The Garden of Eden is an electrifying, soul touching, and effortlessly authentic rock band.  From rock to funk, psychedelic to indie and blues, The Garden of Eden puts a unique yet classic twist on the sound and songwriting in rock music under one consistent umbrella.  The ensemble pulls an artistic inspiration from rock music’s golden age; Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd,  as well as modern acts like Marcus King Band and King Gizzard.  The Garden of Eden's masterful rhythms, storytelling lyrics and songwriting,  catchy melodies and powerhouse vocals and guitar playing takes the listener into a psychedelic dream of good vibrations...  into a Garden of Eden.

     The Garden was founded by singer/songwriter, Scotty Chapman in 2021.  Scotty grew up in Indiana and studied music at Ball State University under classical guitar professor Paul Reilly and Jazz guitar professor Joel Tucker.   Yet after two short years in college, Scotty's itch to pursue a bigger dream pushed him to move to Music City.  In 2017,  Scotty moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music.  Living the artist lifestyle he always dreamed of; living out of his van, couch surfing, living day to day and making it from from the guitar off his back,  Scotty spent many years searching for the right members to play the music he believed in.  Putting together small shows in East Nashville at venues like the East Room, the 5 Spot, and the Basement, he began to find his place in the Nashville rock community.

       Chapman played in many different bands and with many different musicians to establish himself in a new city,  from playing bass with guitarist, Liam Kelly, who has performed with Gyasi and Barns Courtney, to playing with Steve Forrest, former drummer of major artist, Placebo.  After playing in multiple bands and hosting shows, he met Dustin McKee from the Reveal.  Scotty and Dustin put together a demo of music which they recorded to release that summer in 2018.   In 2020, Scotty set out to record more music during the halt and pause in the world at the time. Despite not yet finding a consistent band of musicians, however, he sought out to invite his favorite players from around the scene to track on the songs.  Scotty released 5 tracks as singles featuring 12 musicians around the Nashville scene,  players such as Ricky Dover Jr, current guitarist for Grace Potter.  

          In 2021 as the world opened up again, Scotty set out on a 30 date solo acoustic tour of southern US to promote his new releases.  After a successful run of shows and a growing fanbase, his return back to Nashville landed him some local residency sets in the downtown live music circuit.  At this point Chapman was still on the hunt for the best musicians to form a tight group and by performing regularly at local Nashville hotspots, it attracted an old hometown friend and drummer, Jeffery Lageveen to join him and plant a seed in the garden.  Jeff grew up in Indiana like Scotty and the two had always set out to work together, and finally the time was right to join forces.  Jeff studied drums and percussion at Indiana University and has played in nearly every band in Lafayette, IN.  In Jeff’s Indiana years, he has opened up for Blind Melon, played with Coven on a 27 date tour of Europe and is an accomplished drum teacher.

           Shortly after Jeff joined, momentum was building and it caught the ear of Nashville guitar virtuoso, Prince Parker. Prince is a self-taught guitarist from Mississippi and has an undoubted gift to play the guitar.  His Jimi Hendrix-esque flare and epic, jaw dropping guitar solos put him in a category by himself compared to other guitarists in Nashville.   In 2024, he joined Nashville’s rising star, Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge and has been seen on an appearance of Jimmy Kimmel Live in August, 2024.  On bass guitar, Nashville native Kaiyan Blue showed up to an audition and landed himself in the garden. The young 21 year old is making a massive footprint as the newest and final piece to the unit.  Most recently, the band picked up Dom Sirkin on keyboards, adding a beautiful texture to their sound and show.  

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       The act has played in cities including: Knoxville, Asheville, Louisville, Lexington, St Louis, Memphis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Denver, Tampa, Tuscaloosa, Charleston, Jacksonville and more.   In the summer of 2024 the band performed at Murphy Spring Music Festival, Wisconsin State Fair, and One Love Music Fest.  Furthermore that year, Scotty and local promoter Danny Shaw of Eat Sleep Rock host the annual Led Zeppelin Tribute show at the iconic Basement East in Nashville.   At the start of 2025, the band recorded 6 songs at Kent Wells Production Studio on Music Row in Nashville.  With the release of their debut single, "Good Vibrations" and more releases to come,  The Garden is set hit an American tour, the Free and Wild Tour' 25.  This tour hits cities from Miami, to Charleston to Los Angeles.  The band will be playing Whiskey a Go Go, Mountain Vibe Music Fest, Harborfest and countless other clubs and festivals across America in 2025.