Classical music was the mainstay in his household, until Eric saw the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. At age 10, Eric’s life changed forever.

At 16, he started writing songs for his first band, "Evil Seed". He got hooked on performing as his band played all original music at "B-ins" at Belmont Plateau, in Fairmont Park. By the mid 70’s, while attending the University of Pennsylvania, Eric met his musical soul mates and closest friends. Rob Hyman, Rick Chertoff and he created a musical energy, which remains strong to this day.

Eric’s and Rob’s most notable early collaboration founded The Hooters in 1980. "Nervous Night", The Hooters’ debut on Columbia, sold in excess of 2 million copies and included Billboard Top 40 hits such as "Day By Day" (#18), And We Danced (#21) and "Where Do The Children Go" (#38). After creating 6 well-received albums, The Hooters achieved superstar status throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. As a result, The Hooters were asked to open 3 of the most important musical events of the century, Live-Aid Concert, 1985 in Philadelphia, Amnesty International Concert at Giants Stadium in 1986, and Roger Waters’ extravaganza at The Wall in Berlin in 1990.

Since then, Eric has become recognized internationally as a gifted songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. Eric wore all those hats while involved with Joan Osborne’s debut project. "Relish" was nominated for 6 Grammy Awards in 1996 including Song Of The Year for the #3 Billboard smash hit "One Of Us" which Eric is proud to have single handedly written.

Globally, Eric’s crafted hits for artists such as Billie Meyers/"Kiss The Rain", Robbie Williams /"Old Before I Die", Amanda Marshall/"Believe In You" and Ricky Martin/"Private Emotion".

As busy as he’s been, Eric found time in 2000 to release his long awaited debut solo album "The Optimist". "A Very Dull Boy", his sophomore effort, followed in May 2002.

He continues working with veteran and up and coming artists alike. Most recently, Eric’s talents can be heard as co-writer of tracks on the new Leann Rimes album, "Twisted Angel", the "Sweet Home Alabama" 2002 film soundtrack and the latest General Motors 2003 TV Ad Campaign.

Having just finished up renovation on his recording studio, "Red Door Recording", 2003 promises to bring forth new, well-crafted evocative music. Whether for other artists or his next solo project, Eric’s unique and diversified songwriting skills and producer talents hint at tradition while inspiring imagination and originality.