Enation (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Enation


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Origin = Battle Ground, Washington, USA
Genre = Pop rock
Indie rock
Alternative rock
Years_Active = 2002 - Present
Label = Hilasterion Records
Associated_Acts = Bethany Joy Galeotti
URL = [http://www.enationmusic.com/ enationmusic.com]
Current_Members = Jonathan Jackson
Richard Lee Jackson
Daniel Sweatt
Michael Galeotti
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Enation is an American independent rock band formed in Battle Ground, Washington United States in 2002.

History

Brothers and Hollywood actors Jonathan Jackson and Richard Lee Jackson, who have been acting in film and television for over 14 years alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Caviezel, Calista Flockhart and Ben Kingsley, formed the music group that came to be known as Enation after Jonathan and Richard has been playing together for years and invited their good friends Daniel Sweatt and Michael Galeotti to join.

"Ride," Enation's first single from their 2004 debut independent album, "Identity Theft", was featured prominently as the theme song to "Riding the Bullet", a Stephen King thriller which also stars the band's frontman, Jonathan Jackson.

The band later released two independent albums in 2007, "Soul & Story: Volume One" and "Where the Fire Starts". Both of which are available for purchase on the band's website and on CD Baby, the nation's leading seller of independent rock.

On December 31, 2005, Enation band member Michael Galeotti married film and television actress Bethany Joy Galeotti, who is best known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on the television series "One Tree Hill". Bethany, an aspiring and somewhat accomplished singer and songwriter herself, later re-recorded Enation's song "Feel This" for prominent use in the fifth season finale of "One Tree Hill". Interest in the song skyrocketed after the episode had aired and the song later became a top selling song on both CD Baby and iTunes, as did the season finale episode itself, being the number one most-purchased episode of television on iTunes the week it premiered. The couple still lives in Battle Ground, Washington, where Enation was formed as a band, while Bethany is not filming "One Tree Hill" in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Discography

* "Identity Theft" (2002)
* "Soul & Story: Volume One" (2007)
* "Where the Fire Starts" (2007)
* "Feel This (From the Hit TV Show One Tree Hill)" (EP) (2008)

See Also

* Bethany Joy Galeotti
* One Tree Hill
* Independent rock

External Links

* [http://www.enationmusic.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/enationmusic/ Official MySpace Page]