Artist description Van Eric Martin composes music on piano and accompanies himself on drums, synthesizer, bass, and guitar. Most music produced from 1997-present contains samples and performances by studio and touring musicians and artists -drums, bass, guitar, vocals, and horns. Musicians include Michael Jerome, Mike Graff, Chris Cisneros, Fred Hamilton, Michael Pellecchia among many others. Eric provides a wide range of emotional landscapes on which to journey with the energy of wanderer, martyr, warrior, innocent, orphan, and magician archetypes. He enjoys capturing and maintaining emotion with repetitive leading melodies and movements swimmimg above bass frequencies that weave around central themes.

Music Style New Age/Electronic/Experimental/Romantic/Rock

Musical Influences Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Rush, Yes, Led Zeppelin....

Similar Artists King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and many others

Artist History Van Eric Martin Composer and Producer, Eric composed and produced dance remixes for Sony Germany's Weissglut in 2000 -and toured locally and nationally as a composer, drummer and keyboardist for 18 years. He has collaborated with numerous arts organizations in theatre, film and dance, produced thriving musicians, and worked with international record companies. He currently produces music for Contemporary Dance Fort Worth, Jerome & Graff (Course of Empire), Samskara Records, & Alien Peace while pursuing his Masters Degree in Psychology at the University of North Texas.

Group Members Van Eric Martin

Instruments Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar, Bass and many others

Press Reviews Review by DJ Alien Peace "One of D/FW's premiere drummers brings us many musical aspects in which we can indulge ourselves and our imagination with soundscapes for the mind. With songs like Plastic Plants and Feathers for Worms -soundtrack quality, thought provoking movements, and a strong rhythm engine, makes this music compelling and addictive."

Location Fort Worth, TX - USA

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