Edan Everly

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Edan Everly was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in L.A., with rock ‘n roll as a backdrop, it was inevitable that it would become the natural outlet he needed for his creativity. By the 4th grade, Edan had already appeared in a Hollywood movie, played drums in several garage bands, and performed in trendy clubs in the Los Angeles area.

Exposure to the guitar by his favorite uncle proved to be his passion. He put the drums on the back burner and taught himself to play guitar. The next milestone in the young Edan’s life came with the discovery of a Teac reel-to-reel 4-track. By the tender age of 13 he was an old pro, utilizing all of the studio tricks of the trade: bouncing, punch-ins, and overdubbing, and he added a couple of tricks of his own. With percussion instruments in short supply, he used what was readily available: pots and pans, a jar of popcorn seeds, and finally a Sure 58 microphone stuffed in a pillow for a bass drum. He had figured out the golden rule of the studio, that there are no rules.

While still in high school, he had a catalog of his own songs and produced 4-track and 8-track demos. Edan was already playing guitar in L.A.’s ultra hip underground music scene. This was basic training and a life university for a young musician on the rise. The exposure brought numerous development deals from major record labels like Geffen and Electra records, but those proved to be fruitless endeavors.

Finally, in early 1992, Edan Everly signed to Hollywood Records. His band was appropriately named “Edan”. With Julian Raymond on board as producer, the band quickly started recording tracks for their debut release, “Dead Flowers”. It featured players like Al Kooper on Hammed B-3, Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) on bass and Luis Conte on percussion on songs like “I Want To Be Myself” and “Shot of Your Love”. The sessions went off without a hitch.

By summer of 1992, the band’s video was shot and the debut CD “Dead Flowers” was released. The band took their organic brand of rock out on the road. They found that hard rock was still the king but grunge was just about to be the newly crowned prince. Any music perceived as outside of the box or as not falling into the “alternative” category was quickly dismissed by most radio stations.

In the following years, Edan continued to write songs and make sporadic appearances in and around the California area. He was still in relatively high demand as a guitar player. Everly had played guitar and lent his voice to numerous recording sessions. But despite having a gaggle of songs by this time, he has kept his artist’s ambition at bay.

In the mid and late 1990s, Edan Everly performed at shows playing guitar and singing harmony with legendary guitar player, Albert Lee. He also wrote songs with Burton Averre (The Knack), collaborated with well-known producer/engineer, Richard Bosworth, and worked with Rick The Base Player Rosas, best known for his work with Neil Young. Another noted musician that Edan has worked with is Bill Spooner (The Tubes). Edan and Bill did a 1950’s music tribute in San Francisco. In a newspaper article Bill said, “I’m taking Edan under my wing.” Edan recently laid down mandolin tracks for rockabilly guitar God, Duane Eddy.

Edan Everly is producing other artists at his studio, Starwood Studios, and is writing the occasional jingle for radio in Atlanta. Currently, Edan is in the studio writing and recording songs for his indie release “For The Insanity Of It All” on Starwood Records. The release will be the brainchild of Everly’s own creation, utilizing an untraditional blend of instruments from crunch guitars, banjo, mandolin, all the way to the xylophone.