Pete Trewavas: The Master of Resonance

There is perhaps no bassist on earth with quite the reputation or catalogue as Pete Trewavas. Serving as Marillion’s bassist since the release of their debut album Script for a Jester's Tear in 1983, Pete was also tapped to become part of the progressive super-group Transatlantic. Teaming up with Mike Portnoy for two decades, they became a multiple-award-winning rhythm section. All the while, Pete continued his amazing work with Marillion across 19 albums—selling out arenas globally, selling out two days at London's Royal Albert Hall in under five minutes, and recently selling out their highly anticipated 2026 two-day show at the Pompeii ruins, made famous by Pink Floyd, in less than 10 minutes.

While on tour in America with Marillion in 2006, the seeds for a new musical journey were unexpectedly planted. Famed Special FX Engineer Eric Blackwood (who was asked to serve as an assistant to the Tour Manager) was on stage during sound-check, "tweaking" Steve Rothery's guitar and Steve Hogarth's microphone. Backstage, Pete was listening intently to Eric's own back catalog from nu-metal band Sunblister and alt-progressive-folk band Blackwood and Foti.

Moments later, Pete jumped onstage with Eric, playing along on H's keyboard—likely unaware that Eric was actually doing a line check for Colin Price (now with Iron Maiden). After they finished jamming onstage at the Birchmere near Washington D.C., Pete asked Eric if he wouldn't consider starting a project together.

Edison's Children was born that night.

Together, Pete Trewavas & Eric Blackwood released Edison's Children's In The Last Waking Moments..., with special guests… all of Marillion and Fish Lead Guitarist Robin Boult. It was an album that broke the boundaries of where progressive rock could go. Tackling subjects of extraterrestrial abductions, UFO encounters, and high strangeness, the project spawned a Top 40 FM radio hit with “A Million Miles Away (I Wish I Had A Time Machine),” which topped out at #32 on the US charts for 10 weeks.

The seeds that were sown at that sound-check are now being reaped, as this musical adventure continues to capture the attention of very intriguing people and fans around the world.

It is within Edison's Children, however, that Pete truly gets to grow in a way he cannot with his other projects. Because he is such an iconic, award-winning bassist, he is almost universally hired for that singular task. 

But here, in Edison's Children… Pete frequently hands over bass duties to Eric Blackwood or Rick Armstrong and his beloved RICKenbacker—making Edison's Children a rare collective founded by three noted bassists. 

This affords Pete the freedom to explore the entire scope of his musical force, commanding lead and rhythm guitar, synthesizers, drum programming, and even taking quite a few runs at lead vocals. 

Pete Trewavas may be the Master of Resonance, but here, that force is entirely unshackled.

The Architect of Illusion: Eric Blackwood

Eric Blackwood—“the man in the hat”—actually wears quite a few. While the hat on his head rarely changes, his resume branches into so many corners of the entertainment universe that nearly everyone has seen, read, or listened to Eric’s work without even realizing it. He is a rare breed: a lifelong musician, an author, a baseball historian, and an elite On-Set Practical FX Engineer for the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history.

The Hollywood Practical FX Engineer

After stepping away from the grueling pace of the NYC music scene, Eric joined the prestigious Local 52 IATSE alongside his brother Garry. He quickly became a highly sought-after Practical Special FX Engineer and property Tech, physically orchestrating the chaos for some of the biggest cinematic moments of the 21st century.

If you have watched Matt Damon’s visceral car chases in The Bourne Ultimatum or The Adjustment Bureau, Angelina Jolie’s stunts in Salt, or the skyscrapers collapsing around Bryce Dallas Howard & Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3, you have seen Eric's work. He handled iconic props like Will Smith’s neuralyzer pen in Men In Black 3 and managed major practical effects on set for I Am Legend and Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Throughout his career, Eric has engineered effects under the direction of cinematic legends like Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, Sam Raimi, Woody Allen, Kevin Smith, Guy Ritchie, Oliver Stone, Darren Aronofsky and Terrence Winter, working alongside a staggering roster of A-list actors ranging from Robert Downey Jr., Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, Jason Bateman, James Gandolfini & Michael Imperioli, Mel Gibson, Jennifer Anniston, Jennifer “J-Lo” Lopez, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Denzel Washington, James McAvoy, Russell Crowe, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams and the list goes on, forever… (Coming soon… full movie bio)

The Sonic Evolution: From Metal to Nu-Prog

Eric’s musical journey is just as expansive as his film career. It began in 1983 as the guitarist for the heavy metal outfit Crimson Steele, playing alongside Twisted Sister protégé Joey Ricchudi in the vein of Iron Maiden, Axe, Queensryche, Metallica, Scorpions and Venom.

By 1991, after graduating from Pace University and working in television production for WWOR-TV's The Howard Stern Show and the New York Mets (50x Emmy Winner Bill Webb), Eric formed the progressive folk band Blackwood and Foti. Blending the ethereal, atmospheric sound of Pink Floyd with acoustic “Fogelberg” style storytelling, Howard Stern introduced Rainbow / Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner to Eric. This led to a recording session with Foreigner’s Al Greenwood and Dave Greenberg, featuring lead guitar work by Al Pitrelli (Alice Cooper, Trans-Siberian Orchestra). The resulting release, Haunted Memories, achieved multi-week "A-Rotation" radio play across the United States.

As the musical landscape shifted toward grunge and nu-metal, Blackwood and Foti morphed into the heavy, 3-piece powerhouse Sunblister (aka Shuvel/Shovel). Eric switched to the 5-string bass, driving a darker, heavier sound influenced by Tool, Deftones, Chevelle, A Perfect Circle and Alice In Chains. Sunblister skyrocketed to the top of the NYC rock scene, selling out legendary venues CBGB’s, Webster Hall, The China Club, Le Bar Bat, Elbow Room & Kenny's Castaways

The Foundation of Edison's Children

It was the dark, haunting bass-driven melodies developed during the Sunblister era that ultimately laid the foundation for Edison’s Children. Eric’s love for the deep, mysterious tones of the bass was fully revived when Pete Trewavas famously gifted him the bass he utilized for a dozen years of Transatlantic and Marillion Afraid of Sunlight, Marbles, and Happiness Is The Road tours (as Pete signed exclusively with Warwick). Those heavy, atmospheric basslines carry directly into Edison's Children epics like the Asphyxiation trilogy. (Eric also writes and scores cinematic music, including the soundtrack for Growing Down In Brooklyn, which was later integrated into Edison's Children's third album).

The Historian & Author

In his spare time, Eric trades the stage and the film set for the grandstands. Alongside his wife, Wendy Darling—who is an Edison’s Children backing vocalist, the band's visual artist, and notably drove Will Smith’s Ford Shelby in I Am Legend—Eric co-authored the massive coffee table book franchise 500 Ballparks. Together, they have traveled across the contiguous 48 states, Canada, Mexico, and Europe to photograph and document over 800 baseball stadiums, cementing his legacy as a dedicated baseball historian.