E.O.D. (Ed of DeMize)
E.O.D. (Ed of DeMize)
writen/cowriten songs you've probably heard on the radio before done by other artists. CD's & Vinyl albums available at https://elasticstage.com/edofdemizehardcopies?fbclid=IwY2xjawHnVaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfYdUZpPETPS2sPO-chWGCcacXXHXurbxGQZnmQT6saEZCBhCzYJMNFPzA_aem_4qIbBmAXRVDTCS9M5xSVYQ copy and paste
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Born in New York, on Long Island (from Brooklyn out to the points-Orient & Montauk)I played Violin as a kid & dabbled with Martin accoustic. 1st electric (memphis)at the age of 15 yrs old. Used the Heavy Guitar Bible to learn how to play. Did a little internship for a few months at Sweet Mountain Recording Studios owned by the Sugar Hill record label as an assistant engineer. The 1st band was HeatSeeker an AC/DC cover band.There was a short lived stint played bass with Saliva(probably not the same band your thinking of) doing Metalica covers. Then United Nations which was half covers & half originals.Then a few original projects Sleepers Wake, J.D. & The Groovy Juvies, Harveys Drool, Mad Hatter 1992 moved to Atlantic City New Jersey & 1995 to Ashville North Carolina For A While,then back to New York. On Dec 4th 1999 motorcycle accident, crushed right tib,fib & ankle. Layed up for the better part of the year. Got plenty of practice & during the later part of the summer of 2000 isome appearances with George Lightning doing cover tunes with a casted leg.During fall of 2000 moved to South Florida Fort Lauderdale made a make shift recording stuidio useing old Stereo , 1967 Maginivox home entertainment center, Fostex 4 track recorder,a drum machine my friend found in the garbage & microphones made land line telephone & the speaker from the drum machine.Thats How Sorceror's Delight - EOD was recorded.After recieveing that settlement check from the accident built a studio using Sony Vaio Digital Studio,Magix6 Delux 48 track program,a small p.a. system,Marshall half stack,Ludwig drum set,microphones,stands,etc...).I rented a warehouse hired Fej(Jeff Kieser) to play drums (payed him with that Ludwig set & he did some vocals & keyboards aswell) recorded the albumn EviL Geniuses - Songs for Hire. After that 2 more solo albumns EOD - Beyond EviL & EOD - Suicide Notes & Love Letters which I played all tracks on myself. spent 5 yrs playing with Wake the Neighbors and Stewd we were running open jams in the Fort Lauderdale area of south Florida. I'm currently in New Orleans Louisiana
5th solo album E.O.D.'s Rock N Roll Masterpiece Poetry in Motion in 2010. 2020 release Borrowed Time. 2021 release Breaking the Silence 2022 release Precognitive Soundtrack for Flashbacks, 2023 release At the Edge of the Universe 2024 release of Ed of Demize (E.O.D.) X Written in Stone. My 10th solo Album. Using magic 2020 program for the last 8th, 9th and 10th albums. The 11th album "Gleaming EDMca " was recorded using magix 2025 program as well as the 12th album "The Thorn In Your Side" there are 2Cd volumes or 3 LP volumes of this one. 29 songs
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Various venues in New york, Florida, Louisiana, House band for 5 years in Fort Lauderdale Florida some venues in south east Louisiana
Your musical influences
PINK FLOYD, DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, JIMI HENDRIX, BLACK SABBATH, METALICA, B.B. KING, CHUCK BERRY, ERIC CLAPTON, ZZ TOP, BAD COMPANY, QUEEN, LINK WRAY & THATS SOME OF MY FAVORITS.
What equipment do you use?
.I now play a a Gybson Stealth Flying V a Jackson Warrior an Axel Flying V an O.L.P. Double Neck, Cortez double neck, Johnson electric & Martin accoustic. I've had many guitars Gybson V,SG & Custom Les Paul,Fender Strat Plus(spurtsal gears are awsome),Honner's Flying V Devil(it was named Satan),Cort's Flying V,Ibanez,Fox(company went under),Seqova(hollow body)Memphis(my 1st electric).I now use BOSS GT-1000 sound processor & BOSS DD-3T Delays for electric.
Accoustic guitars-Martin,Fender,Harmony,Silvertone,Honner,American Indiana & thats all of them I can think of right now. Bought another Marshall Twin.
For my rig i use a Samson S6 & SPM-6300 mixer amplifier P.A. heads with a Bullfrog 4 x 12 cabinet & 2 15 Pa Speakers(Radio Shak).Got A Peavy ...With the advent of sound processors my usual Marshall amps have been traded(I'm happy with the sound).Cortez Double neck
Anything else?
https://www.facebook.com/EOD00
https://www.facebook.com/edward.meise
www.myspace.com/eodkingnothing
facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheDeadMenOfDunharrow