Shaun Eagle
Hello my name is Shaun Eagle and no I'm not related to any Native American. I am thinking my family changed their name when they got over here, yet I'm not sure. The only good thing about a weird name is that people will remember it.
I have been writing music since I was 7 years old. Writing as in making up music. I didn't have any guidance or anyone to teach me how write down the music in my head to paper so I just came up with the stuff on my grandmother's piano and in my head on long bus rides from school. I was never tought anything, I just learned everything on my own.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Well, like I said I started playing the piano at 7 years of age and started to realize my drumming potential in the 4th grade. The band director saw me playing and asked me if I wanted to join the band in the 5th grade and so I did. I was in the band until I graduated high school while playing in the jazz band in the 11th and 12th grade as well as writing a couple cadences for the band.
Then in the 10th grade, my parents bought me a guitar for the first time. I didn't know any chords but I just placed my fingers randomly on the guitar and actually wrote my first song by the end of that night! Then I joined a real band with Nate Hixson (who last played a big show in Dayton, OH) that turned out to be a Christian band and we broke up after never finding a drummer. Then in the winter of 2002-2003, I joined a country band name Amanda Overboard that was lead by a friend named Amanda Stephens. I then got fired after my first show because I worked Friday nights and they wanted to play on those nights. She went on to drop her whole band and pick up so hard rockers and formed SS396 that is gaining some ground all around central Ohio, mainly the Columbus area. I always told her I was proud of here because now she is writing her own music. But anyway, that leads up to now.... here I am, hoping to get some attention the music world, just waiting to be heard.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I currently live in Marysville, OH after moving from Columbus, OH and not any special moments yet. Hopefully I will get an email from a scout or agent about my music and then the special moment will happen here, at my computer, in Marysville, OH!
Your musical influences
I would say rock is my roots even though the songs that I have online are mostly electronic but I would say here are the bands that were the most influential to me: Radiohead is #1 - I love their artistic outlook to writing music, pure genious, Dave Matthews Band, Smashing Pumpkins, System of a Down, Stone Temple Pilots, etc
What equipment do you use?
I use just one mic, my laptop, Duo USB Preamp, Fruity Loops (the best!), and n-track studio which is very easy to use and fits my needs. Oh yeah I also use my guitar!
Anything else?
no way.... I have written enough, time to go to work!
