I use my own name because my music is a big part of my existence. I identify with my music and it defines my mood, my style, my spirit, and my attitude.

I get opportunities to play with local musicians around the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I've played with people like Walter Chancellor, Timotha Lanae, and Ray Covington. I can be found on occasion at Jazzmines in downtown Minneapolis freelancing or playing with local talent.

It accelerates the creation and distribution of music by giving the artist more flexibility and control over what they release to the public. It levels the playing field so that people that are serious but don't have the resources can get their music out to a lot of people at a lower cost to them than going with a big label.

If the opportunity presented itself and it was the right move for me I would seriously consider it.

David Edgerton Jr has been making music since an early age. He started playing the piano at age 3 and began arranging music for his 8th grade school band at age 13. He received a marching band scholarship and an engineering scholarship to North Carolina A&T State University. There he earned a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in music composition. While he was there he studied jazz under Dr. William Smiley, a notable saxophonist and great mentor. He also arranged popular music for the university's marching band and performed his original works in the university's first composition recital.

He's currently working with local artists in the Twin Cities area and continues to write his own music. He has performed with the likes of Walter Chancellor, Timotha Lanae, and Ray Covington. He prefers playing the B3 organ and has appeared on several local CD projects.

Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Jeff Lorber, Soulive, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, David Sanborn, George Duke, Earth Wind and Fire, the Gap Band, George Clinton, The Ohio Players, John P. Kee, Hezekiah Walker, Ben Tankard, Kirk Whalum, Wynton Marsalis and everything out there that's funky.

Jazzmines because it is an upscale place in downtown Minneapolis. I would love to play in Chicago or New York sometime.

Cubase SX 3.0, Halion 2.0, Steinberg Virtual Guitarist, Korg Triton LE, Alesis QS8, Alesis M1 monitors, Alesis MultiFX8 mixer, Tascam US244 audio interface, Sony Vaio desktop

My debut CD is on sale at http://www.cdbaby.com/edgerton2. Come check it out.