Edward Wynne (born 3 June 1961) is an English guitarist and keyboardist best known as a founding member, principal composer and the only constant member of

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band

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Biography

Ed Wynne was born in

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, England, and is the son of English sculptor David Wynne, and the grandson of English author

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. Family friend and late

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guitarist,

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, encouraged a seven year old Wynne to pick up the guitar. Wynne's father regularly had big names in music, such as

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and

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, stay over at the house. The family's emphasis on art and music allowed Wynne to achieve a wide range of musical appreciation, including

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, and

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. In addition to Hendrix, Hillage and Zappa, other guitarists who have influenced Wynne include

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, and

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, who Wynne called "my favourite guitarist in the world at the moment" in 2021. Wynne's lack of interest in school caused him to leave school at age 16. His parents encouraged him to follow his musical passion, and would instruct him to play sounds of nature on the piano. He was involved with several bands whilst in school, including Bolshem People, which recorded in Wynne's studio attic in Rushmere,

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. A track of theirs, "Erp Riff 83", can be heard on the compilation album ''A Psychedelic Psauna''. Wynne formed

in 1983 along with his brother Roly Wynne and other members at the

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. The band was notable for blending rock music with

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, world music, and

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, incorporating heavy usage of

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s and samplers. After several line-up changes, Ozric Tentacles started to be guided more and more by Wynne, who aside from guitar and keyboards was also becoming responsible for beat programming and other studio efforts. He has remained the only original member of the band. Since the 2000s, the band featured Wynne's ex-wife Brandi on bass, and son Silas Neptune on keyboards. Wynne collaborated with Joie Hinton in

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, after being asked by the promoters of the Crypt club in Deptford, South London, to produce an

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set for the club's "chillout" room. Wynne has also appeared as a guest musician in works by artists such as

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, Amon Düül UK,

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, and Invisible System, among others. In 2007, he (along with ex-bandmate Merv Pepler) composed and programmed a track named "Sphere Wave's" for the ''Cognition Factor'' soundtrack. In 2019, Wynne released his debut solo album, ''Shimmer into Nature''. In 2022, he released his second solo album, ''Tumbling Through the Floativerse'', in collaboration with Gre Vanderloo of Gracerooms. Wynne's gear includes synthesizers such as

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S760, Roland Fantom XR,

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, Korg Wavestation EX,

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Pro-1, guitars

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, Ibanez Artist, Ibanez EGEN18,

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Acoustic, pedals

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GT-3 and Boss GT-10, and

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Discography

Solo albums

*''Shimmer into Nature'' (2019) *''Tumbling Through the Floativerse'' (2022)

Ozric Tentacles

Nodens Ictus

*''The Grove of Selves'' (1987) *''Spacelines'' (2000) *''The Cozmic Key'' (2017)

Guest appearances

* Amon Düül UK – ''

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'' (1989) *

– '' The Road Home'' (2007) *

– ''Back to Earth'' (2008) * Invisible System – ''Street Clan'' (2011) * Quantum Fantay – ''Dancing in Limbo'' (2015) * Keepers Brew - ''Constellation Automation'' (2016) * Silas Neptune - ''The Scales of Tahuti'' (2017)

References

External links

Official Ozric Tentacles website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wynne, Ed Living people English rock guitarists English male guitarists English record producers Progressive rock guitarists Lead guitarists English rock keyboardists 1961 births English multi-instrumentalists English composers English audio engineers Musicians from London