After playing in numerous bands, I now usually play as a duo with my wife or as a small ensemble with friends accompanying us.

Kim and I play a handful of shows, bars, cafe and coffee house gigs.
One of our favorite performances is the Billtown Blues Challenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl0tMR4iiKM

There is more music accessible than ever before. It may have affected sales of major labels, but so many more performers get to be heard.

For years that was my goal, but now that I have a family, it would have to be a sweet deal to get me to leave home. However, I would love to be the guy writing the songs for recording artists.

Singer, songwriter, played original music extensively in Philadelphia area with groups Sage and Watertite at the old hot spots like Grendles Lair, Guthries, John and Peters, the Main Point, and fairs and festivals, and more colleges than I could recall.
Played classic rock with Doubleshot, Rural Flush and Starpath. Now operate Starpath Recording studio located in central Pennsylvania.
Won songwriting contest and was featured on Philadelphia Hometown Album.
Original music has been featured on channel 29, and various radio stations including WMMR, WIOQ, WIBG, WXPN, and the syndicated ‘Rockin’ in the Keystone State.

I was influenced by so much of music I heard in Philly, and I have to give credit to my guitar teacher, the late Jack McGann. I have folk roots, but also love jazz, blues and soul. Right now, I’m listening to blues and jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.

The Philadelphia Academy of Music has to be the best place in the world to hear music.

I play shows with various Martin guitars, D16RGT (customized), DC1E, and an SWDGT At home, I play an old D-18 Martin, a Schulte custom Les Paul and an Epiphone Dot Studio. I have a Peavey Bandit amp, and in the studio, I use Sonar.
For shows, we use a small Berhringer PA, and we have a larger set up with 15" Cerwin Vegas with horns, a digital 800 amp and a Behringer mixer.
My wife plays an Ibanez acoustic bass and a Roadgear bass.

These are svarious elections some from my first CD made in my home recording studio. Our latest CD features Kim's vocals and my songs and it is called 'Safe Distance.' We are working on the next one with several songs completed and some work in progess. The songs feature acoustic guitar with folk,pop,blues, and jazz influences.

I have a website at edrhoades.com/