Damon Edge
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Wisse |
| Born | November 12, 1949 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | August 11, 1995 (aged 45) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, percussions |
| Years active | 1976–95 |
| Associated acts | Chrome |
| Website | damonedge.com |
Thomas Wisse (born November 12, 1949 in Los Angeles) was an American musician, known professionally as Damon Edge. He was a founding member of the post-punk band Chrome, and also recorded as a solo artist.
Biography[]
Damon Edge was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He graduated from Inglewood High School in 1967 before attending the California Institute of the Arts. He earned a bachelor's degree in environmental arts in 1970.[1][2] He started the band Chrome in 1976,[1] taking inspiration from some of his teachers at Cal Arts and from a trip to Europe, where he heard Arabic music for the first time.[1] He produced a lot of the early Chrome cover artwork.
He began working at MGM and jamming with other musicians to create soundtracks for film. After recording the first Chrome album he set up Siren Records to release his own recordings. He moved to San Francisco in the mid 1970s and began recording further Chrome material. In the 1980s he moved to France after marrying Fabienne Shine.[1] They both returned to the U.S. in 1988, living in the Hollywood Hills, but split up in 1990.[1]
Death[]
In August 1995[3] Edge was found dead in his Redondo Beach apartment in California. He had been lying undiscovered for about a month until a neighbor alerted the police.[4] After the breakup with his wife he had begun to drink and smoke heavily.[4] He had recently finished a new solo album in Germany.[4]
Discography (solo albums)[]
- Alliance (1985)
- I'm a Gentleman (7") (1985)
- The Wind Is Talking (1985)
- Grand Visions (1986)
- The Surreal Rock (1987)
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Damon Edge Website – Press" Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 24, 2010
- ^ "Official Chrome Website – The Chronichles", accessed April 24, 2010
- ^ "Damon Edge at allmusic", accessed April 24, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Melody Maker 11/11/95
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- American male singers
- Songwriters from California
- 1949 births
- 1995 deaths
- Musicians from Redondo Beach, California
- 20th-century American singers
- Singers from California
- 20th-century male singers