In the summer of 2016, inspired by the deep lyrical messages and far out rock sounds of the band Portugal. The Man, led by front man John Gourley, Edward began his journey with music and more specifically guitar. After much expressed desire, his grandparents eventually provided him with an old acoustic Epiphone guitar that was collecting dust in their church. That summer in the hot heat of Davis, North Carolina he would spend hours learning the guitar and writing original music. By the end of that summer before returning to his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina he would pick up one more major influence, Slash of Guns N’ Roses. Upon learning new songs, Edward stumbled across a video on YouTube titled “Knocking on Heavens Door 1992 Tokyo Dome”. Mesmerized by Slash’s EDS-1275 black double neck Gibson, a stapled cigarette to his lips, and the guitar icon’s flawless improvisation and swagger; Edward was instantly captivated by all things rock n’ roll.

As the summer ended, Edward quickly embarked on a mission to start his own band, which would be known as the hard rock group Burban. The band over its three-year life span would tour all across North Carolina playing venues such as the Pour House Music Hall, Imurj, Deep South the Bar, as well as many others while also releasing one EP (“Shot of Rock”) and a handful of singles including “She’s Hungry”, “All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)”, and the iconic hit ballad “October Love”. With ambitions to take the explosive rock act to Los Angeles, California the COVID-19 pandemic quickly swept all plans away. Upon the dissolvement of the band, Edward took a year hiatus from the music scene to focus on finishing college as well as rediscovering his identity as an artist.

In 2021, Edward returned back to the rock scene releasing his debut single to launch his solo career “Who The Hell (You Think You Are)”, a 4 minute beefy rock track filled with slithery lead guitars and off the cuff riffage – trademarks of Edward’s nostalgic sound. Following his debut, Edward released two more monster singles “Snake Groove” and “Mystery” both of which are their own rock epics in themselves filled with Guns N’ Roses-esque style and drenched in gutsy guitar glory. Upon moving to Charlotte, North Carolina Edward founded his own boutique recording studio Burban Records which he uses as a platform to create his own original work as well as provide recording services for clients. In 2024 Edward will be releasing his new smash single “California Cruisin’”, which will be followed by several more releases and plenty of new live performances and projects.