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There's something about Minnesota. Upcoming singer/songwriter strives to be the next big act from Minnesota! In the tradition of other Great Song Writers in Minnesota like Bob Dylan, Dan Schwartz, Mason Jennings, Stuart Davis, Dan Wilson, and Tim Mahoney comes a new talent who just isn't satisfied with pop music. Ry Edwards strives to create music with meaning. His messages vary from the over-medication of his generation to fables and the small miracles that go by unnoticed in our daily lives. Edwards consistently creates music that is as much a part of the story-telling as the words are. For instance in "Trust Me" the song is played in a fun, upbeat jazz style that makes you believe the sincerity of an apology and the promise of a bright future. But, the last four notes and a tactfully added "7th-chord" suddenly shift the mood and leave you wondering, "Should I trust him?" One thing that you can trust is that you will have a good time at his shows! On stage, Edwards is full of energy, but admits he that he doesn't have much else to say because "it's all in the music." And the music has as much contrast as the messages do. The dynamic of his shows will leave you feeling engaged and refreshed. Doing all of his studio production from home, you might not expect much from his debut album, "Mirage." However, the album does have a studio feel to it as he adds harmonies and complex beats that give each song a full sound. Live or on the album, Ry Edwards (the next big Minnesota Song Writer) is a musician you won't forget! The Sophomore. A clever writer proves wise the simple. Some have termed Ry Edwards, “the Sophomore,” saying that his use of simple and sometimes almost child-like lyrics convey pictures and emotions so clearly that philosophers would have a difficult time arguing that they don’t exist. “Song writers—or at least the good ones,” says Edwards, “are our modern day philosophers. Today’s generation can’t sit still long enough to listen to a 3 lecture on the Human Condition; so while orators preach to empty auditoriums on college campus, musicians pack sports stadiums full of young people eager to absorb whatever 3 minute message a song provides.”
While his stage performance is energetic, it is anything, but suave as cheesy jokes and quiet apologies interlude between songs. Still, the audience can easily tell that he enjoys entertaining them and somehow that seems to be enough.
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