DJ Edwin
| DJ Edwin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edwin Campbell X Morrow |
| Born | 29 June 1968 |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 2014 (aged 45) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Dance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, remixer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1987–2014 |
| Labels | Volition, Central Station |
| Associated acts | L'Me L'Ma, Sexing the Cherry, Eco Cops, Nu Guerilla, Mister Morrow, Eggo and Hot Pocket |
Edwin Campbell X Morrow, (29 January 1968 – 16 March 2014) known professionally as DJ Edwin, was a DJ, remixer, songwriter and producer. As a DJ he pioneered the Brisbane dance music and club scene, along with DJ Angus and DJ Kesson, in the late 1980s. In the 1990s Edwin created the Halloween and Adrenalin dance parties and the all-female DJ party, Adrenalene. He was a long-term resident DJ at The Beat and Rockafella's nightclubs in Fortitude Valley.
Edwin wrote and produced electronic dance music and hard house under a variety of names including Mister Morrow, Eggo & Hot Pocket (with DJ Jen-E a.k.a. Jenny Juckel), Eco Cops, and Nu Guerilla. By 1992 Edwin was in a band, Sexing the Cherry, their track, "Steppin' On Remix", peaked at No. 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 1994. Edwin also wrote and performed music to help people with disabilities. Edwin Morrow died of a heart attack on 16 March 2014 in Brisbane, aged 45.
In high school, Edwin was a drummer in an industrial band, L'Me L'Ma, having influences from synth music bands including Queen, Duran Duran, Visage, Depeche Mode, A Flock of Seagulls, New Order, Dead or Alive, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Nitzer Ebb. L'Me L'Ma released a track, "Killing Your Heart", which was later remixed by Betty. From the late 1980s Edwin DJ'd at Brisbane's early dance music nightclubs, including Stratus (Homestead Hotel, Zillmere) and Wall Street.
Edwin created the Halloween Fantasy Ball parties and with Peter Tait, in 1991, the Adrenalin parties with their iconic Michelin man flyers. He played at most of the early dance club parties in Brisbane.
By 1992 Edwin Morrow and Cherryn Lomas were in a band, Sexing the Cherry, which were signed to Volition Records / Sony Records. Edwin wrote music under a various names to separate his work with different artists — Eco Cops, Nu Guerilla, Rocket Girls and Mister Morrow. Sexing the Cherry and Mister Morrow had a track included on the Volition High - A Dance compilation CD (VOLTCD88) in 1992. In May 1994 Sexing the Cherry's "Steppin' On Remix" (VOLTCD87), which was produced by Robert Racic, peaked at No. 42 on the national ARIA Singles Chart and reached No. 33 on the NSW ARIA state singles chart. The original "Steppin On" was co-written by Morrow, Lomas and Luke Paramour. It was released on a CD compilation album, Hartley coeurs à vif, on East West Records, an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The song also appeared on the TV show, Heartbreak High in its first series, episode 16 which aired on 8 June 1994. Sexing the Cherry supported international artists including Take That — at Australia's Wonderland in Sydney, 1994 and M People on the Brisbane leg of their Come Again Tour, 1 April 1995.
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