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Edward Droste (born October 22, 1978 in Massachusetts) is an original member of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty, originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste. By 2005, the group expanded into a four-piece, with Droste still as a contributing songwriter.

Biography

Droste attended elementary school at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his mother is a music teacher, and high school at Concord Academy in Concord Massachusetts. He attended Hampshire College for one year in 1999 before transferring to and graduating from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003.

Edward is a second cousin on his father's side to Ed Droste, who is the co-founder of the Hooters restaurant chain^[1].

Other musical collaborations

• April 2007 - Edward appeared as a guest vocalist on "To a Fault" from Dntel's fourth album, Dumb Luck released on Sub Pop Records.
• September 2007 - Edward sang with Beirut as he recorded a video for their song "Cliquot" for La Blogothèque's video series. Watch here
• March 2008 - Edward joined Owen Pallett to cover Björk's "Possibly Maybe" for Stereogum.com's tribute to Björk's album, Post. Enjoyed: A Tribute to Post

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