Edward Baluyut
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Edward 'd pogi' Baluyut (born April 20, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan
) is the drummer
for the bands Versus
and The Pacific Ocean
.
He currently resides in Great Neck
, New York
and is an English teacher for the Great Neck North High School
. Baluyut is the head of the Community School, a selective alternative learning program within the high school for sophomores through seniors, where his students focus on mottoes such as "learning for the sake of learning," "satisfaction is a function of participation," and "safe space." Still in keeping with his old career, Baluyut can be seen playing alongside his students in many Community School events.
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Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
) is the drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for the bands Versus
Versus (band)
Versus is an American indie rock band formed in 1990 by Richard Baluyut, Fontaine Toups and Edward Baluyut in New York City. Richard and Fontaine were to remain the two core members throughout the band's history. The band was noted for their marriage of indie pop songwriting and vocal harmonies to...
and The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean (band)
The Pacific Ocean was an American indie rock band formed in 1996 and based in New York City.Edward Baluyut had left Versus in 1996 due to work and family commitments and had played drums for Connie Lovatt's band Containe that year. Shortly afterward, Connie and Edward formed The Pacific Ocean...
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He currently resides in Great Neck
Great Neck, New York
The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and is an English teacher for the Great Neck North High School
Great Neck North High School
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High," or "North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District...
. Baluyut is the head of the Community School, a selective alternative learning program within the high school for sophomores through seniors, where his students focus on mottoes such as "learning for the sake of learning," "satisfaction is a function of participation," and "safe space." Still in keeping with his old career, Baluyut can be seen playing alongside his students in many Community School events.
Family and music career
Edward Baluyut played alongside his brothers Richard and James while in Versus for several years. Even though the brothers have split up and gone off on their own endeavours, they still have reunion tours as openers for other bands. Since his glory days playing the drums and occasional guitar, he married Tina Baluyut and together they have three sons: Christopher, Alexander Conrad, and Cal Xavier.Education
Baluyut usually tells his friends and students that he graduated from "a small liberal arts school in Manhattan, practically in Harlem," instead of saying he graduated from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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