s a remake and it’s on the album.
Can you tell us about the meaning behind the track?
If we talk about the song Dream With Me which is the title track of the album, Dream With Me Official Video (in a time of the CoronaVirus) By Leaving Edenhttps://youtu.be/8zDgQQPXgRA Alyssa and I wrote the title track “Dream with me“. We loved the song when it was finished. We felt it was a great title for the Album. The video has a connection to the coronavirus.
What tours do you have coming up, and what can you tell us about them?
Leaving Eden has toured the USA, UK & Canada sharing the stage with hundreds of the biggest national bands in the world including; 10 Years, 10 Years After (Woodstock Reunion), Adelitas Way, Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Apocalyptic Review (featuring members of Godsmack), Avenged Sevenfold, Big Brother and The Holding Company (Woodstock Reunion), Black Sabbath (Heaven & Hell), Blackstone Cherry, Bret Michaels, Buckcherry, Chevelle, Collective Soul, Country Joe (Woodstock Reunion), Damage Plan, (Featuring Dimebag & Vinnie Paul) Days Of The New, Disturbed, Dope, Dropkick Murphy’s, Drowning Pool, Five Finger Death Punch, Fuel, Gemini Syndrome, Gin Blossoms, Godsmack, Halestorm, HELLYEAH, Herman Rarebell (The Scorpions), Hinder, Hookers & Blow (featuring members of Guns ‘N’ Roses, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.), In This Moment, Jefferson Starship (Woodstock Reunion), Killswitch Engage, Kittie, Korn, Lacuna Coil, LA Guns, Lamb Of God, Lita Ford, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marilyn Manson, Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG & The Scorpions) Motorhead, Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Napalm Death, Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden), Nonpoint, One Eyed Doll, Papa Roach, Pop Evil, Powerman 5000, Puddle Of Mudd, Queensryche, Ratt, Rob Zombie, Ronnie James Dio, Saliva, Saving Abel, Scott Stapp (the voice of Creed), Sebastian Bach, Seether, Sevendust, Shinedown, Slayer, Soil, Soulfly, Steven Tyler, Stone Sour, Taproot, Ted Nugent, Testament, The Butcher Babies, The Misfits, Theory Of A Deadman, Trapt, Tremonti (Creed/Alterbridge), Trixter, Uncle Kracker, Warrant, ZZ Top, Nickelback, Skillet & many more. Our current schedule is booked through November 2020, but all shows are canceled right now due to the CoronaVirus. So we are actually starting to record our next album normally it’s in August but here we are.
What venue are you most looking forward to playing the most, and why?
In the spring and summer we play up in Maine at Old Orchard Beach which is a summer vacation place for a lot of people. We play right out on the pier at the very end and we play outside on the deck. You can hear the music from the beach. It’s just a great setting and people have so much fun and we kind of let our hair down. We love it and we hope that things open up to be able to play there.
What else can we expect from in 2020?
Tracks from Leaving Eden albums will be featured in Massimiliano Cerchi’s movies: Painkiller, Mayday, Lockdown and Penthouse starring Michael Pare (The Philadelphia Experiment, Eddie and the Cruisers). And Bloodthirst. “We are excited about this new album also, because the entire album and lots of tunes from our previous albums will also be featured in a new fake reality comedy movie titled “The Nitwit”
Watch the teaser trailer For THE NITWIT MOVIE
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Originally I had written The Nitwit movie script loosely based on real life events with the intention of having Leaving Eden’s music throughout the movie and procuring other pros to make the movie. Where Leaving Eden has been involved with having our music placed in different movies and TV series this simply made sense. While in Iowa after wrapping up on a shoot I sat down with Nitwit Movie Producer, Ray Van Blarcom and Actor, Matt Moody over a scotch and threw the script down on the table. They started reading it, thought it was hilarious so we decided let’s make the movie. For me being the director of several music videos it was a very simple transition to direct The Nitwit Movie. Finally, I was intrigued by Matt Moody’s experience not only in production but as an actor. Ironically Matt fit the leading role as The Nitwit perfectly. He then brought in Jordan Smith as his costar and Nitwit Movie Producer, Fran Huges, the rest is history. We expect the movie to be released in 2020 by SGL Entertainment. Many concerts have been scheduled so we’re hoping that things start to shape up around here. Being isolated during the coronavirus is a very tough thing for most people so we definitely do wish for everyone’s safety.
There you will find everything you need to know about Leaving Eden. Thanks much man it was a pleasure chatting with you here and I wish you peace and safety.
ONE-SHEET
New England USA
Leaving Eden’s music in the movies/TV series.
Movie Director:
Massimiliano Cerchi:
VID: “Out of the Ashes” Featured in “LOCKDOWN”
VID: “SKIES OF GREY”
From Leaving Eden Live DVD Featured in “Maday”
Blu-ray and DVD Worldwide
DVD: “Leaving Eden Live Xtreme Rockumentary”
VID: “Maniac”
From Leaving Eden Documentary
SGL Entertainment/Dark Star Records/Sony Music
“NO SOUL” is Featured in the Movie/TV Series “Jezebeth” Written/Directed by
Damien Dante
Featured in Movie “Bloodthirst”
Featured in THE NITWIT OFFICIAL MOVIE TEASER
VID: “Dream With Me” Video (in a time of the CoronaVirus) By Leaving Eden
VID: “JAILBREAK”
VID:THE AGONY OF AFFLICTION
VID: House of the Rising Sun Official Video By Leaving Eden