The song “Girls†from the “Sleep With You” album was used on the MTV show Made. It was used during an episode where the girls learn how to play volleyball evidently. If that’s your thing, listen for it. The song “Minnie Driver†from the “Sleep With You” album was used on the Ellen Degeneris show. It was used during an episode where the girls learn how to play volleyball. The song “Cool Rider†from the Ed Hale solo album “Acoustic in New York” was used on the Oprah Winfrey show. It was used during an episode about Michelle Pfeifer.
Transcedence on MTV
Tune in to your MTV to see if you can hear some groovy tunage from the boys. MTV has licensed six more Transcendence songs; this time for use in the show MADE. The songs they will be using are “The Journey”, “Better Luck Next Time”, “Rise and Shine”, and “Do You Know Who You Are” from the Rise and Shine CD, “Keep Moving On” from the Sleep With You CD, and “Revolution In Me” from the band’s new CD Nothing is Cohesive.
New reality show being filmed.
New York based production company Polar Productions has started filming a pilot for a new reality show based around Ed’s move to New York, the band and their rise to fame and fortune or total anonymity, all while trying to run their own record company in the process. In the show Ed interacts with a lot of people on the streets of New York and interviews various people from political activists to religious leaders to doormen and homeless people. Polar productions president Kevin Chap says, “Ed is a natural in front of the camera. He is funny without intending to be. Just watching him try to make coffee by himself is hilarious. People are going to see this show and think, ‘who is this guy and where did he come from?’†The show is two months into filming.
The idea first came about after an initial screening of a new documentary that was filmed about the band this summer by Journey of Dreams productions out of Asheville , NC . The documentary, due out by Christmas, is one hour long and features interviews with the band and live footage of the band performing several concerts in Atlanta . Editing for the pilot for the reality show is scheduled to be competed by the end of the year.
Ed Hale performs for Brazilian Minister of Industry
On a recent trip to Brazil to study, Ed Hale performed a solo acoustic show for select guests including the country’s Minister of Industry, in the state of Goaiz. The acoustic set featured 6 songs. Most of the songs came from his 1996 release Acoustic in New York. Also included was a Brazilian classic “Desde que samba e samba”. It is reported that Ed has become so enamored with the music of Brazil, that he is thinking of recording an entire album there. His recent visit to Brazil to study the language of Portuguese and the Brazilian music sensation Samba is a clear indication that his inspiration is now being directed toward the culture of the region. Although the concert was not televised, Ed was interviewed on local television.