BIO
Pianist, composer, arranger, and producer. Eddie Bullen is in every way, a standout amongst his generation of multi-talented artists. Eddie’s lengthy career has yielded an abundance of awards and recognition for his outstanding talents. From his first album, ‘Nocturnal Affair’ to his most recent ‘Spice Island’, Eddie gives his audience a taste of contemporary jazz, flavoured with Caribbean rhythms.
Since his move to Toronto in 1980 from Grenada, Eddie has worked with Caribbean, Canadian and American artists like Melba Moore, Anslem Douglas, Byron Lee, Maestro, David Rudder, Liberty Silver, Deborah Cox, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. He is also a composer and arranger for TV, Radio, and Films. His work has been heard on City TV, YTV, Love & Hip Hop (American Television Series), and Wine TV Australia.
Eddie Bullen has produced over 200 albums and is currently working on several new ventures through his record company ThunderDome Sounds and publishing company QDB music. Eddie is always on the lookout for cutting-edge new innovative artists.
Through his production company ThunderDome Sounds, Eddie is fulfilling his passion for nurturing youth talent through a high school co-op program he launched in 1986. Challenges like this keep Eddie Bullen growing artistically and personally.
Career Highlights
- Musical Director, Performer/Producer
- Produced a Grammy Nominated track for Freddy Will in the 'Best Spoken Word Album For Children' category, in 2011.
- General Manager & International Artist Relations for Arts Games 2016.
- Musical Director for the annual Harry Jerome Awards 2008, 2007, 2010 and 2011.
- Arranged the theme song for the Canadian Gala at the 2006 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
- Artistic Director for 2008 International Performing Arts for All (IPAFA).
- Gold Status for production on Maestro’s CD Black-Tie Affair.
- Performer, arranger, and producer on Sway's Juno Award nominated Hands Up, which went on to garner Gold for Bullen.
- Musical Director for five consecutive years for the Golden Soul Classics Show which starred, Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, The Platters and Solomon Burke, among other notables.
- Musical Director on the EPP Production, CELEBRATE for the Paralympic in Athens.
- Artistic Director for the annual Uptown Jazz Festival in Toronto, 2004 and 2005.
Awards
- Juno Award for Liberty Silver's hit singles, Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love, Show me the way to love.
- Nominated for UMAC Best Jazz Album 2005 for De Organ Grinders.
- Nominated for National Jazz Award for Electric Group of the Year 2005.
- Nominated for Smooth Jazz Songwriter of the Year with Liberty Silver for the song “Show Me the Way to Love” 2005.
- Nominated for Smooth Jazz Group of the Year with NEWA (2005) and Kush (2006).
- Nominated for Smooth Jazz Keyboardist of the Year 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 201.