Ed Sloan

Edward Michael Sloan [Ed Sloan IMDB Bio [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1878923/bio "Ed Sloan - Biography"] Accessed September 2, 2008.] , (born March 13, 1973 in Columbia, South Carolina), better known as Ed Sloan, is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the post-grunge/hard rock band Crossfade. He plays a Schecter C-7 Blackjack seven-string guitar. [Schecter Guitars [http://www.schecterguitars.com/artist.asp "Schecter Guitar Research"] Accessed September 2, 2008.]

At the age of eight, he started playing piano cite web |url=http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:axfpxqtaldse~T1 |title= allmusic ((( Crossfade > Biography))) |accessdate=2008-13-09 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=William Ruhlmann |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |authorlink= |format= |work=Allmusic ] and soon thereafter started playing the guitar. He joined his first band, Darkchilde, in middle school and went to college at the University of South Carolina, majoring in computer programming. In the late 90's, he, Mitch James, and Brian Geiger started a band called The Nothing, later renamed Sugardaddy Sugarstar. Soon after, Sugardaddy Superstar began to record their own music in a studio (which the band called Sugarstar Studios) built in Sloan's home. The group was signed by Columbia Records and changed their name to Crossfade. They released "Crossfade" in 2004, and two years later, released another album called "Falling Away".

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* [http://www.crossfadeonline.com/ Crossfade's Official Website]