Native Son

Edison and Hirsch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 17, 2003)
• Original Release Date: February 3, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Show-On
• ASIN: B00008DGRE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,595,535 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lady Liberty

2. Thru the Years

3. Native Son

4. Silver Moon

5. Only Cheatin' Yourself

6. Heart of a Song

7. All at Once Took Eternity

8. I Wanna Heel 'n Toe

9. Can't Take You from Me

10. Peeping Tom

11. You're Like an Angel

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Edison and Hirsch met in 1999 at Edison's Show-On Studios in Tokyo on a job for Honda Motors. Although they have collectively writen, produced or performed literally hundreds of English-language TV and radio commercials in Japan over the years, this was the first time for the pair to work together. While continuing their individual careers, Edison and Hirsch have collaborated on several commercial projects since then; the most notable perhaps is the theme for Starcom Worldwide, the brand image maker of advertising conglomerate Leo Burnett/D'Arcy/Dentsu/Publicis.Edison and Hirsch have formed Gaijin Music (meaning alien and pronounced "guy gene" ) and Windstone Music with an eye to producing and marketing songs for film and TV markets worldwide. Maintaining offices and studios in Tokyo can leave precious little time to pursue personal interests, and while they regret they don't have the luxury to just Òlock the doorsÓ and define a sound, they are pleased with the positive image and strong performances on Native Son . They hope you agree!

Edison, a Japanese native, was given his western name on his first visit to the United States. His reputation as an accomplished producer, writer and arranger grew with recording projects for Buddy Miles, Rufus Thomas and Russ Kunkle in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. Upon his return to Tokyo, Edison is in demand at Warner, Victor and Sony, collaborating, writing and producing some fifteen major releases to date. He has also scored a major Japanese film release and continues to collaborate with other artists from across the musical spectrum.

Hirsch is a California native and, as is typical of the American melting pot, is of Spanish, Irish, Norse, French, English and Navajo decent. Lonnie has always preferred live audiences and has toured with several groups over the years that have taken him from San Diego to Anchorage and from Honolulu to Tokyo. This exposed him to a variety of musical styles from Blues to Latin, Soul and Country. He has shared the stage with such notorious characters as Dixie Hatfield, Hank Williams Jr. and Johnny Paycheck. He currently maintains two households, spending spring and summer in Sacramento, California and fall and winter inTokyo where he is in demand as a vocalist, lyricist, narrator, copywriter and editor.