Ed Teja - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I've been making music since the 60s, and work in a variety of styles. I am collaborating with a couple of excellent songwriters on some songs, and I create music for videos as well. My new solo instrumental CD, BLUE LIGHT, was released by Morrhythm Records. You can check it out at their web site . Search on my name and you'll find SOFT DREAMING BLUES, as well.I've performed at the Silver City (New Mexico) Blues Festival (twice), at the Tucson (Arizona) Folk Festival in 2006, at the Glenwood Folk Festival in 2003 and 2005, Pickamania (2008) and frequently appear at various clubs.My main passion is writing and arranging. I love to have my work used, incorporated into other people's presentations, for example. My songs have been used by Discovery Health Channel, Court TV and in other programs. I composed and recorded the underscore and theme song for a documentary for Oceans of Opportunity I also love writing for other singers!

My Interests

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Member Since: 1/6/2007
Band Website: www.geocities.com/edteja
Band Members: I play around New Mexico with two bands: THE GYPSY FEET BAND (with Charlie Alfero, Shems Nickles and Greg Renfro) and as lead guitarist for Scott van Linge.

I am always working on new music, and meeting people who introduce me to new ideas and approaches. Some are musicians, some are lyricists, some are kindred spirits and well wishers. And the excellent Michael Sullivan helps make sure I have the electric guitar I want--check out the photos of the new custom Strat. Now we are working on revamping an older one for a different sound entirely.
Influences: Bob Dylan, Charles Ives, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Big Bill Broonzy, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Stan Rogers, Lonnie Johnson, Sue Foley....
Sounds Like: The soft and mournful cry of a ship's whistle in the fog.
Record Label: Morrhythm http://www.outstandingmusic.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Music Licensing

I have been focused for a while now on getting music into the channels that will get it used in film and tv. Naturally there are two aspects to this--making the connections and creating the right sort...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:53:00 GMT

New Music

I've been doing some different kind of music with my friend Steve McPhail as the band SPIRIT WALKS. You can hear the first tunes from the album we are working on at:http://www.last.fm/music/Spirit+Wal...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:02:00 GMT

Pickamania!

Well Silver City just held the first Pickamania! acoustic music festival. Some great acts (check out Red Molly if they play near you!!!) We were fortunate to play on Sunday to an enthusiastic crowd in...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:29:00 GMT

New Songs, new directions

The music is really rolling now. I just wrapped up two demos of songs I wrote with my friend Guy Prentice out in California. We managed to get the talented Candian Jodi Krangle to do the vocals and th...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:43:00 GMT

New CD

I am excited! My latest CD was just released by Outstanding Music's Morrhythm label. It is all instrumentals and was a lot of fun to produce. This is a small indie label, in Southern Calif, run with t...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:15:00 GMT

Making music

Lots of new music coming out these days. I have gotten back into working on songs (with vocals) with my wonderful collaborators. Uncle Steve and I have made progress on our collaboration project PARGO...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:43:00 GMT

The continuation

The new year is a time of reflection and many people think of it as a time of starting anew. For me, starting fresh is a continuous process. Many new threads to my musical world have evolved over the ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:39:00 GMT

New CD

I'm working hard on a new CD that is a bit of a change of pace from my previous country blues. This one is jazz-influenced and much more pop. I have posted two songs from the CD -- OH LADY and SOFT DR...
Posted by on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:56:00 GMT

Silver City Blues Festival

So the blues festival is coming up on Memorial Day weekend. It is a big deal here in Silver City and Scott and I and Greg, aka the Low Bid Blues Quartet, are getting our chops together. We open the Su...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:30:00 GMT