Elysian Piers is the musical alias of British musician and producer Ed Mead, born in Sussex, 1987. He currently resides in Brighton, on the Southern Coast of England, a world renowned city for emerging Artists and Musicians perched upon the English Channel. Playing a variety of instruments including piano, flute, guitar, and synth, and a well grounded connection to classical music, he has an equal passion for both the compositional and production aspects of music. His encounters with bands such as M83, Amusement Parks On Fire and Sigur Ros was to be the catalyst to start producing his own music, blending elements of Classical, Shoegaze and Electronic music to create his own distinct style. So in March, 2008 Elysian Piers was born. With air play of his very first demos being played internationally, interest begun to grow around this upcoming project and continues to do so with no sign of slowing down. In November, 2008 Elysian Piers was signed to indie label ‘Summer Rain Recordings’ who will be releasing his debut EP early 2009.

Summer Rain Recordings, established in the summer of 2007, is a record label with a difference. Every artist signed to the label donates a minimum of 5% of their royalties for every release to NextAid, or a charity of their choice, and we match their percentage donation from the label profits from the release. ioda, our distributor, also donate 25% of their fees for each of our releases to next aid too. As well as a fine selection of fresh new music from new artists, you will find guest releases from more established artists who wish to give something back in the form of royalty donations to charity. We are not about greedy profits, unfair contracts, fame and fortune, we are about excellent music, honesty, fairness, and giving something back to the world in which we live in. To listen and get more info please visit: www.summerrainrecordings.net
Please send demos to demos(at)summerrainrecordings.net

Every purchase of our music helps NextAid to raise funds for their pilot project, the building of an ecological community center and children’s residential village in Dennilton, South Africa. Now complete are 10 structures of the 25 slated for construction by summer 2010. The center will serve as a safe home for 50 children orphaned by AIDS, a multi-purpose center for the larger community, a hub for economic enterprise, and an example of innovative solutions for future projects throughout Africa.