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 The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music duo from Los Angeles, California. It consists of edIT (Edward Ma) and Ooah (Josh Mayer). Boreta (Justin Boreta) was a member of the group from its formation until 2023. Chris Martins of ''LA Weekly' ...

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

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radio show. He has produced tracks for

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artists such as Sole and

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. He has also worked with P.E.A.C.E. and

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, Hive,

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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 ''Crying Over Pros for No Reason'' is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer Edward Ma under the alias of edIT. It was released on April 12, 2004, through Planet Mu. Background Ma had been a producer for acts such as Sol ...

'', 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 The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music duo from Los Angeles, California. It consists of edIT (Edward Ma) and Ooah (Josh Mayer). Boreta (Justin Boreta) was a member of the group from its formation until 2023. Chris Martins of ''LA Weekly' ...

with band members Josh Mayer (Ooah) and Justin Boreta (Boreta). His second solo album, ''

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'', was released on

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in 2007. It features guest appearances from

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, The Grouch, TTC,

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

'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

* ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (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) *

- "Somethingness" from ''

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'' (2002) * Acid Reign - "Acid Hip-Hop" from ''Time & Change'' (2008) *

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- "Cool Head" from '' Give The Drummer Some'' (2011)

References

External links

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