Edwin (Musico)

Edwin is a Canadian alternative rock singer and solo artist from Toronto, and former lead vocalist for I Mother Earth. He was on the band's first two albums, and was also on the majority of the songson Victor, a 1996 side project from Alex Lifeson of Rush. He went solo in late 1997 and released three albums from 1999 to 2006. He is currently the lead singer for the newly formed Canadian supergroup Crash Karma, as well as a bartender at Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Canada.
Contents [hide]
1 Solo career
2 Edwin & the Pressure
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links
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After leaving IME in late 1997, Edwin disappeared from the public eye. Under his low profile, Edwin met with members of the recently dissolved Glueleg, most notably Ruben Huizenga. He alsomet with Sony Music, who signed him in 1998. That summer, Edwin finally reappeared in public, appearing as a surprise guest with The Tea Party at EdgeFest '98 on July 1 in Barrie, Ontario. Edwincontributed lead vocals in their Canada Day rendition of David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans". Back in Toronto, Huizenga and company brought their instrumental talents to Edwin's debut solo album, as didseveral other session musicians (including IME percussionist Daniel Mansilla). Producer and ex-BTK member Matt DeMatteo did the bulk of the production (at times assisted by Huizenga) and also playedinstruments. Huizenga, DeMatteo, David Martin, and half a dozen other songwriters collaborated with Edwin, who claimed to have written 75% of the album. The end result was Another Spin Around the Sun,released in Spring 1999.
Edwin's first real foray into songwriting yielded his new musical direction - catchy, danceable, singalong pop-rock[citation needed], complete with loops and samples and amuch greater emphasis on Edwin's vocals than ever before. Initial singles "Trippin'" and "Hang Ten" focused on rock radio and became hits on that format, while third single "And You" was somewhat...