Sw Deva Pramada
(Mike Edwards)
May 31, 1948 (Ealing, UK) - September 3, 2010
Deva Pramada, founding member of ELO died in an accident when a giant runaway hay bale smashed into his van on the A381 in Devon.
Pramada 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 commune 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.
- 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