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Andrew Edge

May 01, 2024

Andrew Edge (born David Andrew Edge; 8 December 1956) is a musician from Leeds, England. He moved to London in the late 1970s, and joined the Thompson Twins. After eighteen months Edge left the group and joined Uropa 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.

Andrew Edge
Birth nameDavid Andrew Edge
Born (1956-12-08) 8 December 1956 (age 67)
OriginSwarcliffe, Leeds, England
GenresPop, dance, synthpop
Instrument(s)Percussion, guitar, keyboards, vocals
LabelsArista Records
10 Records/Virgin Records
EMI
BMG
Reprise
WebsiteAndrew Edge

Edge changed to vocals and writing songs after he moved from London to Linz, Austria. He started the group YOYO in 1990, bass/vocals Andreas Raffetseder, guitar/vocals Christoph Raffetseder, guitar Manfred Cellnigg, drums Hans Riener 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). Edge released a CD in 2011 under the name Drumsing, with percussionist Judy Klausner.

Leeds edit

Edge took drum lessons from Leeds drummer Doug King, and also Geoff Myers, as Myers was a noted drum teacher in Leeds, and played with the big band Syd Lawrence Orchestra.[1] 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.[2]

The Thompson Twins edit

The Thompson Twins auditioned for drummers at The Point Studio, 9 Eccleston Street, Victoria, London. Edge played with them for eighteen months with Tom Bailey, Pete Dodd and Jon Roog.

Uropa Lula edit

 
Uropa Lula/Viva Lula, 1982. Edge, Fromm, Lloyd, Dias

Edge later played drums for Uropa Lula (later called Viva Lula), with David Lloyd (voc/gtr), Allan Dias (bass), Pete Fromm (kybd) Carol Isaacs (kybd), and Chester Kamen (gtr) who is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen.[3]

Uropa Lula toured with Big Country in June 1983.[4]

Arista Records released two singles by the group: Our Love Has Just Begun B/W I've Suddenly Remembered Something (ARIST476, 1982) as Uropa Lula.[5] (Musicians: Lloyd, Fromm, Dias & Edge) Fell Upon A Jewel B/W She Appears to Vanish (ARIST498, 1983) as Uropa Lula. (Musicians: Lloyd, Dias, Edge, Isaacs and Kamen). Arista later dropped the group, and Edge joined Savage Progress.[6]

Savage Progress edit

Savage Progress signed a contract with 10 Records (a subsidiary of Virgin Records) and released their first single, "My Soul Unwraps Tonight".[7] Their first album was Celebration. Savage Progress joined the Thompson Twins on their "Into The Gap" tour of Britain (February, 1984) as support act.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12]

Session drummer edit

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 initially produced at the Point Studio by Alex Burak).[13][14][15] Edge also worked again with Dodd and Roog from the Thompson Twins in a band called Big View, recording a single called August Grass, which was released on Point Records (owned by Merton, the Thompson Twins publisher) in 1982.[16] Edge played a two-week tour of France with the Australian group Died Pretty in 1986, as drummer Chris Welsh had broken his foot in London.[17]

Linz edit

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.[18] Edge then sang for the Austrian band Camorra, with Peter Androsch (guitar) Robert Spour (keyboards) Sandy Sonntagbauer (bass) and Andreas Luger (drums).[19][20][21][22][23]

YOYO edit

Edge later formed the band YOYO in Linz, signing with EMI records in Vienna.[24] They played as the headlining act at the Linz Fest in 1991,[25] and supported The Beach Boys at a concert in Linz.[26][27]

Solo edit

Edge later worked with Robert Ponger, who was producer of Falco,[28] and Austrian duo Paper Moon.[29][30] Ponger arranged for Edge to support Joan Baez at the Arena, Vienna. 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).[31][32][33]

Session singer and songwriting edit

Edge sang backing vocals for LaLa Brooks (formerly of The Crystals) on her BMG (Austria) CD LaLa Brooks & Friends in 1994.[34] In 1997, Edge sang Silent Night (in German) with Rainhard Fendrich.[35][36]

Edge has worked with Mojique v2.0,[37] Karli Möstl,[38] Bob Zabek,[39][40] Edge recorded a CD with Josef 'Judy' Klausner (percussion) featuring only voice and percussion.[41][42]

References edit

  1. ^ Gallant, David. . Jazzwise. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  2. ^ . Dave Cass. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ Sheehan, Tom. "PIL people". Fodderstompf. from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  4. ^ Milburn, Trev (14 May 2009). "Official Big Country Forum". Big Country. Retrieved 12 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Our Love Has Just Begun". discogs. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Savage Progress - Celebration". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Rupert Merton". Rupert Merton. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  8. ^ . Geocities. 1984. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  9. ^ "Thompson Twins Past Concerts". Song Kick. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  10. ^ "My Soul Unwraps Tonight". Germancharts. 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Savage Progress". Austrian charts. 1 September 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  12. ^ "Swiss Charts: Savage Progress". Swisscharts. 15 July 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  13. ^ . Amplifier. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  14. ^ Alex, Burak. "Alex Burak". Alex Burak. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  15. ^ . Alchemea. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  16. ^ "BigViewAugustGrass". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  17. ^ Gardner, Steve. "Noise For Heroes #14 in the fall of 1988". Divine Rites. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  18. ^ Edge Andrew, Auinger Sam (1989). "Experiment 501 – investigating the magic of the right steps". Sam Auinger. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  19. ^ Androsch, Peter. . di-arezzo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  20. ^ "Peter Androsch". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  21. ^ "Peter Androsch". Discogs. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  22. ^ Seiser, Franz (2 September 2000). "Act Opera". Franz Seiser Experience. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  23. ^ (in German). Klangwolke. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  24. ^ "EMI: Company Details". SRA. 1990. from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  25. ^ (in German). Linz Kultur. 1991. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  26. ^ "Surf-Rentner auf Erfolgswelle" (in German). OÖ Nachrichten. 11 July 1991. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  27. ^ "YOYO". SRA. 1990. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  28. ^ Cash Box Top 100 4/23/83.
  29. ^ . Austriancharts. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  30. ^ . Paper Moon. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  31. ^ "Andrew Edge northern sky". Musik Sammler. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  32. ^ . AZ. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  33. ^ Lichtenburger, Bernhard (15 October 1996). "Der bewegte Sänger" (in German). OÖN. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  34. ^ "Lala Brooks & Friends". Music Stack. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  35. ^ "RainHard Fendrich in the Austrian Charts". Austriancharts. 12 January 1997. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  36. ^ "Damit die Stille Nacht nicht stumm bleibt" (in German). OÖ Nachrichten. 22 December 1997. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  37. ^ Mojique v2.0 on ORF m4.orf.at- Retrieved: 3 August 2007
  38. ^ Karli's Home page karlmoestl.com - Retrieved: 2 August 2007
  39. ^ Zabek's myspace page 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine profile.myspace.com - Retrieved 18 October 2007
  40. ^ Bob Zabek: an interview profile.myspace.com - Retrieved 18 October 2007
  41. ^ Karli Möstl CD discogs.com - Retrieved: 30 July 2007
  42. ^ Walkner-Möstl CD discogs.com - Retrieved 17 November 2016

External links edit

  • Andrew Edge at Blogspot.com
  • My Soul Unwraps Tonight video on YouTube
  • YOYO, "Live auf Samstag", Austrian TV on YouTube.
  • Andrew Edge, Angels in the Orchestra on YouTube
  • CD listing

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andrew, edge, born, david, december, 1956, musician, from, leeds, england, moved, london, late, 1970s, joined, thompson, twins, after, eighteen, months, edge, left, group, joined, uropa, lula, released, three, singles, arista, records, supported, country, tour. Andrew Edge born David Andrew Edge 8 December 1956 is a musician from Leeds England He moved to London in the late 1970s and joined the Thompson Twins After eighteen months Edge left the group and joined Uropa 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 Andrew EdgeBirth nameDavid Andrew EdgeBorn 1956 12 08 8 December 1956 age 67 OriginSwarcliffe Leeds EnglandGenresPop dance synthpopInstrument s Percussion guitar keyboards vocalsLabelsArista Records10 Records Virgin RecordsEMIBMGRepriseWebsiteAndrew Edge Edge changed to vocals and writing songs after he moved from London to Linz Austria He started the group YOYO in 1990 bass vocals Andreas Raffetseder guitar vocals Christoph Raffetseder guitar Manfred Cellnigg drums Hans Riener 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 Edge released a CD in 2011 under the name Drumsing with percussionist Judy Klausner Contents 1 Leeds 1 1 The Thompson Twins 1 2 Uropa Lula 1 3 Savage Progress 1 4 Session drummer 2 Linz 2 1 YOYO 2 2 Solo 2 3 Session singer and songwriting 3 References 4 External linksLeeds editEdge took drum lessons from Leeds drummer Doug King and also Geoff Myers as Myers was a noted drum teacher in Leeds and played with the big band Syd Lawrence Orchestra 1 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 2 The Thompson Twins edit The Thompson Twins auditioned for drummers at The Point Studio 9 Eccleston Street Victoria London Edge played with them for eighteen months with Tom Bailey Pete Dodd and Jon Roog Uropa Lula edit nbsp Uropa Lula Viva Lula 1982 Edge Fromm Lloyd Dias Edge later played drums for Uropa Lula later called Viva Lula with David Lloyd voc gtr Allan Dias bass Pete Fromm kybd Carol Isaacs kybd and Chester Kamen gtr who is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen 3 Uropa Lula toured with Big Country in June 1983 4 Arista Records released two singles by the group Our Love Has Just Begun B W I ve Suddenly Remembered Something ARIST476 1982 as Uropa Lula 5 Musicians Lloyd Fromm Dias amp Edge Fell Upon A Jewel B W She Appears to Vanish ARIST498 1983 as Uropa Lula Musicians Lloyd Dias Edge Isaacs and Kamen Arista later dropped the group and Edge joined Savage Progress 6 Savage Progress edit Savage Progress signed a contract with 10 Records a subsidiary of Virgin Records and released their first single My Soul Unwraps Tonight 7 Their first album was Celebration Savage Progress joined the Thompson Twins on their Into The Gap tour of Britain February 1984 as support act 8 9 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 10 11 12 Session drummer edit 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 initially produced at the Point Studio by Alex Burak 13 14 15 Edge also worked again with Dodd and Roog from the Thompson Twins in a band called Big View recording a single called August Grass which was released on Point Records owned by Merton the Thompson Twins publisher in 1982 16 Edge played a two week tour of France with the Australian group Died Pretty in 1986 as drummer Chris Welsh had broken his foot in London 17 Linz editEdge 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 OMV OMV Aktiengesellschaft companies 18 Edge then sang for the Austrian band Camorra with Peter Androsch guitar Robert Spour keyboards Sandy Sonntagbauer bass and Andreas Luger drums 19 20 21 22 23 YOYO edit Edge later formed the band YOYO in Linz signing with EMI records in Vienna 24 They played as the headlining act at the Linz Fest in 1991 25 and supported The Beach Boys at a concert in Linz 26 27 Solo edit Edge later worked with Robert Ponger who was producer of Falco 28 and Austrian duo Paper Moon 29 30 Ponger arranged for Edge to support Joan Baez at the Arena Vienna 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 31 32 33 Session singer and songwriting edit Edge sang backing vocals for LaLa Brooks formerly of The Crystals on her BMG Austria CD LaLa Brooks amp Friends in 1994 34 In 1997 Edge sang Silent Night in German with Rainhard Fendrich 35 36 Edge has worked with Mojique v2 0 37 Karli Mostl 38 Bob Zabek 39 40 Edge recorded a CD with Josef Judy Klausner percussion featuring only voice and percussion 41 42 References edit Gallant David Gary Husband Drums Jazzwise Archived from the original on 16 May 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Welcome to my website Dave Cass Archived from the original on 5 July 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Sheehan Tom PIL people Fodderstompf Archived from the original on 13 May 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Milburn Trev 14 May 2009 Official Big Country Forum Big Country Retrieved 12 April 2010 permanent dead link Our Love Has Just Begun discogs Retrieved 8 April 2010 Savage Progress Celebration Discogs 1984 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Rupert Merton Rupert Merton Retrieved 6 April 2008 1984 Tour Dates Geocities 1984 Archived from the original on 23 October 2009 Retrieved 2008 05 18 Thompson Twins Past Concerts Song Kick Retrieved 27 June 2011 My Soul Unwraps Tonight Germancharts 1984 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Savage Progress Austrian charts 1 September 1984 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Swiss Charts Savage Progress Swisscharts 15 July 1984 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Pink Frost Amplifier Archived from the original on 1 April 2008 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Alex Burak Alex Burak Alex Burak Retrieved 18 May 2008 Alex Burak Alchemea Archived from the original on 9 May 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2008 BigViewAugustGrass Discogs Retrieved 11 November 2008 Gardner Steve Noise For Heroes 14 in the fall of 1988 Divine Rites Retrieved 21 June 2009 Edge Andrew Auinger Sam 1989 Experiment 501 investigating the magic of the right steps Sam Auinger Retrieved 6 April 2008 Androsch Peter Music scores of Peter Androsch di arezzo Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2008 Peter Androsch IMDb Retrieved 13 May 2008 Peter Androsch Discogs Retrieved 13 May 2008 Seiser Franz 2 September 2000 Act Opera Franz Seiser Experience Retrieved 13 May 2008 Biographie Peter Valentin in German Klangwolke Archived from the original on 27 June 2008 Retrieved 2008 05 14 EMI Company Details SRA 1990 Archived from the original on 14 June 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Kunstlerinnen und Kunstler Linzfest 1991 in German Linz Kultur 1991 Archived from the original on 17 April 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Surf Rentner auf Erfolgswelle in German OO Nachrichten 11 July 1991 Retrieved 4 September 2008 YOYO SRA 1990 Retrieved 13 May 2008 Cash Box Top 100 4 23 83 Ponger as Producer Austriancharts Archived from the original on 13 February 2007 Retrieved 2008 05 18 Paper Moon Homepage Paper Moon Archived from the original on 17 August 2007 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Andrew Edge northern sky Musik Sammler Retrieved 6 April 2008 Andrew Edge northern sky AZ Archived from the original on 8 November 2009 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Lichtenburger Bernhard 15 October 1996 Der bewegte Sanger in German OON Retrieved 6 April 2008 Lala Brooks amp Friends Music Stack Retrieved 18 May 2008 RainHard Fendrich in the Austrian Charts Austriancharts 12 January 1997 Retrieved 18 May 2008 Damit die Stille Nacht nicht stumm bleibt in German OO Nachrichten 22 December 1997 Retrieved 28 March 2008 Mojique v2 0 on ORF m4 orf at Retrieved 3 August 2007 Karli s Home page karlmoestl com Retrieved 2 August 2007 Zabek s myspace page Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine profile myspace com Retrieved 18 October 2007 Bob Zabek an interview profile myspace com Retrieved 18 October 2007 Karli Mostl CD discogs com Retrieved 30 July 2007 Walkner Mostl CD discogs com Retrieved 17 November 2016External links editAndrew Edge at Blogspot com My Soul Unwraps Tonight video on YouTube YOYO Live auf Samstag Austrian TV on YouTube Andrew Edge Angels in the Orchestra on YouTube CD by Edge CD listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Edge amp oldid 1175255956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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