Since birth, Erik has been involved in every aspect of music -- from dancing to it as a toddler, to writing, arranging, teaching, recording, directing, conducting, and performing it today.

Erik has always grown up around music. When he was in his mother's womb, he was played music by the greats -- Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff. He grew up in the Methodist Church and was always around music in every aspect of life. As he got older, he set out to discover music that he could make. After starting private lessons in third grade and after many failed attempts, he went on to play with audition-only groups in middle school and high school. Deciding to take his passion for music and his love of teaching children to the next level, he studied at the Ithaca College School of Music and received his Bachelor of Music in Education degree in 2002. His musical journey has taken him through composing, performing, recording, directing, conducting, teaching, and most importantly -- understanding and enjoying music.

While saxophone and voice are Erik's first loves, he currently enjoys performing and recording drums, bass, and fiddling with keys. Erik has been known to pull out an orchestra for back-up in the middle of a solo recital, play Evanescence for his students, drum in his apartment, and sing show-tunes in the shower.