Andrew Edge

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Andrew Edge


Img_capt = Edge in Vienna, Austria, in 1996.
Img_size =
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = David Andrew Edge
Born = 8 December
Origin = Leeds, England
parents = Joseph and Audrey Edge
relations = Kevin Edge, Michael Edge, Linda Holt (nee Edge), Paul Edge, and Helen Edge
residence = Linz, Austria
Instrument = Percussion, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Genre = Pop, dance, synthpop
Years_active =
Label = Arista Records Ten Records/Virgin Records EMI BMG
Associated_acts = Thompson Twins, Savage Progress, YOYO, Rainhard Fendrich
URL = [http://www.andrewedge.com/ www.andrewedge.com]

Andrew Edge is a musician from Leeds, England who has played pop music, dance, synth pop and ballads. After playing in local Leeds jazz-rock bands and Working Men's Club bands, he moved to London in the late 1970s, and joined the Thompson Twins. After one year Edge left the group and joined Viva Lula, who released three singles (on Arista Records) and supported Big Country on a tour of Britain. Edge then joined Savage Progress, who supported the Thompson Twins on a tour of Britain in 1984, and in the same year embarked on a tour of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, to support their album and single releases there.

Although a percussionist, Edge changed to vocals and writing songs after he moved from London to Linz, Austria. He started the group YOYO in 1990, signing with EMI records, before working with Robert Ponger (producer of Falco). Edge later released a solo album in 1996; "Northern Sky", on BMG records (Austria).

Leeds

Andrew Edge started playing drums at the age of 15; his first musical job was at the East Leeds Working Mens' Club (now Seacroft Green Social Club) at weekends for £19 a week.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.leedsonline.co.uk/info/13915/ |title=Seacroft Green Social Club |publisher=Leeds on line |accessdate=2008-04-12] cite web |first= |last= |url= http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl |title=Seacroft Green Social Club (map position) |publisher=Google |accessdate=2008-04-12] Edge took drum lessons from drummer Doug King, and also Geoff Myers, as Myers was a noted drum teacher in Leeds, and played with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.cite web |first=David |last=Gallant |url=http://www.jazzwise.com/news/item/4069 |title=Gary Husband - Drums |publisher=Jazzwise |accessdate=2008-05-18] Edge later worked with musicians from the Leeds College of Music in the group GPO (with Dave Cass, who later worked with Jive Bunny) as well as local Working Men's Club bands, like Street Choir.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.davecass.co.uk/ |title=Welcome to my website |publisher=Dave Cass |accessdate=2008-04-06] This involved playing as many as seven or eight performances a week, while also having a full-time job.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://andrew-edge.blogspot.com/ |title=Andrew Edge |publisher=Blogspot |accessdate=2008-05-18]

London

Edge moved to London in the late 1970s and played with a variety of groups. As the Thompson Twins drummer, "Pod" Podgorski, had decided to stay in Chesterfield, they auditioned for drummers at The Point Studio, at 9 Eccleston Street, Victoria, London. Edge stayed with the Thompson Twins for a year when the band was still a quartet, with Tom Bailey (bass/vocals) Pete Dodd (guitar/vocals) and Jon Roog (guitar).cite web |first= |last= |url=http://nfo.net/calendar/oct27.htm |title=Diary of Notable Musical Events |publisher=info net calendar |accessdate=2008-04-12] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.andrewedge.com/ |title=Andrew Edge Homepage |publisher=Andrew Edge |accessdate=2008-05-18]

Edge later played drums for Viva Lula (Arista records) with David Lloyd (vocals/guitar), Allan Dias (bass), Carol Isaacs (keyboards), and Chester Kamen (guitar) who is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen.cite web |first=Tom |last=Sheehan |url=http://www.fodderstompf.com/MEMBERS/dias.html |title=PIL people |publisher=Fodderstompf |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.memcollect.co.uk/cgi-bin/memresults.pl?CATEGORY=80-90s |title=New Items |publisher=MEM Records |accessdate=2008-05-18] Viva Lula toured with Big Country in Great Britain in 1982, and played a headlining tour of East coast America for six weeks in early 1983. Edge started using the name Andrew, because the singer of Viva Lula, David Lloyd, thought it would be too confusing to have two members of the same group called David.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/shop/item/660391728181333.aspx |title=Dad Sings the Blues cover |publisher=Vinyltap |accessdate=2008-05-18] Arista dropped the group after three singles, so Edge joined Savage Progress.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/412726 |title=Savage Progress - Celebration|publisher=Discogs |date=1984 |accessdate=2008-05-18] After signing a publishing contract with Rupert Merton's Point Music (the same publishing company as the Thompson Twins) the band signed a contract with 10 Records (a subsidiary of Virgin Records) and released their first single, "My Soul Unwraps Tonight".cite web |first= |last= |url=http://rupertmerton.co.uk/ |title=Rupert Merton |publisher=Rupert Merton |accessdate=2008-04-06] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Ten+Records+Ltd.+(10+Records) |title=Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2008-05-15] The first album—"Celebration"—was partly-produced by Paul "Wix" Wickens, who later played/plays keyboards for Paul McCartney.

Savage progress joined the Thompson Twins on the "Into The Gap" tour of Britain (February, 1984) as support act.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/7897/tourdate.html#1984 |title=1984 Tour Dates |publisher=Geocities |date=1984 |accessdate=2008-05-18] In October of the same year they went on a tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, to capitalize on the success of their single releases.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://germancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Savage+Progress&titel=My+Soul+Unwraps+Tonight&cat=s |title=My Soul Unwraps Tonight |publisher=Germancharts |date=1984 |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=savage+progress&cat=s |title=Savage Progress |publisher=Austrian charts |date=1984-09-01 |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=Savage+Progress&cat=s |title=Swiss Charts: Savage Progress |publisher=Swisscharts |date=1984-07-15 |accessdate=2008-05-18] The group also supported Tina Turner at The Venue in Victoria, London, in December 1984.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://ww4.musicpictures.com/zoom/1371/200/ |title=Tina Turner - Location: The Venue, Victoria, London |publisher=Music Pictures |accessdate=2008-10-09]

Edge also played as a session musician for bands like The Chills ("Pink Frost") Julian Cope ("Lunatic and Fire Pistol") and Freur ("Doot Doot", which was first produced at the Point Studio by Alex Burak).cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/video/7579/pink_frost.html |title=Pink Frost |publisher=Amplifier |accessdate=2008-04-06] cite web |first=Burak |last=Alex |url=http://www.alexburak.com/home.html |title=Alex Burak |publisher=Alex Burak |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.alchemea.com/index.php/audio/engineering/alex_burak |title=Alex Burak |publisher=Alchemea |accessdate=2008-05-18]

Linz

Edge moved to Linz, Austria, in the late 1980s, and recorded a piece called "Experiment 501 – investigating the magic of the right steps", in 1989, with interactive artist Sam Auinger, which was presented as an a cappella piece for the Chemie Linz (Agrolinz Melamine International) and ÖMV (OMV Aktiengesellschaft) companies.cite web |first=Auinger Sam |last=Edge Andrew |url=http://www.samauinger.de/page.php?ID=399&language=ENG&PHPSESSID=gr2lagbn6iil9b81j2kubbqt17 |title=Experiment 501 – investigating the magic of the right steps |publisher=Sam Auinger |date=1989 |accessdate=2008-04-06] Edge then sang for the Austrian band Camorra, with Peter Androsch (guitar) Robert Spour (keyboards) Sandy Sonntagbauer (bass) and Andreas Luger (drums). Androsch went on to become a well-known opera and classical music composer in Austria, and Spour would compose for the annual Linz "Klangwolke" (Sound Clouds) festival.cite web |first=Peter |last=Androsch |url=http://www.di-arezzo.co.uk/scores-of-Peter+Androsch.html |title=Music scores of Peter Androsch |publisher=di-arezzo |accessdate=2008-05-08] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029097/ |title=Peter Androsch |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=2008-05-13] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Peter+Androsch?noanv=1 |title=Peter Androsch |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2008-05-13] cite web |first=Franz |last=Seiser |url=http://www.seiser.at/English/products/e_Opr01.html |title=Act Opera |publisher=Franz Seiser Experience |date=2000-09-02 |accessdate=2008-05-13] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.klangwolke.at/2005/bio_valentin.php |title=Biographie Peter Valentin |publisher=Klangwolke | language=German |accessdate=2008-05-14]

Edge later formed the band YOYO in Linz, with brothers Andreas (bass/vocals) and Christoph Raffetseder (guitar/vocals) Manfred Cellnig (guitar) and Hansi Riener (drums), signing a record contract with EMI records in Vienna.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.sra.at/company/7050 |title=EMI: Company Details |publisher=SRA |date=1990 |accessdate=2008-05-18] In 1991, the band released a vinyl album, a cassette album, and a CD, which was the last time a band's music was released on all three formats in Austria. They played as the headlining act at the "Linz Fest" in 1991,cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.linz.at/kultur/2656.asp |language=German |title=Künstlerinnen und Künstler Linzfest 1991 |publisher=Linz Kultur |date=1991 |accessdate=2008-05-18] and supported The Beach Boys at a concert in Linz.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.nachrichten.at/archiv?query=-shlyc:client/ooenalt/ooen/j1991/q3/m07/t11/s017/401_001.dcs&ausgabe=OOEN&datum=11.07.1991&seite=017&set=3 |language=German |title=Surf-Rentner auf Erfolgswelle |publisher=OÖ Nachrichten |date=1991-07-11 |accessdate=2008-09-04] YOYO were played often on the radio in Austria with their cover version of the Joe South song, "Games People Play".cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.sra.at/record/4026 |title=YOYO|publisher=SRA |date=1990 |accessdate=2008-05-13] Edge later worked with Robert Ponger, who was producer of Falco, and Austrian duo Paper Moon.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showperson.asp?name=Robert+Ponger |title=Ponger as Producer |publisher=Austriancharts |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.papermoon.at/geschichte-en/ |title=Paper Moon Homepage |publisher=Paper Moon |accessdate=2008-05-18] Edge's collaboration with Ponger lasted three years, but Edge only used two songs (from 12 demo songs) for his solo CD on BMG records (Austria) called, "Northern Sky" (1996).cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.musik-sammler.de/media/61687 |title=Andrew Edge northern sky |publisher=Musik Sammler |accessdate=2008-04-06] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://daz.com/releases/Andrew%20Edge/northern%20sky.html |title=Andrew Edge / northern sky |publisher=AZ |accessdate=2008-04-06] cite web |first=Bernhard |last=Lichtenburger |url=http://www.nachrichten.at/archiv?query=-shlyc:client/ooenalt/ooen/j1996/neu/q4/m10/t15/ph/s006/004_001.dcs&ausgabe=H/Hauptausgabe&datum=15.10.1996&seite=006&set=4 |language=German |title=Der bewegte Sänger |publisher=OÖN |date=1996-10-15 |accessdate=2008-04-06] "Northern Sky", by Andrew Edge, CD Liner notes (1996, BMG Records, Austria, 4321-37102-2)] Edge recorded nearly all of the songs at keyboard player Gerald Landschutzer's home in Gaumberg, Linz, with Manfred Puchner (guitar) Kurt Mitterlehner (bass) and Herbie becker (bass). Edge overdubbed live drums and vocals at the X-Art studio in Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Austria, but credited himself as David Edge/percussive engineering.

Edge sang backing vocals for LaLa Brooks (formerly of The Crystals) on her BMG (Austria) CD "LaLa Brooks & Friends" in 1994.cite web |first= |last= |url= http://www.musicstack.com/item/32587356/brooks+lala+_apz_/lala+brooks+_apz_ |title=Lala Brooks & Friends |publisher=Music Stack |accessdate=2008-05-18] In 1997, Edge sang "Silent Night" (in German) with Rainhard Fendrich, which has been released every Christmas since then.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Rainhard+Fendrich&titel=Stille+Nacht%2C+Heilige+Nacht&cat=s |title=RainHard Fendrich in the Austrian Charts |publisher=Austriancharts |date=1997-01-12 |accessdate=2008-05-18] cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.nachrichten.at/archiv?query=-shlyc:client/ooenalt/ooen/j1997/q4/m12/t22/ph/s006/006_001.dcs&ausgabe=H/Hauptausgabe&datum=22.12.1997&seite=006&set=4 |title=Damit die Stille Nacht nicht stumm bleibt |publisher=OÖ Nachrichten |date=1997-12-22|accessdate=2008-03-28] Edge wrote the lyrics for Manuel Ortega's Christmas song, "All I Want For Xmas Is You", in 2004, which was only released on the internet.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.ortega.at/en/musik/index.htm |title=Music |publisher=Ortega |accessdate=2008-08-24]

Edge has worked with Mojique v2.0, [ [http://fm4.orf.at/soundpark/m/mojiquev20/main Mojique v2.0 on ORF] m4.orf.at- Retrieved: 3 August 2007 ] Karli Möstl, [ [http://www.karlmoestl.com/ Karli's Home page] karlmoestl.com - Retrieved: 2 August 2007 ] Bob Zabek, [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=137503686 Zabek's myspace page] profile.myspace.com - Retrieved 18 October 2007] [ [http://adam.fulara.com/e.php?g=article&nr=8 Bob Zabek: an interview] profile.myspace.com - Retrieved 18 October 2007] The Royal Drive Affair, [cite web|url=http://www.theroyaldriveaffair.com/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=22|title=The Royal Drive Affair|publisher=RocketTheme|accessdate=2008-04-06] and is now working on a solo CD with Judy Klausner (percussion).cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.judyklausner.com/index.html |title=Workshop Performances |publisher=Judy Klausner |accessdate=2008-03-05] [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/356333 Karli Möstl CD] discogs.com - Retrieved: 30 July 2007 ] [ [http://rock.discogs.com/release/7799 Walkner-Möstl CD] discogs.com - Retrieved: 30 July 2007 ] Edge taught English at the BFI for four years,cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.bfi-ooe.at/standorte/lage_linz.html |title=BFI Close to You |language=German |publisher=BFI |accessdate=2008-06-05] (evening classes for students wishing to attain the "Matura", which is the Austrian status for A levels) but now teaches (part-time) at the MCE company, which is part of the Voestalpine steel company.cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.mcelinz.com/index_n1.php?ist_menueintnr=401&hHeight=864&gsid=gad_484d2ae455ef1 |title=Education & Training |language=German |publisher=MCE |accessdate=2008-06-05]

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rUPbgmHRs My Soul Unwraps Tonight video]
* [http://daz.com/releases/Andrew%20Edge/northern%20sky.html CD by Edge]
* [http://www.musik-sammler.de/media/61687 CD listing]