Todd Edwards

Todd Edwards

UK Garage/House producer from New Jersey born in 1973. The sound of Todd Edwards is characterised by a hypnotic collage of short cut-up samples over swung US garage beats and lively disco flavoured basslines. He started his musical career around 1992-93. Influenced by [a=Marc Kinchen], whose 'MK' remixes featured vocal reconstructions ('Push The Feeling On' by [a=Nightcrawlers], 'Can You Forgive Her' by the [a=Pet Shop Boys] among others).
Credited as one of the godfathers of UK speed garage, Edwards is also a committed Christian and often mention 'Jesus' and 'God' as his primary sources of inspiration. He has been an example for a lot of artists, from [a=MJ Cole], to [a=Daft Punk] and [a=Akufen].
Todd has created remixes for hundreds of artists like [a=Wildchild], [a=St Germain], [a=Nicole J McCloud], [a=Mad Moses], [a=Robin S.], [a=Dimitri From Paris], and [a=Benjamin Diamond]. His way of work is to cut up between 50 to 75 samples (especially gospel, R&B, disco flavoured ones) and apply them in various patterns with the actual vocals on top.
Sometimes, small 'hidden' messages are heard throughout his tracks. They commonly refer to 'Jesus' and love. According to him, the weirdest sample he used was his father's voice on 'Saved My Life' (1995).
His own releases were generally praised: "Prima Edizione" (1999), the "Full On" and "New Trends Sounds" series contributed to his success.

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