Singer/songwriter Steve Nation grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he first started to craft his unique style and love for the 12-string guitar. It was there that he found his "hobby" of music was no longer the passing thing that his parents had hoped for. Seeing his love and determination for music, they spent the money they had saved for his college education on guitar equipment. In 1990, Steve moved to Tennessee and started playing the club scene in and around Nashville. He soon picked up with a bar band and hitting music hard, he started playing more road dates (don't ask about his gigs in Minnesota in the dead of winter).

As the touring got heavier, Steve could tell that music was his calling. However, he saw that the bands he was touring with were nothing more than recreational and it was during these travels that his love for touring became more evident as he was able to witness the peoples reaction to the music. "Music is such an impressionistic art form and new, good rock and roll is so hard to find now" said Steve, and the edisons were born.

the edisons have had a busy year since their first album came out. Sure, most bands immediately want to get their record on every radio station in the world, but the edisons are not your average band.

After a hugely successful record release party, the edisons started to plan their meticulous climb to the top. Since the album was not yet available in every record store, they did not put it on every radio station. Instead, a few select markets were chosen and they relied on feedback from those markets to see if the edisons had what it takes.

What happened?

In the United States, the radio stations that got hold of their debut CD started playing it and haven't stopped since. From KASU in Phoenix, Arizona to the hip WITR in Rochester, New York, the edisons frequented playlists with three songs charting in the top 10 and "Dancing With Angels" reaching No. 1 for an impressive 6 weeks in a row on WITR.

What about Europe? A few lucky stations in England got a CD and immediately put it into play. Most notably England's Dr. Rock started playing them after a visit to the U.S. to film a rock and roll documentary featuring such legends as Jerry Lee Lewis and Duane Eddy. While filming, Dr. Rock stumbled across the edisons and was so impressed that he filmed some performance footage of them for the documentary which aired on the BBC.

But does everyone like the edisons? Chris Hillman of the legendary 60's band The Byrds called them "new rock at its finest." He adds, "They hold the secret weapon which sets them apart from their contemporaries with a good, strong message around a good, strong groove. And best of all, mom likes them too." Even Cliff Richards producer Stuart Coleman took notice of the edisons in Europe's industry fax, "Nashville Notes."

the edisons are currently looking for a strong label to help bring their music to the next level. Until then, they will keep playing every bar, night club, school, lounge, ski lodge, drag bar, insane asylum and political event that will have them (all of which they've played before) to get their music where it belongs - EVERYWHERE.

Dancin' With Angels.mp3

I Just Wanna Be.mp3

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