A bassist and athlete, and sometimes referred to as "an American Steve Harris", Erik is a New England native now based in Los Angeles. Beginning with piano lessons at age 10, he then played drumset then eventually found the bass guitar. In the past 30 years Erik has played prestigious venues such as the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence RI, the Buffalo Chip Main Stage in Sturgis, SD and the Hatch Shell in Boston, MA. Along the way Erik recieved a performance degree from Boston's world famous Berklee College of Music and graduated in 1998, and has had the honor of sharing the stage with John Cafferty and Mike Antunes (The Beaver Brown Band), Rowan Robertson (Dio), James Montgomery, Tig Moore (Bow Wow Wow, Gene Loves Jezebel, Paluka), Perfecto DeCastro (Rivermaya), Ty Dennis (The Doors), and Tony Stevens (Foghat).
