Eric Hedford Email & Phone Number

Perhaps best known for his drumming in The Dandy Warhols and as the creator of Soul Stew, a legendary DJ'ed dance night held Fridays at The Goodfoot Lounge, Eric Hedford is a musician and DJ based out of Portland, Oregon.Hedford is a founding member of The Dandy Warhols (1994-1998). The band was signed to Capitol Records in 1996 and toured widely. His vocal harmonies and minimalist dance influenced drum style blended with the band’s British pop and psychedelic sound. He can be heard on the band’s Rule OK , Come Down, and Black Album. A multi-instrumentalist, he has played bass in Ural Thomas and the Pain, sang and played keyboards in the new wave band Telephone, and plays bass in the go-go soul band The Satin Chaps.As DJ Aquaman he helped launch the early 90’s west coast rave scene as part of the One Love crew, performing at large-scale dance parties. In 2001 after falling in love with 60's soul and funk he created his Soul Stew night at The Goodfoot Lounge, which remains once of Portland's most popular and longest running dance nights.As a commercial composer he co-founded the Portland music house Flooded Music and has scored and music directed ads for for Nike, adidas, Coke, ESPN, Brooks, and more.In 2014 Hedford was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame for his work with The Dandy Warhols.He currently DJ's, performs, writes, records for various bands and artistic projects and teaches new generations of kids to rock.

Listed skills include Mix Engineer, Music Production, Commercials, Jingles, and 19 others.

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  Portland State University

  Communication And Media Studies