Edward John is an exceptional artist and musician who has dedicated his life to spreading the word of the Gospel. He has inspired and touched people around the world through music, ministry and television. Edward John was born in Oslo, Norway to Scottish/Norwegian parents and excelled as a sportsman in his youth; he was one of Norway’s top junior ski-jumpers and was considered a major soccer talent. At age 16, Edward John moved to the USA to study and pursue his passion for skiing and soccer. After four years studying TV and film productions at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa/Oklahoma on a sports scholarship, he went on to play semi-professional soccer for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the American Soccer League.
One day, while on the field playing soccer, Edward John heard a loud voice saying: “Are you going to run after this ball for the rest of your life, or are you going to run after me like you run after that ball?” A clear call from God, Edward John instantly knew that he should dedicate his life to God, and he made a major decision to lay down his promising sports career in order to pursue his call.
In his childhood, Edward John’s mother had taught him how to worship God through music, thus for Edward John it became natural to write songs and use music to convey the message of God. He recorded his first album, set up Freesound Records, a family owned and operated record label which managed to sell approximately 20.000 records, self distributing them from his home garage in Mesquite,TX!
Edward John’s radio singles became among the most requested songs at Christian radio stations in the USA, and he appeared on many Christian TV shows and events.
He started a bible study called Dream Visions which has spread into 5 nations, and is now developed into a TV concept. The pilot for the show was filmed and produced autumn 2005 and featured an exclusive meeting with country legend Randy Travis. The pilot Dreamvisions (now renamed The Chase) was in 2006 awarded the People’s Choice Award at the NRB convention in Grapevine, TX.
Recent Accomplishments:
- 2008 - Find Me Guilty album was presented as a gift for the Actors/Celebrities Golden Globes Gift Bags, Hollywood.
- 2007 - Life Today TV Appearances and Fearless Living Teaching series. Songs from Find Me Guilty (High On Love, Not Alone, Worship you, Find Me Guilty) were used as features on the"Fearless Living" DVD Teaching Series distributed by Inprov/Life Outreach International.
- 2005 - Edward John was requested by "3 Wolves Productions" (Hollywood) to write the title song for the big screen film Find Me Guilty, starring Vin Diesel.
