Eddy Chapman – Is what happens when you combine thought provoking lyrics with well crafted hooks and crescendos that exasperate emotions.
Eddy is music’s riot in a whisper. Believing that a soft spoken word at exactly the right time can mean more for transformation than violence and destruction.
Lyrically his music covers a bottomless experience of romance, introspection and the rebellious nature of a rock star. He skilfully incorporates various fresh influences into his music, hoping to breathe new life into rock music and make it more accessible to the wider audience.
Eddy’s emotional directness can be beautiful and powerfully vulnerable while bestowing goose bumps to listeners all at the same time. Truly an explosion to your senses. Eddy’s signature swells in his songs are a masterpiece and are unmissable in his new album, to be released in 2023.
Eddy collaborated with an abundance of talented musicians on his new album to create a diverse sound that will resonate with audiences. The creativity that these artists brought to the table inspired a lot of fun and laughter and brought an air of comfort to the studio while working on the album, making this a dream team to work with. The team in the studio pushed the boundaries with new and exciting arrangements, combined with Eddy’s clever wordplay that always leaves the listener thinking about the deeper meaning behind his writing.
The songs on Riot in a Whisper are emotionally raw and will make listeners feel a plethora of different emotions ranging from fun and energetic to melancholic. Eddy hopes to help listeners get to that “let-loose feeling”. Ultimately Eddy wants you to just have fun, dance and enjoy the music. “It’s all about the music”
“The power in music is to make you feel like you can do anything, to escape the real world but at the same time help you cope with the ever changing challenges in life.”
– Eddy Chapman
Eddy’s debut album titled, Lie-a-bility was self produced and released in 2020. This set the tone for Eddy’s ever growing career. Eddy uniquely blends genre's as he believes that an artist should not be confined by or be placed in a box by a specific genre alone. He believes that music affects everyone differently and that all styles are needed as life consist of both the good and bad parts. Countless songs on his debut album were played internationally on several indie music stations and got him invited to headline a music festival in the USA. Unfortunately due to all the madness surrounding 2020, Eddy could not go, but is excited to perform there in the future. Turning many heads and featuring on various playlists and platforms with his debut album, Eddy hopes to pick up where he left off with his second album.
Eddy is an Alternative Rock Artist in his heart and soul from sunny South Africa.
He grew up in a musical family where the melodies of CCR, Roxette and Neil Diamond used to echo through the house. He played piano when he was younger but showed his interest in guitar when he stumbled upon Bon Jovi's "It's my life" on MTV at the age of 15. It was at this age that Eddy decided he wanted a career in music. His love for music grew and he started playing guitar soon after. He wrote his first song at the age of 16.
Eddy was home-schooled and after he finished his schooling, he started a band. The band did very well, making entertainment headlines of many newspapers and some local radio stations in South Africa with their unique sound and song arrangements. Eddy wrote and arranged all the songs in the band, and they played countless gigs and toured in South Africa. The band decided to pursue different paths in 2009. Eddy went solo and pursued his own career thereafter. He decided to create a stage name to start of his solo career. His nickname when he was at school was Eddy and the surname Chapman comes from his great grandmother who was originally from Scotland. So the stage name Eddy Chapman was born.
Over the years Eddy was influenced by many renowned artists such as Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Oasis and Foo Fighters to only name a few. His love for music allowed him to explore a variety of different artists and genre's which helped him recognize and form his own unique style. Eddy's sound ranges from classic rock artists like Bon Jovi, Radiohead and Matchbox Twenty to modern rock artists like Temper trap, 21 Pilots and Silversun Pickups. Imagine a collaboration between RHCP, Bruno Mars and Abba or Queen and 21 Pilots. That's what you'll get on Eddy's new album, Riot in a whisper
