Sw Deva Pramada
(Mike Edwards)
He was born May 31, 1948 (Ealing, UK).
Pramada was a founding member and played cello with ELO (Electric Light Orchestra), a seven-piece band led by Jeff Lynne, from their first live gig in April 1972 until he left in January 1975.
He was a member of the UK Medina Rajneesh Neo Sannyas Commune, Herringswell in the 80′s where he regularly played music for satsangs. Post Medina, he produced operas for Sadlers Wells and Covent Garden. In 1992, he released a double cassette as Tim Brophy & Deva Pramada.
Deva Pramada died September 3, 2010 in an accident when a giant runaway hay bale smashed into his van on the A381 in Devon.
- discography
- 1973 : ELO : ELO 2
- 1973 : ELO : On the Third Day
- 1974 : ELO : Eldorado, A Symphony
- 1975 : ELO : Face the Music
- 1991 : Terra Incognita : No Goal But The Path
- 1992 : Terra Incognita : Tribal Gathering
- 2001 : ELO : The Electric Light Orchestra (First Light Series)
- videography
- Mike Edwards tribute, former ELO cellist
- Mike Edwards (ex ELO ) plays the cello - 2009
- Interview with Electric Light Orchestra cello player Mike Edwards by Martin Kinch 2009
- Mike Edwards (Ex ELO) plays The Prelude From The Second Suite by Johann Sebastian Bach
- ELO - Showdown