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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: I’m With Her “Standing on the Fault Line”

May 8, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Roots music supergroup I’m With Her explore lost dreams in their new song ‘Standing on the Fault Line’.  This is the latest single from their forthcoming album “Wild, Clear and Blue”. Group member Sara Watkins reflects […]
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Charlie Musselwhite “Sad Eyes” – It’s not love, but it’s not bad

April 22, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Blues icon Charlie Musselwhite continues a sixty-year tradition of authentic blues with his new single ‘Sad Eyes’.  Musselwhite began his career as part of the 60’s blues revival that featured his fellow harp player Paul Butterfield […]
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Video: Counting Crows “Under the Aurora”

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Counting Crows continue their long running streak of solid, brilliantly written songs with ‘Under the Aurora’.   From the very first words spilling from Adam Durtiz’s mouth, this is unmistakably a Counting Crows track.  There is comfort […]
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Video: Perfume Genius “No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)”

April 15, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Things get strange in the new video from Perfume Genius, ‘No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)’.   The song is from Mike Hadreas’ newest release on Matador Records, ‘Glory’. The music video directed by Cody Critcheloe is […]
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Video: I’m With Her “Find My Way to You”

April 11, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Supergroup I’m With Her release the second single from their forthcoming album ‘Wild, Clear and Blue’.   I’m With Her is trio Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan. Between the three of them, they have seven […]

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