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Below are the links to download my music from Broadjam. You may also listen to the songs and view the credits, lyrics, and other details. All my earnings ($.80 per song) from the sale of the songs below will be donated to Pennies for Peace
to help build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, giving the people there an alternative to the Wahabi Madrassas that teach their children jihad, while respecting their religion and culture.
Will We Ever Learn - Download for 99 cents
Choro - Download for 99 cents
Hey George - Download for 99 cents
Aunt Sue - Download for 99 cents
Biography
I'm a versatile musician with an eclectic taste for many genres. I grew up in a musical household filled with German folk and classical music, as well as sixties rock & roll. I began learning my first instrument as a teenager when a friend gave me a guitar. I soon established a formidable repertoire of my favorite popular music including Neil Young, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and many others.
I quickly realized that I needed formal instruction, and began studying with Tom Runyan, a very accomplished jazz and classical guitarist. I soon developed a strong interest in both classical and jazz. I also began private piano lessons and enrolled at Pasadena City College, where I completed two years of intensive music theory, history, composition, and performance courses. I later studied for many years with the virtuoso classical guitarist Vincent Macaluso while learning about jazz guitar arranging from Howard Heitmeyer from hanging around with him while waiting for my lessons with Vince. I also studied jazz harmony and improvisation with Lou Schoch.
I then developed a taste for folk and bluegrass music, and began frequenting festivals to learn this style. My musical ambitions were postponed by my desire to raise a family on a steady income, but I have recently acquired some recording and mixing equipment. I plan to continue recording many traditional classical works, my own jazz guitar arrangements, and my own compositions in the near future.
NEWS
My protest song "Hey George" appeared as a new entry on Neil Young’s "Living with War Today" list of top protest songs around 12/28/06, starting at approximately number 1050, and climbing to number 35 by 2/19/07. "Will We Ever Learn" appeared as the new entry on 7/23/07 and also quickly climbed upward. Both have consistantly remained somewhere between the high teens and the forities since then. Please check out all the great protest songs at this site: Neil Young-Living With War
Here is a list of the songs I like best on Neil's site: My Favorite LWW songs
If you disagree with the political views expressed in my music, please visit the following link for an explaination of my basis for these views: Ruminations on our Current Predicament
If you would like to read a fantastic book that will give you a fresh perspective on Islamic culture and on how to combat terrorism, please purchase “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin from the “Pennies for Peace” website. A portion of the sale will go toward this wonderful non-profit organization: Pennies for Peace
Please visit my website for more info about me: Edmund Wallasch
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