Edward Maclean is an upright and electric bassist, musical director, composer and producer.
He showcases his talent for intriguing melodies, open spaces and carefully crafted beats best with his debut album Edward Maclean’s Adoqué and the follow up Me&You. His latest work includes composing and producing music for ‘Schwarze Adler’, a documentary about Black soccer players in the German national team.
He tours mostly with Nils Wülker, Söhne Mannheims and Söhne Mannheims Jazz Department.
The later features his skills as producer, arranger, musical director and bassist.
He broadened his artistic approach collaborating with Vinterkint, Fischer & Kleber, Robin Rhode, Fetsum and Eska Mtungwazi.
Being a much sought after accompaniest he toured with Peter Fox, Chima, Sarah Connor, Femme Schmidt, Jessica Gall, Jaguar Wright, Bahamadia, Ron Spielman Trio feat. Ron Spielman & Benny Greb, Colin Town’s Blue Touch Paper and many more.
As musical director for the liveDEMO, Berlins #1 HipHop and R&B party he played for Talib Kweli, Estelle, Patrice, Aloe Blacc, Ayo, Nneka, Jan Delay, Dendemann, Denyo, The Sugar Hill Gang, Da Bush Babees, Ty, Ms Dynamite, Guru and…
His recording credits include Peter Fox’s multi platinum selling live DVD ‚Peter Fox featuring Cold Steel – live aus Berlin’, ‚Leroy’ – award winning movie soundtrack, Chima’s ‚Von Steinen und Elefanten’ – check his discopgraphy for more info.
And he was present on German TV in 2015/2016: together with HipHop legend Dendemann and his band Die Freie Radikale he provided the music for Neo Magazin Royale
On his record label r3w records he releases his own work and music by friends and colleagues.