Brothers and actors
Jonathan Jackson and
Richard Lee Jackson originally formed the music group that came to be known as Enation in 2003. In 2017, Jonathan and Richard invited their friend Jonathan Thatcher (formerly of
Delirious?) to tour with them. The three have continued touring and creating new music in the studio. Jonathan, the band's
frontman, sings, plays guitar, piano, and writes most of the songs. Richard plays drums and percussion and sings backup vocals, with Jonathan Thatcher on bass and bass synth. Enation have landed on the
Billboard Top 10 ("Live From Nashville" DVD, #9) and have garnered numerous radio and TV appearances including live performances on
The View and
VH1’s
Big Morning Buzz Live. Enation was originally formed in 2003 with bassist Daniel Sweatt, who exited the band in 2017, wanting to spend more time with his family. "Ride," Enation's first single from their 2004 debut independent album,
Identity Theft, was featured as the theme song to
Riding the Bullet, a
Stephen King thriller which also stars Jonathan Jackson. The band later released more independent albums between 2007 and 2011:
Soul & Story: Volume One,
Where the Fire Starts,
World In Flight, and
My Ancient Rebellion, among other live albums and specialty EP's.
Bethany Joy Lenz, who played
Haley James Scott on the
CW television drama
One Tree Hill, recorded Enation's song "Feel This" for use in the fifth-season finale of the series. At the time, Lenz was married to band member Michael Galeotti, a relationship she described as abusive. After the episode aired the song became a top 10 song on
iTunes rock charts. The band also made a
cameo appearance on the show, playing
Feel This and the title track from their 2008 album
World In Flight. In 2017 ENATION released their full length alternative rock album "Anthems For The Apocalypse" produced by Greg Archilla, who is known for his work with
Matchbox Twenty and
Collective Soul through Hilasterion Records, distributed by MRI /
RED Distribution. ==Discography==