Edward Richmond is one of the many lucky individuals who will have the pleasure of leaving secondary school this year. Edward has amazing technical, design and production skills of which he uses everyday stretching his imagination beyond the realms of reality. Edward is well on the way to a career in radio, this being achieved by working hard during his hard earned work experience place at 104.7 Minster FM and keeping this hard work continued whilst being invited back to do more voluntary work for the local radio station.
Whilst on work experience at Minster FM, Edward did almost everything from working with the news teams conducting interviews with respected political faces to high end professional production and station idents. Some of this production for Minster FM, Some for Stray FM and some for the newly relaunched Jazz FM. Edward was taught to produce to his high standards by the legendary “Chris Marsden” who has produced and voiced for big names like Microsoft, Ford, Shayne Ward, The Science Museum, Chevrolet, John Frieda and Prelusion Games, These just to name a few.
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Edward currently studies Business Studies, Information Commmuication Technology, History, Maths, English, Science, Citizenship and spends free periods when not doing PE/Games because of his Epilepsy catching up with coursework in the school library.
When Edward has left school, Edward plans to goto York College and study Media Studies (AS & A Level) Media Production (Television & Film - Edexel level 3 BTEC ND) and Production Arts (Technical - ND). All of these will help Edward in later life if he has a career in the radio industry.
In Edward’s spare time, He likes to Design Websites, Either for himself or anyone else, Edward is currently working on InterDJ Radio, A brand new internet radio that he hopes will help himself and other DJ’s around the world mix, communicate and learn together as a community. Edward hopes to have this internet station up and running by 2010.
Edward also likes to DJ in his spare time, Edward can mix different styles of house music including, Electro House, Normal House, Progessive House and Funky House.
Edward used to mix on an online radio station, however was asked to leave because of a dispute with a normal user of the site. You can catch Ed’s mixes on his examples page though, He has put together a few examples of his production and his house mixes.
The Little Details About Edward
Full Name : “Edward Richmond”
Age : “16!”
Eye Colour : “Dark Blue / Blue”
Height : “6ft 5″
Sense of humour : “The best”
Edward in 3 words : “Tall, British, Professional”
Favourite Colour : “Anything Bright (Including Pink, Purple etc.. But nothing tacky!)”
Style : “Own Style, I’m Unique!”
Favourite Music Type(s) : “I like most music, Mainly House music to be honest and if I had to pick a sub-genre of house, It would be Electro - It has a very seductive bassline”
Left or Right Handed : “Right Handed”
Are you Straight, Gay or Bi : “I’m Straight..”
Starbucks or Alternative Cafe : “Starbucks EVERY time!
Pioneer or Numark : “Pioneer everytime!”
Love or one-night-stand : “Presently.. None, Work comes first so I can afford either luxery”
If you were a electrical device, Which one would you be? “Well, Depends how you define electrical, If it’s a battery powered device, then I guess it would have to be a wireless microphone, Always handy and easily portable! However, If it’s a plugged in device, I would be an apple mac, So much better than the common PC in many many ways!”