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Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy. He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
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Video: Josh Travis “Secondhand Smoke”

August 7, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0
Josh Travis and his band heat up the studio in ‘Secondhand Smoke’.  This is the first song on Travis’ first full-length album. The song digs deep into the compromises made to create a decent middle-class life […]
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Video: Ian David Green “White Sand/Black Star”

July 10, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0
Ian David Green time travels back to the plains of Alamogordo in the video for ‘White Sand/Black Star’.  Vintage footage from nuclear tests in New Mexico creates a nostalgic vibe as the tale of the birth […]
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Video: Bells Larsen “Ten Hands”

June 28, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0
Bells Larsen documents transition and transformation in ‘Ten Hands’.  Shot on VHS over the course of the year the singer tells a story of love and acceptance in a gentle, almost childlike tone.  The video was […]
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Video: Roseanne Reid “Call It Love”

June 26, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0
Rosanne Reid conjures Memphis in the joyous video for ‘Call It Love’.  Filmed in a recording studio Reid stands alone at the mic and delivers the type of southern groove that Justin Townes Earle slipped easily […]
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Video: The Tallest Man on Earth “Looking For Love”

June 8, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0
The Tallest Man on Earth goes searching for meaning on the beach near Amsterdam in the new video for ‘Looking For Love’. This is the third single from the ‘Henry St.’ album on Anti- Records, a […]

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