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Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | INDIE

Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | INDIE
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"GABRIEL goes "Untethered" in Gassaway"

Band to debut video in concert Saturday at WVSU
By Amy Robinson - Staff Writer

The last time Gabriel Redding was in West Virginia, he got locked in a bank vault and stuck on a bridge.
He's not upset though; it was all part of the plan when his band, GABRIEL, spent a September weekend in Braxton County, filming a video for "Untethered," the title track and first single off its latest album.
Saturday evening, Redding will debut the video during a concert at West Virginia State University.
"The video was shot on an old bridge in Gassaway that doesn't have any ends. Being the adventurous group that we are, we decided to get on it," said Redding, who assured with a laugh, "We had permits. It was all legal!"
Redding, who grew up in Scott Depot, Putnam County, and now lives in Nashville, discovered the bridge through his manager, Doretta Osburn, who grew up near Gassaway. Once he saw it, Redding knew he wanted to do a video there.
"I actually wrote the song for the video because I wanted to shoot a video on the bridge," he said. "All of my music is about striving to be better or freeing yourself, so I knew my concepts and the setting. I just had to write a song and video idea to go around it."
Working with Casting Life Filmes from Nashville, the band shot two versions of the video. One focuses solely on the band performing; the other has a storyline. The latter is set to appear on VH1 later this year.
"It's a metaphorical song that talks about becoming untethered and freeing yourself. The verses talk about things in life that you get tied down with and should free yourself from. The storyline is an illustration of some of those things," he said, noting that one of those things is money, which is how he ended up locked in the Bank of Gassaway's vault.
On the Saturday of the shoot, the band filmed on the bridge, which was accessed by skyjack. The day was spent capturing performance footage of "Untethered."
"We spent a good 10 to 12 hours on the bridge, playing it over and over again," he said. "And it's a two-and-a-half minute song."
At this weekend's show, GABRIEL will sell an "Untethered" combo pack, which includes a DVD of both videos and "other odds and ends," in addition to the CD, which he says is a pop/rock album that uses a wide variety of instruments and sounds. Instead of the usual packaging, the products are inside a clear plastic ball.
It will sell for $20, and portion of all sales will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as will $1 from every ticket sold.
Redding said he is dedicated to helping the MS Society because he has several friends with the disease. On Aug. 20th, he will take part in an unusual event at the West Virginia State Fair to benefit the organization - building the world's largest cup of lemonade. It will be 1,200 gallons and 13 feet tall. All proceeds will go to the MS Society.
"I was a strange kid, and one day when I was 14, I decided I was going to make the world's largest cup of lemonade," Redding explained. "I've spent the last 10 years dreaming about how to do it, and finally figured it out."
Redding also might pop up in the state this year with his other band, The Redding Brothers, which includes his siblings Micah and Josiah. The trio is working on its third studio album, which Redding says is a concept album that's been in the works for three years. - The Charleston Gazzett's "The Gazz"


"Song of the Day: “Untethered” by GABRIEL"

It must have been a fun music video shoot because the cops came. It happened when Gabriel Redding and a crew from Casting Life Films crew shot the music video (above) for the new album by GABRIEL titled “Untethered,” standing on the lip of an abandoned bridge in Gassaway, W.Va. But it was all good after the deputy sheriff who arrived realized they had, like, permits and everything. The officer even commented on the video on YouTube: “I am the deputy sheriff that was called to the making of part of this video, of a complaint that there was a bunch of? kids playing on the old Gassaway bridge. which was a big misunderstanding.? great music video, Gabe.”
WestVirginiaVille caught up with the former Scott Depot, W.Va. resident via e-mail to talk about his current project, the 50 instruments his website notes he plays, his pop/rock sound seasoned with electronic and world sounds and his own background as a drummer with a band of brothers. That would be The Redding Brothers, now based in Nashville (the other brothers are Josiah and Micah). They’ve had some success in the wider world outside of West Virginia, opening for the likes of Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Jason Mraz, Joan Jett, the Gin Blossoms, KC and the Sunshine Band, Boys Like Girls and others.

Gabriel Redding

WESTVIRGINIAVILLE:  Talk about the making of the “Untethered” music video. So, the cops really came??GABRIEL REDDING: Yes, they did! There were a number of complaints about us, mainly because most people didn’t know we were coming, and they didn’t know we had gotten state permits to be on the bridge. However, the newly elected county commissioner was helping with the video and as soon as the deputy saw him, he knew everything was legit.
?8??Q: You’re the drummer for the Redding Brothers, which has had quite a lot of success. Is this a side project and what are your hopes for it??A: I don’t know if you would call it a side project or what. I have dozens of projects and I don’t really consider any of them the “Main” project and everything else “Side” projects. Everything I do is one of my life projects, and it all works for and with everything else I do. My success is the Redding Brother’s success and vice versa. As far as my hopes for the “GABRIEL” project, I plan on it becoming a nationally recognized act. “Untethered” is slated to be played on VH1 this Spring, and I believe this will be somewhat of a springboard for the project, and many other projects, including the Redding Brothers.
?8??Q: How old are you and when did you first hit the stage to play or play out??A: I am 24. I started performing when I was about 11. My brothers, some of our friends, and I started an a capella group and toured around Oklahoma for a bit. When I was 14, we started the Redding Brothers and things escalated from there.
?8??Q: How did you get the overhead shots of the bridge? A crane? A helicopter? A friend who flies? And who produced it??A: We had access to a cherry picker truck that is normally used for tree trimming. And an airplane. The video was shot by Casting Life Films, originally from Charleston, but now moved to Nashville. There were five producers, including myself, Michael Sydenstricker, Kevin Carpenter, Curtis Baskerville, Doretta Osburn and myself.
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Q: Your bio says you play 50 instruments – 50? What are some of the odder or more unusual ones??A: Yes 50. :) While I mostly stick with the standard guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and the like, I am now learning French Horn, and have played the Chinese guzheng. It’s a long stringed instrument that is a member of the zither family.
?8??Q: How has being from West Virginia either shaped, hindered or advanced your music and career??A: I think it has been a very good thing for it! West Virginians are very loyal to their own, and I think are proud to see some of the work that I’ve done come from someone from West Virginia.
?8??Q: Tell us something you’ve done people may not know about??A: Hmmm…. There are a lot of things that I do or have done that I think people might find interesting, but that doesn’t mean they actually will! :) I do a lot of work with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Summer before last, I bicycled across the continent to raise money and awareness for them. And this Fall, I’m making the world’s largest cup of lemonade at the State Fair of West Virginia for them as well. - WestVirginiaVille


"Song of the Day: “Untethered” by GABRIEL"

It must have been a fun music video shoot because the cops came. It happened when Gabriel Redding and a crew from Casting Life Films crew shot the music video (above) for the new album by GABRIEL titled “Untethered,” standing on the lip of an abandoned bridge in Gassaway, W.Va. But it was all good after the deputy sheriff who arrived realized they had, like, permits and everything. The officer even commented on the video on YouTube: “I am the deputy sheriff that was called to the making of part of this video, of a complaint that there was a bunch of? kids playing on the old Gassaway bridge. which was a big misunderstanding.? great music video, Gabe.”
WestVirginiaVille caught up with the former Scott Depot, W.Va. resident via e-mail to talk about his current project, the 50 instruments his website notes he plays, his pop/rock sound seasoned with electronic and world sounds and his own background as a drummer with a band of brothers. That would be The Redding Brothers, now based in Nashville (the other brothers are Josiah and Micah). They’ve had some success in the wider world outside of West Virginia, opening for the likes of Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Jason Mraz, Joan Jett, the Gin Blossoms, KC and the Sunshine Band, Boys Like Girls and others.

Gabriel Redding

WESTVIRGINIAVILLE:  Talk about the making of the “Untethered” music video. So, the cops really came??GABRIEL REDDING: Yes, they did! There were a number of complaints about us, mainly because most people didn’t know we were coming, and they didn’t know we had gotten state permits to be on the bridge. However, the newly elected county commissioner was helping with the video and as soon as the deputy saw him, he knew everything was legit.
?8??Q: You’re the drummer for the Redding Brothers, which has had quite a lot of success. Is this a side project and what are your hopes for it??A: I don’t know if you would call it a side project or what. I have dozens of projects and I don’t really consider any of them the “Main” project and everything else “Side” projects. Everything I do is one of my life projects, and it all works for and with everything else I do. My success is the Redding Brother’s success and vice versa. As far as my hopes for the “GABRIEL” project, I plan on it becoming a nationally recognized act. “Untethered” is slated to be played on VH1 this Spring, and I believe this will be somewhat of a springboard for the project, and many other projects, including the Redding Brothers.
?8??Q: How old are you and when did you first hit the stage to play or play out??A: I am 24. I started performing when I was about 11. My brothers, some of our friends, and I started an a capella group and toured around Oklahoma for a bit. When I was 14, we started the Redding Brothers and things escalated from there.
?8??Q: How did you get the overhead shots of the bridge? A crane? A helicopter? A friend who flies? And who produced it??A: We had access to a cherry picker truck that is normally used for tree trimming. And an airplane. The video was shot by Casting Life Films, originally from Charleston, but now moved to Nashville. There were five producers, including myself, Michael Sydenstricker, Kevin Carpenter, Curtis Baskerville, Doretta Osburn and myself.
?8?
Q: Your bio says you play 50 instruments – 50? What are some of the odder or more unusual ones??A: Yes 50. :) While I mostly stick with the standard guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and the like, I am now learning French Horn, and have played the Chinese guzheng. It’s a long stringed instrument that is a member of the zither family.
?8??Q: How has being from West Virginia either shaped, hindered or advanced your music and career??A: I think it has been a very good thing for it! West Virginians are very loyal to their own, and I think are proud to see some of the work that I’ve done come from someone from West Virginia.
?8??Q: Tell us something you’ve done people may not know about??A: Hmmm…. There are a lot of things that I do or have done that I think people might find interesting, but that doesn’t mean they actually will! :) I do a lot of work with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Summer before last, I bicycled across the continent to raise money and awareness for them. And this Fall, I’m making the world’s largest cup of lemonade at the State Fair of West Virginia for them as well. - WestVirginiaVille


Discography

GABRIEL - Self titled EP
Untethered - Album/DVD Pack

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Bio

GABRIEL produces a musical Adventure Party featuring a 160 feet long zip line, a scavenger hunt with a grand prize of night vision goggles, fire pits for making s'mores, and an invigorating pop/rock concert with custom built stages, lights, and sound all included. The Custom built stages have a built in elevator and a special platform that flips the drummer and drum set forward Tommy Lee style!
GABRIEL has performed on a month long USO tour for the troops in the middle east, and has shared the stage with Lady Antebellum, Jason Mraz, Boys Like Girls, Hinder, Bo Bice, Joan Jett, KC and the Sunshine Band, and many more!
Covers include songs by Fun, Gavin DeGraw, Train, Kris Allen, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Eat World and several others.
GABRIEL's Adventure Rock Party is a one of a kind experience that makes it amazingly simple to have a spectacular time at your event.
Indoor options available.

GABRIEL has performed in over 20 states, in 9 countries, and on 3 continents.

From June 29th to August 10th, 2009, GABRIEL rode his bicycle across the continent from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Seattle Washington, totaling 43 days and 3204.3 miles to raise money and awareness for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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