At 19, New Day would be Edward's introduction to the rock-n-roll band experience. In 1989, he found himself in his first official garage band. He would be a very green musician in a group of other young musicians looking to create something epic. The band would write, record and produce their own originals. No covers. New Day, originally named QUEST, pronounced: QWEST, QWEST, QWEST, QWEST, QWEST, came together in the late 80's. These four...

Winter (New Day II) - Some songs are born from a little riff, a lyric or a group of chords, but my favorite songs are the ones that come out of a spontaneous jam. There really is nothing cooler than the ability of a group of musicians to all be on the same page and be able to work out what could almost be a completed song through a jam. Such is the story with this week's Flashback Friday. A New Year had just begun. It was now 1991, and Ed was...

In early 1990 the band New Day reunited for a very short stint to compete in the finals of  the  Hollywood Showcase For Bands television series. The band had made it to the top 10 and won a slot to compete in the TV show's grand finale. The line up this time would see the return of guitarist, Dave Perrigan and original members: Rob Trujillo (bass/vocals), Xavier Bejinez (drums/percussion), and Ed Melendez (keyboards/lead vocals). With a...