Liquid
Evergreen Productions
Edward James Horey
President, Liquid Evergreen Productions.
Liquid Evergreen Productions was started in May of 2002 by
Ed Horey formerly known as the lead guitar player of a Liverpool
band called the Beatles... Ha-ha just
kidding!
After being involved for seven years with a jam band called Liquid
Evergreen(which disbanded in early 2002), Ed decided to start
& name his production company in honor of this
band.
He
has been producing, performing, and teaching music for over 16 years.
Currently based in Pittsburgh, PA He has toured the
United States and Europe extensively playing classical guitar, indie
rock, jam band, and acoustic folk songs.
He has played
shows in Pittsburgh, Austin, San Diego, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Genoa,
Florence, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam,
Paris, and Barcelona.
Ed has shared
the stage with countless local and national acts including:
Liz Berlin of Rusted Root, Levinhurst, Mark Dignam,
Greg Felmley(formerly of Apollo 13
& Psoas), Brett Pecco,
Paco Mahone(formerly of Schleigho),
Matt Vucic, New Invisible Joy, Camera, Shade, Life in Bed, and
Chalk Outline Party.
He has played
at numerous venues in Pittsburgh, PA including: Live on
the air at 91.3 WYEP's Radio Studio, Mr. Smalls Theater, 31st Street
Pub, Club Café, Rosebud, Graffitti, the Mattress Factory, Rex
Theater, Shadow Lounge, Nicks Fat City, Gooski's, Lava Lounge, Shady
Side Arts Festival, and the Pittsburgh
Center for the Arts.
Ed attributes
his influences to classical composers such as J.S. Bach,
Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Francesco Tarrega, Matteo Carcassi,
Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, and every African American
from W.C. Handy to James Brown that
helped invent blues, jazz, soul, funk, reggae, and rock.
A master guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Ed Horey's credits include
session & live musician, producer, record company owner, and most
importantly a husband and father.
After earning
a bachelor's of science degree in Architecture from Ohio
State University in 2000, he attended California
University of Pennsylvania and earned a master's degree in
Business & Technology in 2004.
Wanting to be a architect & musician since the age
of 7, Ed has been playing in the sand box for more than sixteen years.
Starting out with early 1980's tape recorders, text based Autocad,
and huge 8" floppies! He now plays with state-of-the-art analog
& digital toys.
During the day, Ed is the VP of manufacturing systems at Instrumentation
Industries, Inc.. He works with computers and is the
in-house sustainability guru.
He enjoys finding ways to help make the factory more energy
efficient & eco-friendly. His latest project is focused
on getting a 6kwh solar panel grid-tie in system installed on the
roof!
After
hours, Ed runs his own project studio and record company, Liquid
Evergreen Productions, that records, mixes, masters songs
for bands and solo artists, and writes and records
his own music for artistic, commercial, & non-profit distribution.
He plays a variety of guitars, bass, piano, and synthesizers
as well as the sequencing & programming for studio projects and
live performances. He enjoys using Band in a Box, Reason, and Pro
Tools.
He also teaches guitar, bass,
& piano lessons.
His current infatuation is learning the art of playing early Ragtime
and Stride songs on the piano.
"I
hope you enjoy the music, and thanks for listening!"
Edward J. Horey, Liquid Evergreen Productions
