Leading Edge

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Leading Edge’s main goal is to use music as a catalyst for provoking emotion. The band’s ability to put on not only an aural, but visually exciting performance allows the band to achieve what they call "a completely entertaining experience." Their influences range from rock, pop, funk, and psychedelic. The quartet consists of Matt Daniel, Seth Brown, David Beeco, and Eric Thompson. The band’s sound has been referred to as very musical, as all of the members have been playing and performing since the ages of ten, but the band has not always existed as the quartet. In the small town of Social Circle, GA; Matt, David, and Seth formed the band named Mudra in the summer of 2005. They played various shows in Social Circle and in the Athens area. In late 2007 and into 2008, the band added two more members, Trey Hollingsworth and Bryan Higa. At this time, the band, still known as Mudra, performed on a regular basis in Athens. After a few conflicts, the band decided to go back to the three piece band, and eventually added another lead guitar player. By Spring 2008, Eric Thompson joined the band after meeting the members of Mudra in the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching band. After all of the constant changes, the band was looking for stability and a new identity. The band decided to change their name from Mudra after one night of rehearsal was interrupted by complete darkness and silence. In confusion, the band stopped practicing and sat down to relax until the power retu

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