Ed Burley (NL)

Ed Burley is the co-founder, composer and music producer of Disco Sparks based in Amsterdam Disco Sparks produces Nu-Disco and funky house music with a link to the Oldskool style of the 70's and 80's. Ed comes from a musical family. At a young age he grew up with Gospel, Jazz, Funk & Soul music. Ed became interested in various instruments such as synths, organ, piano, trumpet and drums. His main interest was in drums and percussion. Several musicians and producers came in the 70’s and 80’s to his parents' house and the jam sessions and improvisations were a great source of his musical development. His love for records started at a very young age and dancing was not unknown to him. In the early 80's he programmed beats with drum machines and made mixtapes for friends and played as a DJ at various parties. In 1996 Ed met DJ/Producer Richard Marinus and together with other friends they founded the record collectors club 80's Groove. Later this became the DJ and VJ Collective Groove Inc. until this day. Groove Inc. organizes Oldskool and Dance Classic events (Oldskool At Tha Beach and Oldskool Behind the Grooves) and plays as DJ’s and VJ also on Dutch National radio and nowadays on Twitch.

Ed Burley has worked with artists such as Sweet Charles Sherrell, Bassist Louis Johnson, Juan van Emmerloot, Miss Bunty, Marilyn Ashford Brown, Rene van Hertum, percussionist Martin Verdonk, Fresco Project and many others.