Along the way he learned the craft of string arranging, contributing his musical sensibility to albums by a wide range of artists such as Def Leppard, Sam Phillips, Marsha Ambrosius, Christina Aguilera, Tesla, Sean Lennon, A Perfect Circle, Cassandra Wilson, Snow Patrol, Neil Diamond and Fiona Apple, just to name a few. Producers Dr. Dre, Glyn Johns, Linda Perry, Nick Launay, and Jon Brion often call on Eric to arrange orchestral elements, with a focus on strings.
May 2023 saw the release of Def Leppard's Drastic Symphonies, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Eric's orchestral arrangements of 16 hits and deep cuts from the band's 40+-year history. The album debuted at #1 on the US Classical/Classical Crossover charts and in the Top 5 UK album charts.
Having arranged hundreds of rock songs for The Section Quartet to perform & record, Eric has published string quartet arrangements of songs by Radiohead, Coldplay, Elvis Presley and more.
In 2020, Eric launched an experimental music project under the moniker tone-cluster, releasing the album KYO 郷愁 SHU via Littlebox Recordings. Using amplified and treated violins, piano, and synths, the music on KYO 郷愁 SHU is a sonic REALIZATION of NOSTALGIA OF living in Japan. More information at www.tone-cluster.com.
From 2012-2016, Eric co-hosted Live from High Fidelity, a podcast about vinyl records with his pal, Tom DeSavia, author and VP at Concord Music Publishing. He spends many an hour and paycheck at record stores in Los Angeles and wherever he might be while on the road.
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Listen to Eric's String Arrangements
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DEF LEPPARD -- ANIMAL (feat. the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
NICK CAVE - COSMIC DANCER
A PERFECT CIRCLE - THE NURSE WHO LOVED ME
FIONA APPLE - OH WELL (Jon Brion version) // SALLY'S SONG
THE AFGHAN WHIGS -- THE GETAWAY
SAM PHILLIPS - ROLL EM // TEARS IN THE GROUND
RICHARD EDWARDS - KETAMINE
CASSANDRA WILSON - STRANGE FRUIT
MARIA McKEE -- WEATHERSPACE (Orchestrations)
TESLA -- WE WILL RULE // FOREVER LOVING YOU
BAND OF HORSES -- HEARTBREAK ON THE 101
PUGWASH -- SUNSHINE TRUE
JAMES BLUNT -- YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
SNOW PATROL - GIVE ME STRENGTH
CHRISTINA AGUILERA - HURT
DOWN N OUTZ - GOODNIGHT MR. JONES
MASANORI SERA - JACARANDA