Edward Ma, known professionally as edIT, is an American

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producer and DJ based in

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. He is a member of the Glitch Mob.

History

After growing up in Boston, Edward Ma began his career as a DJ and got into music production while he was studying at the

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. From there, he built his name in the Los Angeles underground and began his career in the late 1990s as The Con Artist. He was a resident DJ at Konkrete Jungle in Los Angeles and he hosted a Dublab radio show. He has produced tracks for

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artists such as Sole and Busdriver. He has also worked with P.E.A.C.E. and Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, Daddy Kev, Hive, Dntel, Emanon and Phoenix Orion. He is an old friend of

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and Daedelus and has contributed a remix of "Dumbfound" to Daedelus' single "Something Bells" in 2004. His debut solo album, '' Crying Over Pros for No Reason'', was released on

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in 2004. Following the release of his debut, Ma continued to work at the fringes of hip hop and electronic music. In 2006, he co-founded The Glitch Mob with band members Josh Mayer (Ooah) and Justin Boreta (Boreta). His second solo album, '' Certified Air Raid Material'', was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2007. It features guest appearances from Abstract Rude, The Grouch, TTC, Busdriver and D-Styles. Ten years after his debut solo album release, ''Crying Over Pros for No Reason'' (2004), edIT released ''Crying Over Pros for No Reason (Deluxe Edition)'' through The Glitch Mob's Glass Air Records imprint on December 9, 2014. The anniversary re-issue included five new tracks and was released in digital and vinyl formats. His works are also featuring in Season 2 of the TV series, ''

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''. Although he has stated in 2015 that there will be no more solo projects as edIT, in 2020 he released a new solo album as edIT entitled "Come to Grips".

Discography

Albums

* '' Crying Over Pros for No Reason'' (2004) * '' Certified Air Raid Material'' (2007) * ''Come To Grips'' (2021)

Singles

* "Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A." b/w "Crunk De Gaulle" (2007) * "The Game Is Not Over" b/w "More Lazers" (2008)

Productions

* Sole - "Uck rt" from '' Uck rt'' (2001) * Busdriver - "Somethingness" from '' Temporary Forever'' (2002) * Acid Reign - "Acid Hip-Hop" from ''Time & Change'' (2008) *

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References

External links

*
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on Alpha Pup Records
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on

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