Strung Out Episode 263: A MAGICAL BEAST-HERSHYL EDWARD'S CREATIVE PROCESS

About this episode

Hershyl Edwards discusses his creative process and experiences in music performance.

Send us Fan Mail Take a drum teacher, add songwriting, arranging and divide between an eclectic marching band and a duo that does looping, bass lines vocally and rocks as full band would. Keeping true to the beat of his drum, Hershyl Edwards is a powerhouse, performing with Macca Pazza, whose Wikipedia page describes as "an interdisciplinary instrumental music and performance ensemble." As part of a group that can number 30 players, Edwards has written pieces for the group, such a...

People in this episode

Host: Martin McCormack

Guest: Hershyl Edwards

Topics covered

• creative process
• music performance
• songwriting
• arranging
• marching band

Keywords

• Hershyl Edwards
• Macca Pazza
• music
• creative process
• songwriting
• arranging
• marching band

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macca Pazza

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