Ed Accura Ed Accura is a British rapper, songwriter and record producer. Born in London and raised in the UK and Ghana. Ed Accura began to fulfil his passion for music in the 90’s with Street Jazz Productions. He wrote and produced his first release, the album Five X Five which was distributed under London’s indie label Timewarp. This album was engineered in Hackney, East London under the influence of OPAZ Studios where Jazz funk was thriving in the early 90’s. The laid back infectious single Summer Jazz became an instant success on the UK underground scene and was play listed on Jazz FM. In 2003, Ed Accura co-founded the UK hip hop crew, 617, with D.R.A. and Bolistik. Together they stormed into the music scene with their highly successful debut album. The Vault included their hit single, Always, which featured the then UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair! This attracted a lot of media attention and some unwanted attention from MI6. Encouraged by this remarkable achievement, 617 returned to the recording studio in 2005, to begin work on the follow-up album, Bittersweet, which was successfully released in October 2006 and included the Ed Accura then went on to produce the last album from 617, This was the topical, Circa 74 After 3 successful albums with 617, Ed Accura went on to produce and release his debut Hip-hop solo album, Observations of a Social Misfit in 2010. He quoted” This is a social documentary and the true inspiration is all the people around me and the crazy things they do. Everything written is about something I had observed over the years. I was originally going to mention names but then decided it may not be such a good idea.” The album introduced Ed Accura to a whole new generation and fan base. In 2011 Accura took a break away from Hip-hop to produce a Nu Jazz project under the name NOIZE. The sound is experimental avant-garde and jazz inspired which utilises authentic sounds and vibes to create the mood, planting a seed of thought for the listener to build their own version of the story. You can describe this is an audio version of a high definition movie written in 4D. This project gave birth to three albums, 'Silent Journey’, “Impressions of a Colourful Mind” and “Late Night at the Karma Lounge” The next time you’re chilling at a bar sipping on your favourite drink and you hear that cool atmospheric blend of Hip-hop and Jazz, it could be NOIZE. Ed Accura returned to Hip-hop to produce the follow up to his debut solo album with Return of the Social Misfit and Talk 2 Frank He has gone on to release several successful albums under both the Hip-hop and Nu Jazz genre including 617 The Vault (2003) 617 - Bittersweet (2006) 617 – Circa 74 (2008) Ed Accura – Observations a Social Misfit (2010) NOIZE – Silent Journey (2011) NOIZE – Impressionz of a Colourful Mind (2012): NOIZE - Late Night at the Karma Lounge (2014) Ed Accura – Return of the Social Misfit (2015) Ed Accura – Talk 2 Frank (2016)