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Future of Forestry
OriginSan Diego, California
GenresAlternative, Indie, Christian rock, Experimental rock, Post Rock
Years active2006–present
LabelsCredential Recordings
MembersEric Owyoung (Vocals, keys, mallets, guitars, harmonium, and various instruments)
All other studio and touring musicians are hired per album and tour.
Websitefutureofforestry.com

Future of Forestry is a melodic ambient rock alternative band from Southern California, U.S.

History

Future of Forestry is an indie rock band from San Diego, California led by multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Eric Owyoung. The name comes from a poem by C.S. Lewis entitled 'The Future of Forestry'. The band started in 2006 and released its self-titled debut EP in 2006 under Credential Recordings (EMI). Their first full-length album, Twilight, appeared in 2007, but for the next several years, Owyoung and his collaborators focused on a series of EPs, the "Travel" series, with three volumes released between 2009 and 2010. Another EP series, "Advent", devoted to Christmas-themed music, debuted in 2008, with additional installments appearing in 2010 and 2013. In 2011, the "Travel" series was collected on a single album, "The Complete Travel Series", while the same year, the group issued another compilation, "A Film and TV Collection", a limited-edition sampler of music Owyoung created for visual media. For the 2012 album "Young Man Follow", Owyoung launched his own label, Sound Swan Records; he also opened his own studio, Utopia Road Studios, where he worked on Future of Forestry projects as well as recording and mixing work for other artists. The following years yielded a 2014 release of the "Piano & Strings Sessions", an EP of rearranged Future of Forestry songs orchestrated for piano, strings, and vocals only. In April 2015 an acoustic duet album called "Pages" was released as a surprise to fans on Future of Forestry's website and on iTunes.

Discography

Studio Albums

  • 2007: Twilight – Credential Recordings
  • 2011: A Film & TV Collection – Credential Recordings
  • 2011: The Complete Travel Series - Rethink Records
  • 2012: Young Man Follow - Sound Swan Records
  • 2015: Pages - Sound Swan Records
  • 2016: Awakened to the Sound - Sound Swan Records

EPs

Singles
  • "Open Wide"
Compilation appearances

Further reading

  • Freeman, Matthew; John J. Thompson (March–April 2007). "Future of Forestry". HM Magazine (124): 32. ISSN 1066-6923.

References

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