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Ed Droste
Droste performing in 2013Droste performing in 2013
Background information
Birth nameEdward Droste
Born (1978-10-22) October 22, 1978 (age 46)
Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2002–2020
Formerly ofGrizzly Bear
Musical artist

Edward Droste (born October 22, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, formerly of the rock band Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty, originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste. By 2005, the group expanded into a four-piece, with Droste still as a contributing songwriter. He left the group in 2020.

Early life

Droste was born in Massachusetts, the son of Diana (née Forbes) and Bruce F. Droste. His maternal grandfather was conductor and musicologist Elliot Forbes. Through his mother's Forbes line, he is related to singer China Forbes.

He attended elementary school at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his mother is a music teacher, and high school at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. He attended high school with Refinery29 founder Philippe von Borries. He attended Hampshire College for one year in 1999 before transferring to and graduating from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003.

Career

Droste began composing and performing songs on a solo basis as Grizzly Bear, releasing the album Horn of Plenty in 2004, with some contributions from drummer Christopher Bear. The two then joined with Chris Taylor, and eventually Daniel Rossen, to form the current four-piece band. Droste has said of the gestation of the band, "Daniel and I are the principal songwriters, but we also have the most issues with being performers. I strongly reject the notion that I have to do stage kicks or be some sort of persona. I respect artists that have an act, a look, a shtick. That’s all fine and dandy, but with our songs, it would feel like the biggest farce. It took us a long time to get comfortable; the whole thing was four people growing into each other."

In a 2020 episode of Lunch Therapy, Droste announced that he left Grizzly Bear to become a therapist.

In 2023, Droste started his own independent practice as an associate therapist in Los Angeles.

Other musical collaborations

  • April 2007 – Edward appeared as a guest vocalist on "To a Fault" from Dntel's fourth album, Dumb Luck, released on Sub Pop Records.
  • September 2007 – Edward sang with Beirut in the video for their song "Cliquot" for La Blogothèque's video series.
  • March 2008 – Edward joined Owen Pallett to cover Björk's "Possibly Maybe" for Stereogum's tribute to Björk's album, Post.
  • February 2011 – Edward collaborated on the song "I'm Losing Myself" with Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold in Los Angeles.
  • May 2016 – Edward and Little Joy's Binki Shapiro collaborated on a cover of the Grateful Dead song "Loser" for the Grateful Dead tribute album Day of the Dead.
  • July 15, 2016 – Edward appeared as a guest at Montreux Jazz Festival to cover "Go" with Woodkid
  • April 2017 – Edward collaborated on the duet "Faultline" with singer DEDE and producers Kingdom and Tim K on the label Fresh Selects
  • June 2019 – Fresh Selects releases a remix of DEDE and Ed's duet "Faultline" by Honey Dijon and Tim K
  • October 2020 - Featured on the single "For the Sky" by Haerts

Personal life

Droste was married from 2011 to 2011

Droste has mentioned his struggles with tinnitus on several occasions.

References

  1. ^ "Ed Droste's Got To Be Real About His Harvest Bowl". Lunch Therapy.
  2. Cobb, Nathan (1998-04-14). "Live Wired Intense Educator Bruce Droste Is Juiced Over His New Venture, The On-Line Virtual High School". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. Wakin, Daniel J. (2006-01-14). "Elliot Forbes, 88, a Scholar Whose Specialty Was Beethoven, Dies". The New York Times.
  4. Music (2008-04-24). "The Pink Martini girl gets serious". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  5. "Mile Runner: Grizzly Bear Singer Ed Droste Goes to His Little Red House on Cape Cod". Vogue. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  6. Moody, Rick. "Edward Droste", BOMB Magazine, Summer, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  7. , Pitchfork", August 22, 2023.
  8. "Watch here". Dailymotion.com. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  9. "Enjoyed: A Tribute to Post". Stereogum. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  10. "Robin Pecknold - I'm Losing Myself (Feat Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear) (2011)". New Music United. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  11. "Listen to Ed Droste and Binki Shapiro's Cover of the Grateful Dead's "Loser"". pigeonsandplanes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  12. "Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste, Kingdom Join DEDE for New Song "Faultline"". Pitchfork. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  13. ."Grizzly Bear's ed Droste Marries Chad McPhail". bandofthebes.typepad.com. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  14. Martin, Andrew (December 16, 2011). "Grizzly Bear Returning Full-Time In 2012". Complex.
  15. Droste, Edward (August 4, 2014). "I don't want to have this be a narrative for the next album, so I'm saying here briefly that I'm amicably and lovingly divorcing my husband". Twitter. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  16. Droste, Ed (July 11, 2014). "Mile Runner: Grizzly Bear Singer Ed Droste's Mileage Run Ends in Tucson". Vogue. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  17. Droste, Ed (February 12, 2015). "Speak In Rounds Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  18. Droste, Ed (February 12, 2015). "gun-shy Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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