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About Ed Donnelly
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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Forty Elephant Gang
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Forty Elephant Gang “Evergreen” – 70’s Americana vibes abound

November 25, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
70’s vibes abound on Forty Elephant Gang’s new single ‘Evergreen‘.  The East London Americana group consists of Andrew White on lead vocals and guitar, Sean Mannion on mandolin and backing vocals and James Bachmann on guitar […]
Will Stewart & The Gold Band
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Will Stewart & The Gold Band “Real Drag – Live in Norway”

October 25, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Will Stewart & The Gold Band roll tide in Norway with ‘Real Drag’.   This is the first single from their new EP ‘Live in Norway’.   Alabama-based Stewart was joined on the road by Janet Simpson on […]
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The Comatose Brothers “Running on Back”

October 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
The Comatose Brothers hit the ground running with their new single ‘Running on Back’.  Tight harmonies sail over deftly finger-picked guitars with subtle steel guitar and strings for support. Singer Alex Morrison describes writing the song, […]
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John Surge and the Haymakers “Marisol”

October 15, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Tex-Mex by way of LA. John Surge, a mainstay of the exploding Americana scene in Los Angeles, made his new record with veteran producer Tommy Detamore in Floresville, Texas. The two previously collaborated on last year’s […]
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Zachary Lucky “Jasper” – being right there in the room

October 14, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Zachary Lucky brings his soulful baritone to ‘Jasper’ from his new album ‘The Wind’. A simple stripped-down arrangement of guitar,  dobro and mandolin allow the lyrics to shine. Rebekah Hawker joins Lucky on backing vocals.   Lucky’s […]

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