About

Originally from Liverpool, Eddie Hind started his career at the age of 19 fronting the Indie pop band ‘Virgin Dance’ which came out of The Post-Punk Liverpool Music Scene.  After recording Radio One sessions for John Peel (Peel Sessions 1983-1984), Janice Long and Peter Powell, Eddie Hind/Virgin Dance signed to Probe Plus Records (1981) and later to Chappell Music (Publishing, 1982) and released indie single ‘Are You Ready For That Feeling’ which went to No.1 in the Indie Charts with the help of Radio 1 airplay.  ‘Virgin Dance’ recorded and toured ‘Against The Tide’ and supported the Eurythmics on their UK Sweet Dreams tour, 1983-1984.  A live performance on innovative pop/rock music television programme The Tube in 1984 launched their second single ‘I Desire’ into the top 75 chart and they toured the UK again supporting Squeeze.

After Virgin Dance disbanded, Eddie Hind was invited to Berlin to meet Illfo (Eckart Debusmann) a German wizz-kid keyboard player from Berlin and the duo went on to form techno-funk band ‘Picnic At The Whitehouse’ (CBS RECORDS/Portrait 1985 – 1990).  Their critically acclaimed album ‘The Doors Are Open’ was produced by Ralph Ruppert, Hind and Debusmann & Paul Hardiman. ‘Picnic At The Whitehouse’ released the politically motivated ‘We Need Protection’ which generated huge chart and club success in the UK, Germany and Italy. ‘The Doors Are Open’ was inspired by Hind’s experience of Berlin.  During this period Hind collaborated with fellow Chappell/ Warner Brothers writers Michael Munzing and Luca Anzilotte of German techno outfit called ’16BIT’ (SNAP ‘I’ve Got the Power’ fame).  Hind wrote three songs and provided guest vocals for their album ‘Inaxycvgtgb’ (released by Ariola, Jan 01, 1987 P1987 Anzilotti & Münzing) including the underground club hit ‘Ina Gadda Da Vida’ (feat. Eddie Hind) 1987.

In 1991 Eddie Hind returned to London and formed ‘The Beat Poets’ with Nick Thorpe (ex-Curiosity Killed The Cat) and Vic Martin (ex-Average White Band) and secured a new publishing deal with Hit & Run Music (in 1994-2001).  Hind recorded a duet with Sally Oldfield, ‘Into The Mystic’ (Van Morrison) for her album released by BMG Germany and continued to sing live on various projects.  After taking a Hiatus to work on solo projects and focus on Jazz based project ‘The Anthill Mob’ Hind studied music technology and establish his own creative studio (DAW).