About Edward Bender

Edward Bender was born and raised in Charlotte NC. He grew up loving music and started playing drums when he was 10. In high school, he decided to teach himself piano and guitar and started singing. Edward always wanted, “Every day to be a Music Day”.He graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Batchelor of Music in Music Education, with a concentration in Percussion. He was an Elementary Music Teacher for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools for 6 years. Edward has played with multiple music groups but his favorite music is contemporary worship and gospel. Edward teaches private piano, guitar and percussion when he is not playing. Edward lives in Charlotte with his beautiful wife Emily and two dogs Lincoln and Lacey. Outside of music Edward enjoys they gym, rollercoasters, sour-patch kids, and the puppy park.


“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”