Alabama native Edward Hartline has been writing songs since he was 11. He taught himself guitar and piano, and played tenors, bass drum, tympani, xylophone, bells, and trumpet in school band.
Edward grew up in a household that listened to everything from Jimmy Buffett to Vivaldi, but the music that caught his imagination early on came from Don McLean and The Monkees, and later, Elliott Smith and Janis Ian. A video of 13-year-old Edward playing a cover of a Bobby Long song was spotted by the artist, who tweeted about it, resulting in over 1000 views in under 3 days. Within six months, Edward was playing local coffeehouses and had released a 7-song EP, Lagniappe, recorded in his living room. FearlessRadio.com in Chicago put several of his songs in rotation, and two of his demos went to number 2 before he entered high school. They remained in the top 25 for over six months.
His debut CD, Candy for Bread Map, was produced and recorded at Jeff Pike Studios, Atlanta, GA in 2011. His first US tour was in support of the CD, and the first single hit number 1 on Fearless in six weeks. Another song was featured on the soundtrack of the indie film, Samsara, an entrant in the Richmond 48 Hour Film Fest.
In 2013, he released 2 more EPs: hartline., a limited release available only at shows, and Lost, a preview of the capabilities of his new home studio, built with the support he received from a crowdfunding campaign. He also helped raise over $2000 for music therapy at Only About the Music - Artists for Autism charity event in Fairfax, VA.
He performed in Callow's renegade showcase at SXSW 2014, and released his second home studio CD, Human Nature, that October.
He won the 2nd WorkPlay Singer-Songwriter competition in 2014. Edward was the first winner of the Emerging Talent showcase at Blast on the Bay Songwriter Festival 2015, and the next year he joined their roster of 30+ nationally recognized songwriters. He won Moonlight on the Mountain's Winter 2016 Open Mic contest, which is solely judged by the competing artists.
Estrangement was released as a digital EP in February 2016, with the physical EP released February 2018. The digital EP, Becoming, was released October 2019.
In August 2021, Edward began his Alphabet series, a project to record and release a digital EP each month through the end of the year. Each 5-track EP followed the alphabet, with the final 26th song to be released December 26, on his 26th birthday.
Edward has performed with many artists, including Von Grey, Bobby Long, Jessica Meuse, Peter Bradley Adams, Shannon LaBrie, Sam Bradley (Saint Eden), Trey Lewis, Raquel Lily, Marcus Foster (Seramic), and Hope Cassity.
He is a member of the Montgomery Area Musicians Association (MAMA) and BMI.
Edward grew up in a household that listened to everything from Jimmy Buffett to Vivaldi, but the music that caught his imagination early on came from Don McLean and The Monkees, and later, Elliott Smith and Janis Ian. A video of 13-year-old Edward playing a cover of a Bobby Long song was spotted by the artist, who tweeted about it, resulting in over 1000 views in under 3 days. Within six months, Edward was playing local coffeehouses and had released a 7-song EP, Lagniappe, recorded in his living room. FearlessRadio.com in Chicago put several of his songs in rotation, and two of his demos went to number 2 before he entered high school. They remained in the top 25 for over six months.
His debut CD, Candy for Bread Map, was produced and recorded at Jeff Pike Studios, Atlanta, GA in 2011. His first US tour was in support of the CD, and the first single hit number 1 on Fearless in six weeks. Another song was featured on the soundtrack of the indie film, Samsara, an entrant in the Richmond 48 Hour Film Fest.
In 2013, he released 2 more EPs: hartline., a limited release available only at shows, and Lost, a preview of the capabilities of his new home studio, built with the support he received from a crowdfunding campaign. He also helped raise over $2000 for music therapy at Only About the Music - Artists for Autism charity event in Fairfax, VA.
He performed in Callow's renegade showcase at SXSW 2014, and released his second home studio CD, Human Nature, that October.
He won the 2nd WorkPlay Singer-Songwriter competition in 2014. Edward was the first winner of the Emerging Talent showcase at Blast on the Bay Songwriter Festival 2015, and the next year he joined their roster of 30+ nationally recognized songwriters. He won Moonlight on the Mountain's Winter 2016 Open Mic contest, which is solely judged by the competing artists.
Estrangement was released as a digital EP in February 2016, with the physical EP released February 2018. The digital EP, Becoming, was released October 2019.
In August 2021, Edward began his Alphabet series, a project to record and release a digital EP each month through the end of the year. Each 5-track EP followed the alphabet, with the final 26th song to be released December 26, on his 26th birthday.
Edward has performed with many artists, including Von Grey, Bobby Long, Jessica Meuse, Peter Bradley Adams, Shannon LaBrie, Sam Bradley (Saint Eden), Trey Lewis, Raquel Lily, Marcus Foster (Seramic), and Hope Cassity.
He is a member of the Montgomery Area Musicians Association (MAMA) and BMI.
