If
you ask Edison West to categorize his music, you may
not get a very definitive answer. Edison was born
and raised in the south; however, he didn’t
go down the country music path. Instead, he was influenced
early in his career by the Crusader’s Album,
“Chain Reaction”. Since Edison began playing
guitar in 1974, he’s come to appreciate all
styles of music, and this eclectic taste is reflected
in his writing and playing.
Edison
began playing the guitar as a hobby and enjoyed it
so much he decided to make it his career. After studying
music and audio engineering at the University of North
Carolina, he decided to continue down the path he’d
chosen by teaching guitar to other eager musicians.
Over the past twenty years, he formed and played in
several bands, and he also owned and operated Heart
Recording Studio for 12 years.
His
first album was released by Artifex Records in Nashville
in 1996. Edison lives in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two sons: Kevin,
age 10, and Matthew, age 8 (guess whose pictures are
on the cover of “Playing Outside”???).
Although
Edison realizes that other types of music might be
more commercially acceptable, the music you’ll
hear on Playing Outside is a reflection of what’s
in his soul – and he couldn’t share anything
less. Edison describes his music as Insrtumental Jazz,Latin,Rock,Reggae
and Blues all rolled into one.
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