N.N.: Well Eden and Simon were the first in the band. Kris and I joined a year ago and Tom is brand new! The other guys are from around the UK and I come from New Zealand…

S.H.: Eden and I have played together for a few years now, the rest of the guys have been recruited due to wanting to put together a world-beating unit rather than just playing with guys we knew.

E.J.: We formed just after the making of the second album ‘Electric Charge’. It had more of a band sound than a solo artist as I was before. The current line-up of band members agreed that we should be a band but not lose the established name of Eden James. We’ve had a few line-up changes but that’s bound to happen with something like this. Yes it’s true I first started as a solo artist in Australia. My debut album ‘Never Setting Sun’ was first released there, and then shortly after in Greece. I had just moved to London then and it was at that time that Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky and Otenent used my songs on their advertisements. I think that’s how Greece first came to know about Eden James. 

(to Eden) How did you find London? Did it live up to your expectations?

E.J.: London is awesome. I love the history London has with great music. It’s a primary node for the global music industry and even more so, the European music industry. It has lived up to my expectations. A lot of business is done here. Plus it’s a fantastic city to live in.

How do you define your style? Tell me something more about the sound of your albums.

S.H.: The albums are changing as the band progresses. The first two have been more reflective of Eden as a singer/songwriter while the stuff we’re putting together now still has that quality songwriting but with a new punchier sound reflecting the varied influences of the rest of the band.