Eric Hedford
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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...
who was a founding member of The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...
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Early work
He performed on 1995's Dandy's Rule OK?Dandy's Rule OK?
Dandys Rule OK is the debut album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on 6 April 1995 on Tim/Kerr Records. Unlike their later work, it has more of a garage rock and shoegaze sound....
, 1996's The Black Album, and 1997's …The Dandy Warhols Come Down. Under the moniker "Aquaman", Hedford is credited for "additional production" on Everyday Should Be a Holiday. Also as Aquaman, Hedford did several remixes of the song Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, which were only available on a promotional 12 inch record. He was replaced in 1998 by Brent De Boer
Brent De Boer
Brent "Fathead" DeBoer is an American singer and drummer, known for being the drummer of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. He replaced founding member Eric Hedford in 1998 and is a cousin of Warhols' frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor. He graduated from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego,...
, as Hedford departed the Dandy Warhols after a dispute with Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Courtney Taylor-Taylor is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. The vast majority of the band's songs are written by Taylor-Taylor, including hits "We Used to Be Friends" and...
regarding royalties. According to Taylor-Taylor (on the documentary DiG!
DiG!
Dig! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Timoner, Vasco Nunes, and David Timoner. Compiled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the bands' respective frontmen Courtney...
), Hedford wanted a greater percentage of the royalties. These claims were disputed in the movie's DVD extras.
Magic Fingers
After leaving The Dandy Warhols, Hedford drummed for the power pop group Magic Fingers, which also featured Matt HollywoodMatt Hollywood
Matt Hollywood is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the Portland-based indie rock band The Out Crowd, as well as a founding member of the neo-psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He currently fronts the drone rock band The Rebel...
(Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Out Crowd
The Out Crowd
The Out Crowd was a U.S. indie rock band featuring bass guitarist Matt Hollywood, a former member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He formed the group in late 2001 in Portland, Oregon with drummer Stuart Valentine, guitarist Elliott Barnes, bassist Joe Patterson and tambourine player Sarah Jane.Go...
) on guitar and lead vocals, Carl Radavich (Television Eye) on bass and Michael "Spike" Keating (Swoon 23
Swoon 23
Swoon 23 were a shoegazer band based in Portland, Oregon in the late 1990s.Along with fellow Portlanders The Dandy Warhols, King Black Acid and Sugarboom, Swoon 23 helped define the lush, British-influenced sound that gained prominence in the Portland music scene in the aftermath of the grunge...
, touring member of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
) on guitar. Hedford also performed briefly with Rick Bain and the Genius Position.
We Are Telephone
He now fronts the band We Are Telephone (formerly known as just "Telephone") which plays power pop/new wave/psychedelic music. Hedford performs lead vocals and plays keyboardsKeyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. The band has self-released a self titled EP and is currently mixing a full length album with Tony Lash
Tony Lash
Anthony Carr "Tony" Lash is an American musician and music producer, most notable as a founding member of Heatmiser as the band's drummer. He played with Elliott Smith, in the high school band. Lash played the flute; Smith, the clarinet....
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DJ performance
A veteran NW DJ.Hedford performs regularly at The Goodfoot in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
as DJ Aquaman.
Made his start as a late 80's/ early 90's club DJ until helping launch the Northwest rave scene, being an early champion of house and techno music. After leaving The Dandy Warhols (see the documentary DIG!) he got into soul and funk music, starting his SOUL STEW night at The Goodfoot Lounge in 2001. SOUL STEW is Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
's longest running dance night.
Flooded Music
Eric Hedford formed Flooded Music Composition and Design with Scott Fox (also of We Are Telephone and of Satan's Pilgrim's). From FMCD's website: "Flooded Music Composition and Design, doing original music and audio scoring for advertising, broadcast media, commercials, film, multi-media and web based productions. Formed in Portland, Oregon by Scott Fox and Eric Hedford."Joint venture
Eric currently makes music as half of Hedford VachalHedford Vachal
Hedford Vachal is an electronic act that hail from Portland, Oregon. They formed using this moniker in 2007. The duo previously worked together as Ash Street Dealers.- About the band :...
, with musical partner Brad Vachal. The duo released a single in July 2008 on London based Tirk Recordings
Tirk Recordings
Tirk Recordings is a UK record label created by Sav Remzi. It has signed a broad range of sounds from the Kraut Rock of Fujiya & Miyagi, to the disco re-edits from Greg Wilson, then across the waters to the "SoCal" sounds of Daniel Judd and the New York 'Disco bump' of Drrtyhaze...
. The single featured two original tracks and a remix from Padded Cell's
Richard Sen.