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Edword (Word, Eddie)Link to home page : Edword (Word, Eddie)  Biography: Edword Pollard, aka Word, plays the drumset in many styles, including drum n bass, eastern european, avant jazz, funk and alternative rock. Initially self taught, he gradually moved to a more studied approach. At 18 he studied jazz drumming with Darryl Voss in San Luis Obispo, played in the jazz improv group at Cuesta College under Warren Balfoure, then went on to San Diego State University to study jazz, world music, classical music, and improvisation. He also studied drumming with Jim Plank and Duncan Moore, whose influences were mostly conceptual. While playing in jazz combos under Rick Helzer, studying percussion under Danlee Mitchell, and playing with various jazz groups around San Diego, he developed a broad vocabulary for music that he could then use as a starting point for his tangential delvings into hybrid and creative music.In the San Francisco Bay Area, Word has had the opportunity to play with Roger Riedlbauer and Kristina Forrester in an original, eclectic trio known as Mosthumbz. He also played with Colin Stetson and Eric Perney in Defense, The Transmission Large Ensemble, Connector and as substitute drummer for the Transmission Trio. Following that, he played live drum-n-bass with the trio Apparatus. He has recorded on albums ranging in styles from jazz, funk, and avant garde, to moody alternative rock, R&B, Electronica, and Eastern European hybrid music (See discography below). He has been playing in uptempo odd times, and styles ranging from breakbeat to jazz with Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment since 2005, including Mike Perlmutter, Liam Staskawicz, Aaron Novik, and Joshua Sirotiak. They’ve recorded three albums to date, and continue to play diverse shows, such as fermentation workshops, cancer benefits, clubs in the city, and busking at BART stations and farmer's markets. Word also teaches drums and percussion in the East Bay Area through his own mobile drum company, Wordless Studios, as well as doing studio work and freelance gigs. Work-In-Progress: I'm currently listening to Naftule's Dream, Amon Tobin, Plug, Tom Waits, Kronos, Ornette, Mingus, Roland Kirk, Don Byron, Dave Douglas, Henry Threadgill, Audioslave, and Serj Tankian, among many others. Zoyres has recorded our third album, but may only release it with limited distribution. I'm also continuing to work on uptempo grooves reinterpreting electronic drum and bass, jungle, and breakbeat music. I'm currently seeking a project with those styles in mind.DISCOGRAPHY: ---------------------------------------------------- Matt Gill Mesa Suite 1995 ---------------------------------------------------- Jyve Jyve 1999 ---------------------------------------------------- Mosthumbz Stochastic Farm 1999 ---------------------------------------------------- Jeff Pitcher The Inexplicable Falling 2002 ---------------------------------------------------- Riedlbauer/Allen/Pollard Untitled 2004 ---------------------------------------------------- Renee Sebastian in progress 2004 ---------------------------------------------------- Apparatus EP 2004 ---------------------------------------------------- Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment Self Titled 2006 ---------------------------------------------------- Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment Biserka! 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment Unreleased 2010 Phone: 510-338-1227 Email: edwordless@gmail.com |