Originally from Dublin, Ireland, FRIENDS OF EMMET (F.O.E.) are now based in Los Angeles, CA.
They will be releasing their debut single Coming Apart in Ireland for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th 2011. All proceeds from the Irish Sales will go to Console/1 Life. The band will appear on several high profile T.V shows to coincide withwww.fr the release.
The song “Coming Apart” is a tribute to Kevin Hines Kevin Hines (HBO’s The Bridge), who attempted suicide at the age of 19 and survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Hines is one of the few to ever survive the suicide plunge from 245 feet above the water and is now an advocate for several suicide prevention organizations. Upon hearing about Hines’ story, the band found themselves inspired by the turn of events and wrote “Coming Apart” in his honour.
The video for the track was filmed on location in downtown Los Angeles & also features Kevin Hines. The video was featured on CBS Sunday Morning in October 2010 as part of a Suicide Prevention segment featuring Kevin Hines and “S.A.V.E.” (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education).
Mark Leddy (Vocals) has also performed three songs at the Yahoo! Music headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. The live recordings of “Amazed”, “No Surprise” & “Coming Apart” are also currently featured on Yahoo! Music.com and can be viewed here: The official video for “Coming Apart” is also slated to be featured on Yahoo! Music’s New Video Station in the coming weeks.
In addition to “Coming Apart” getting National exposure on television and radio in the U.S. FRIENDS OF EMMET were also tapped with a Hollywood Music in Media Award Nomination for the single’s video. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes and honours the music in visual mediums, the talented individuals responsible for creating and placing it, and the music of both mainstream and independent artists from around the globe for their compositions and recordings in all forms of media including film, TV, video games, commercial advertisements, movie trailers and music videos.
In September 2011 the single will go on release in the USA & Canada where proceeds will go to Suicide Prevention/S.A.V.E & Collateral Damages. A National tour will coincide with the release.