 He's also the cousin of actor Vincent Pastore.Blackwood and Pete Trewavas (of Marillion and Transatlantic) first formed the progressive rock duo Edison's Children in 2008, and recorded the album "In The Last Waking Moments...", released on 11 November 2011, by Random Disturbance Records, and distributed in Europe by Marillion's Racket Records.It spawned the U.S commercial radio Top 40 hit "A Million Miles Away (I Wish I Had A Time Machine)" on the FMQB Hot A/C Commercial Radio Charts on 18 September 2012, and remaining in the Top 40 for ten straight weeks, returning to its peak position at number 32 on 12 October 2012.