Redding

Belleville, IL-based Brit-rock disciples Redding got their begin back in quality college, where Joseph Graves (business lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Daniel Gula (acoustic guitar), and drummer Jon Stamm spent lengthy creative hours tinkering in Graves’ cellar studio beneath the name For as soon as. The group morphed from an able garage music group to a far more severe affair when bassist/keyboardist Jeff McCullough (Graves’ 1st cousin) came up to speed in 2004. With an operating lineup firmly set up, the music group spent 90 days documenting the four tunes that would ultimately show up on the 2004 debut EP Sinclair Plane, beneath the group’s initial name. The Sinclair Plane EP captured the hearing of Rock and roll Ridge Music’s Tom Derr and Chris Henderson (of 3 Doorways Down), and a offer was signed by the end of that 12 months. Discovering that this For as soon as moniker had been used, the band chosen the name Redding, a nod to Ellis Redding, Morgan Freeman’s personality in the Shawshank Redemption, and started their next documenting stint at Rivergate Studios in Biloxi, MS. Halting documenting to play some high-profile live schedules, Redding came back to recording responsibilities in nov 2005 (this time around at Greenville University) and, by Oct, completed tracking because of their self-titled full-length, that was released in July of 2006.