
The
lush and transporting sounds created by the American composer
WILLIAM EDGE epitomize the beyond-the-curve outer space sub-genre of
ambient music. Not simply technicality or performance,
but instead the combining of sounds and music to create an
extraordinary and individual experience for the listener, this music
is also perfect for TV and movie soundtracks as well as advertising
commercials. |
Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, he
was surrounded from a young age by the roots sounds of the Deep
South. First studying classical piano at the tender age of six and
switching to jazz upon entering his teens, his muses included such
legendary influences as Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis and Stevie
Wonder. After receiving an MBA from Florida State University,
he embarked upon a brilliant and successful career in computer
technology, but his love of electronic music still remained a
dominant force in his life. |
His passion
soon morphed from that of an avocation to lifelong profession, when
he began composing the first of a series of works on the computer
and creating his own record label, Sounds Blue Music, both of which
culminated in the conception of his new trilogy, representing mans
journey to the end of the universe and perfectly paralleling Edges
own sojourn through
life. |
The premier
CD of this long-awaited trilogy, JOURNEY TO THE EDGE: 76 LIGHT
YEARS, was written in the latter part of 2001 and
released in June 2004 and followed by the second CD, EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE: DISCOVERY, which debuted
the following month, with the third and final cut of this brilliant tour
de force slated for a September 2004 release date. Destined to
become one of the most coveted works of this exciting genre and already
garnering rave response from listeners of over 300 top radio stations
countrywide, they have been touted by Jim Brenholts Ambient Visions as
a gema harbinger of great things to
come; Bill Binkelman Wind and Wire
Friendly and warm but also forlorn and
mysteriousmay just be the ideal soundtrack for a trip beyond the rim of
our galaxy - or even further; and have also elicited praise from
other members of the music media, ranging from evoking a latter-day Star
Trek and so Ziggy Stardust to sublime, serenely rhapsodic, other-worldly,
terminally hip in the true sense of the term, and
more. |