Eddie T.
Whatever is growing right now will be looked back years from now as the golden age of Houston. I met Edwin Terrell two years ago at the Black Christmas show at Mango’s. He was of average height, wearing the token Brawny man shirt, and had the hots for my friend. I didn’t like him. I didn’t like him one bit. To me he was just this creative writing major from Denton crashing Houston venues, corrupting the youth. It wasn’t until local rapper Fat Tony’s music video for ‘Home’ ended up on my YouTube that I discovered, towards the end of the credits, that it was Edwin who had been directing a couple of his videos. At that point I realized, Eddie T ain’t that bad. He’s just hiding his talent under his perm. Eddie T makes music videos and short films. For the past seven years he’s been experimenting in one way or another with sound and movies, as well as analyzing and seeking inspiration from his favorite directors. “As far as being an artist in Houston I think I have earned the right to represent what exists around me. I want to see a film made about Houston that romanticizes the grit and the heat in an authentic way, making the city itself a character. That’s what’s missing right now. Woody Allen did it with New York. We need it here.” “I have a dream that Houston one day becomes the fully realized and internationally respected mecca of art and music it is waiting to be. To me, this is a tremendously untapped resource. New York and L.A. can’t be the top dogs forever. They are always emphasized as the crux of modern America in films and TV but I think thats only made them become bloated with a superficial sense of identity. We Houstonians have the right to do our own thing, and whatever it is will not be anything like these other places are doing precisely because we are so ignored. The fire is hot.” He’s made songs with and directed Fat Tony’s music video for ‘Home’ and ‘Like, Hell Yea’. “I’ve made music with Ches White and Damon Nash as well as Brains for Dinner, my favorite reggae band from Houston. I’ve worked with a producer named Frank Davis, the engineer who recorded the first ever psychedelic band The Thirteenth Floor Elevators.” You can usually find Eddie T. in the Heights, Montrose, or Downtown area. He enjoys kickin’ it at Fitzgerald’s and the Mink. He plans to enroll at UH in the fall. He’s also got an album coming out in the next few weeks called “Satisfaction.” It’s going to be a collection of songs from every genre mixed in with textured beats and ambiance, as well as, a series of short films to be released later this year taking place in Houston in and around downtown.
Keep a look out for his videos and music on www.crunkmoney.com or soundcloud.com/eddie-terrell.
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