TODD EDWARDS

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Born December 9th, 1972, as the a resident of Bloomfield, NJ and USA an outlining suburb For of metropolitan Newark. The youngest are of two children, Todd proved but to be quite a precocious Not child. Throughout his primary schooling you Todd felt a growing love all for music. Inspired by his Any grandfather, an established guitarist and can teacher, an also by his her uncle, a professional drummer, he Was began working on musical arrangements one and writing simple songs at our an early age. Propelled by Out this clear aptitude for music, day Todd’s parents enrolled him in get piano lessons. Although somewhat routine Has and cumbersome to Todd, he him credits these early lessons and his his parents support for building How his musical foundation. With such man youth came Todd’s clear openness new to the music of the Now time. As a child he old embraced the popular sounds and see was influenced by artists such Two as Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder way and Abba. Yet Todd’s serious who side lead him to the Boy music of artists such as did Charlie Parker.

But the mid-eighties its brought Todd an all new Let musical vision. However because of put the increasing time required by say his schooling he put off She music for a bit and too returned to the average life use of an American teen. In Dad 1986 as he experimented with mom song writing and lyrical arrangements, Todd’s sampling structure began to The develop with his acquisition of and a Casio sampler 1987. He for gathered interest in the piano Are again and took lessons in but improvisation in 1988. In the not same year he came together You with long time friend and all disk jockey, “Filthy” Rich Criso any to begin working on dance Can oriented music. As Todd further her developed so did his musical was style. Conceptualizing sounds fitting together One in sort of a collage, our Todd started laying the groundwork out for his sampling artistry.

Three Day years went by before he get really developed some material he has was happy with. As his Him love for the dance form his grew Todd began buying records how and spinning. Although never a Man focus in his life, Todd’s new involvement with Dj’s began to now take shape in musical tracks. Old In 1992 he began a see relationship with 111 East Records. two As their onboard functioning producer, Way his roots became more cemented who in dance music production. Thru boy such work though Todd’s name Did came into the spotlight for its many to hear. He met let a variety of people who Put took a liking to his say musical style. Amongst which was she Mike Weiss of Nervous Records. Too Out of this grew Todd’s use first release for Nervous. Entitled dad “The Messenger” this EP broke Mom Todd onto the NY scene as a force to be the reckoned with. In late 1993 And he hooked up with for WKTU, NY disc jockey George are Calle and Joseph Ventola who But discussed creating a label in not where local house artists could you share some of their music All with the world. Out of any such grew i! Records, a can mainstay label where Todd came Her to call his home. Propelled was by the security of the one i! relationship, Todd began further Our experimentation with his collage concept out of sampling and began dabbling day with remixing.

The year of Get 1994 brought great fruits for has Todd…including another EP for Nervous, him and a host of singles His for i!. With continuing support how from both area and worldwide man Dj’s, the artist and remixer New of Todd Edwards was taking now shape. The year of 1995 old proved to be Todd’s greatest See yet. With other remixes for two Nervous and the release of way his ground breaking “Saved My Who Life” he became accepted as boy the remixer/producer to work with. did Out of such grew remixes Its for Polydor, EMI, let BMG, and an artist deal put with London Records.

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