www.HarmonyofLies.com

Brent- Vocals, Programming, Guitars
Dave- Guitars
Troy- Lead guitar / Backing Vocals
Nate- Bass
Craig- Drums

Band Bio:

From the heart of the Midwest, its hard to believe Harmony of Lies started off nothing more than a box of demos that began a digital venture into the on line music community. Working with limited gear singer/songwriter Brent Leinter would write record and produce demos from his home. The unique blend of overdrive, synth and acoustics, made these demos the corner stone of Harmony of Lies unique sound. Incorporating his love for graphic design, Brent published harmonyoflies.com as an avenue to showcase his music and art.

Working independently, Harmony of Lies had become a musical wrecking force on the digital scene. It wasn't long before Brent was in desperate need of a live band. With many short lived member changes and extensive try outs, the band found its final line up in the spring of 2004 with Dave, Troy, Nate, and Craig.

Harmony of Lies travel led the Midwest circuit regularly while booking shows to the west coast on their in between time. Playing the Midwest's top clubs such as Double Door, Logans Square Auditorium and the thriving college scene brought the band a steady fan base and a drive to continue on their own.

Brent continued to write/produce and release songs every chance he could. Catching the attention of industry professionals, Harmony of Lies headed to Chicago's renowned Signal Sound Source Studios to record their first single. Working with Grammy award winning producer Curtis Johnson (destiny's child) and George Langis (Smashing Pumpkins/Mudvayne) HOL recorded 'Breaking' which was instantly placed on The Thirsting movie soundtrack and earned a spot in the film.

Harmony of Lies is currently recording their full length CD and heading out on the road this fall. Still working as an independent act, Harmony of Lies proves time and time again that hard work, determination and honesty can go a long way, even in the entertainment industry.

Angel: What message are you trying to send through your music?

Brent: There isn’t a direct message with our music. We touch on a lot of things. We would like to create a sense of hope for our listeners. We don’t want to make CD full of songs about feeling isolated, left out or left behind. Everyone has been there at some point and we have too. We go there sometimes with our music but try to offer solutions instead of asking people to pay money to hear our problems. We want to offer listeners a little get away from the normal life.

Nate: We draw from external imagery and senses which we try to convey to the audience. It’s a shame that a lot of people don’t take the time to enjoy a city sky line or a sunset on Lake Michigan. We try to create a landscape for people to escape to that is comparable to these simple moments.

Angel: How long has your band been together?

Brent: I’ve been putting out music under the name Harmony of Lies for 3 years previous to the live band coming together. I designed a website and started releasing tracks online. After a short while we were getting show offers with out a firm line up of members so we had to roll with it. We had to juggle members until we established the final line up. The current line up is strong. We are all on the same page; we all share the same vision.

Nate: I joined the band as a member a year and a half ago when the original bassist left the band on the day they were scheduled for a video shoot. Luckily I’ve been with HOL from the beginning helping out with odds and ends, recording and production notes and such. I knew the songs and everything the band was about. No try out was required. I was on my way to work one day, Brent called and nine hours later I was sleeping on wood floor of a studio in downtown Chicago.

Brent: Dave and Craig have been in the band since the beginning. They were previous band mates I had played with in other bands. Dave was playing in another band at the time I was getting this all started. He heard the HOL demos and asked to join. He was a long time friends and it was a perfect fit. Troy is the most recent addition. He is in the band because he fucking rocks.

Angel: What is each member’s musical influence and contributions to the band?

Brent: That’s a tough question. There are so many artists and bands that affect my creativity. Peter Gabriel, Vast, Porcupine Tree, CKY, Kill Hannah. The list could go on and on. I have thing for simplicity and integrity with music and artists who have poured so much heart into music it shows. I usually record the songs at my home and then present them to the band. We’ll make some tweaks at rehearsals and spice it up a little to make sure we keep it all interesting.

Nate: Basically if Paul McCartney and Dimebag Darrell joined hands with Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson producing them with Slash standing around for pure rock’n’roll icon value then you would get where I’m coming from.

Additional comments:

Brent: We just finished our new EP ‘Never Sleep’. It will be for sale in early November from our website and various online distributors as well. You can check out some of the tracks at our website www.harmonyoflies.com or www.myspace.com/harmonyoflies. Come hang out and leave us some love on our message board. Take control of what you want to do always and do it.

Nate: Whatever local scene exists in your area get involved. Whether it’s going to shows, hanging out at records stores, or just knowing what exists in the world of music. Don’t let the close minded watered down the scene with trends and more bullshit. Contact us anytime on our message board at www.harmonyoflies.com (community section) just to shoot the shit or get something off your chest. We’re constantly checking and responding so I Hope to hear from you all. DIY.

Show dates:

 We JUST wrapped up recording so we having dates pending. We do have an all ages show coming up at The Pearl Room in IL and we are doing a Halloween bash at the end of the month with some friends bands. That’s show is kind of a secret… well not anymore I guess ha! Check our website for current show listings.