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"EDGE
MICHAEL"
BORN
ORAL MARK DURLOO ON THE 9th DAY OF FEBRUARY TO DAVID DURLOO AND MELZETA
McINTOSH (Younger sister of reggae legend and superstar PETER
TOSH.) OF WESTMORELAND, JAMAICA. EDGE'S
PARENTS HAD DREAMS OF HIM BECOMING A FAMOUS DOCTOR OR LAWYER. HOWEVER, AT
BIRTH EDGE MICHAEL SHOWED GREAT SIGNS OF MUSIC IN THE VEINS. GROWING UP
EDGE EMPHASIZED MORE INTEREST IN MUSIC THAN ANYTHING ELSE. MUSIC WAS
INDEED HIS DESTINY. FROM
HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCES TO PROFESSIONAL RECORDINGS EDGE MICHAEL HAS BEEN
LIVING HIS DESTINY. IN THE EARLY 90'S PERFORMING AS LEAD VOCALIST FOR JAH
CHILDREN BAND EDGE MICHAEL SHARED STAGE WITH CELEBRATED ACTS DENNIS BROWN,
GREGORY ISSAAC AND SANCHEZ JUST TO NAME A FEW. SOON
AFTER EDGE MOVED ON TO PERFORMING WITH MEMBERS OF THE S.A.N.E. BAND, HIS
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH S.A.N.E. WAS SHORT BUT HE WAS NOW
TRAVELLING TOWARD GREATER PURSUITS. EDGE
MICHAEL'S FIRST RECORDING IS THE SELF COMPOSED AND CO-PRODUCED SINGLE
ENTITLED TRY MY LOVE ON
THE CROWD PLEASER LABEL IN 1994.
THE EFFORT RECEIVED MODEST AIR RECOGNITION AND SALES IN EXCESS OF FOUR
THOUSAND COPIES. 1995 EDGE JOINED GUMSION BAND PERFORMING LEAD VOCALS; THE
BAND WAS OPENING ACT AND BACKING BAND FOR THE CELEBRATED BERES HAMMOND.
THAT YEAR EDGE PLAYED REGGAE SUNSPLASH AND REGGAE SUMFEST. IN
THAT YEAR A SECOND SINGLE WAS RELEASED, A REMAKE OF R. KELLY'S BUMP 'N'
GRINE. WITH THE RELEASE OF EDGE'S 1996 EFFORT "HARD ROAD TO
TRAVEL" A SELF COMPOSED, ARRANGED AND PRODUCED ALBUM WITH SOME 14
TRACKS OF MOSTLY THOUGHT PROVOKING LYRICS AND LOVE SONGS, EDGE STARTED
PROMOTIONAL TOURING. THIS HAD HIM PERFORMING ON THE SAME TICKET ALONGSIDE
ENTERTAINERS SUCH AS STEELE PULSE, BURNING SPEAR, BUNNY WAILER, MAXI
PRIEST AND SHAGGY TO NAME A
FEW. IN
THE YEAR 2000 HE EARNED MORE CREDIT TO HIS MUSIC AND A LOT MORE TO HIS FAN
BASE DURING A PROMOTIONAL TOUR OF THE USA PERFORMING ON FOX
NETWORK-FOX 5 GOOD DAY ATLANTA AND CBS-WGCL
TV. 2002 SAW EDGE PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS ALBUM WHO ARE THEY,
THIS ALBUM RECEIVED LIMITED PROMOTIONS AND SALES AS; AT THE START OF 2003
EDGE TOOK TWO YEARS OFF TO ASSIST IN THE SET UP AND OPERATIONS OF HIS PART
OWNED RADIO STATION IN JAMAICA LINKZ FM. IN THE PROCESS HE ALSO
HOSTED A VIBRANT PRIME TIME THREE HOURS SHOW MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS. HE
STUDIED RADIO BROADCASTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES MONA. THE
MAN, THE ARTISTE AND THE WRITER ARE COMPLETELY INTERTWINED, PRESENTING A
NATURAL AND “DOWN TO EARTH” PERSONA. EDGE MICHAEL ENJOYS ALL FORMS OF
MUSIC HE HAS TO BE IN THE MOOD. CHINESE IS HIS FAVOURITE FOOD. LEISURE
TIME IS SPENT WITH HIS INSTRUMENTS A GOOD BOOK OR A GREAT MOVIE. HE ENJOYS
RELAXING IN JEANS AND COOL SHIRTS. 2005
EDGE MICHAEL RETURNED TO HIS FIRST LOVE MAKING MUSIC AND PERFORMING, WITH
SOLID PERFORMANCE DURING 2005 AND 2006, NEW MUSIC IN HIGH RADIO ROTATION,
HE IS READY. ARE YOU? EDGE MICHAEL IS TOURING EUROPE 2007, FRANCE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, EUROPEAN SUMMER FESTIVALS A EUROPEAN ALBUM WITH HOUSE OF RIDDIM. BE A PART OF THE PARTY PROMOTERS BOOK NOW. KJ Bookings Agency. Jamaica and USA 954-703-5852 or 876-792-2166 email: edgemichaelbookings@yahoo.com TO
DATE EDGE HAS SOLD THOUSANDS OF CD'S AND VINYL COPIES OF HIS MUSIC TOURED
MEXICO, AFRICA, BRAZIL, PARTS OF EUROPE, THE CARIBBEAN AND PARTS OF NORTH
AMERICA. BE
A PART OF THE EDGE MICHAEL FAMILY AND GET YOUR COPY OF THE NEW CD “REBEL
WITH A CAUSE” WRITE
TO:
LOCOMOTIVE
ENTERTAINMENT LTD. NEGRIL P.O.,
NEGRIL, JAMAICA W.I. (bookings@edgemichael.com) or (fanclub@edgemichael.com) +++++++++++++++++++(edgemichaelmusic@yahoo.com)++++++++++++++++++++
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