Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals

About Me

Eric Ginsberg was not raised by wolves. He never wrestled a grizzly bear or saved the world from imminent destruction. However, he does manage to churn elation and heartbreak into powerfully relatable, cleverly-worded, crowd-pleasingly catchy songs.
With his catalog of intermittently upbeat and somber pop/rock songs, more infectiously catchy than a sailor on shore leave, Eric Ginsberg has performed at colleges (Rutgers, Quinnipiac, Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson, Brookdale...), Cafe's, Clubs and Bars (NJ, NY, CT, PA, FL, CA, NC).
When not on tour with his band, The New Originals, Ginsberg can be found in and around his native, NJ (or there abouts), honing his stage show, trying out new material and just generally gigging around.
Ginsberg brings high energy, good times, and his own eclectic brand of rock, laden with hooks that you'll still be singing in the shower the next morning.
The Aquarian says, "Prepare to be deceptively lulled with warm acoustic intros and melodic riffs...Whatever your take, this is one artist who will do anything but leave you cold or wanting."
The Asbury Park Press writes, "With an atomic persona and a fiercely independent ethic - reminiscent of early Jeff Buckley or Thurston Moore - Ginsberg challenges every notion of what a performer should and shouldnâ€™t be...it's obvious that Eric Ginsberg is destined to hit. Soon."
triCityNews calls Eric Ginsberg "one part Tasmanian Devil and one part P.T. Barnum. He combines energy with enthusiasm and creates order out of seeming chaos."
the hub proclaims, "For over two years now, Red Bank area songwriters have had a patron saint of sorts - musician and songwriter Eric Ginsberg."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/17/2005
Band Website: ericginsberg.com
Band Members: Eric Ginsberg -Vocals/Guitar
Graham Schumann -Lead Guitar
David DiGioia -Bass/Backing Vocals
Ben Feld -Keys/Backing Vocals
Darryll Meter-Drums

Some GREAT musicians who guest on recordings include:

Break My Rules: Joe Parisi on lead guitar, Yuri Fain on guitar, Big Sharpy on bass, MOLE on backing vocals, Ilia Fountoukidis on drums, TV's Adam on hand-drums, and James Dalton on mandolin.

Everyone: Graham Schumann on Lead Guitar, MOLE on Bass & Backing Vocals, Shady O'Grady on Organ, and Eric Amadeo on drums.

My Resolution: Shady O'Grady on Piano, TV's Adam on hand-drums and backing vocals, Jon Francis on bowed banjo, Big Sharpy on Bass, Ilia Fountoukidis on Drum Kit, MOLE on backing vocals, Chandra Jade and Graham Schumann screaming shit in the background.

Time: Hadrian Mordecai on Piano, and TV's Adam on hand-drums.

Minimum Wage: TV's Adam on hand-drums.

Squishy T. Bear is also featured on tracks off my first album.
Influences: I'm influenced by my life, the music to which I listen, the incredible musicians in my community, and girls, girls, girls.

Definitely The Beatles and the British Invasion in its entirety. The Ramones, for sure, in the way I arrange chord progressions. I hope some Ryan Adams and John Mayer comes through in my passion and poetry.

I'm influenced by that feeling I get in the pit of my stomach that tells me that if I don't get these words out, I might carry this weight or I might lose this moment, for the rest of my life.
Sounds Like: that thing you just went through, only set to good music.
Record Label: Artist Lounge Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Yes, I AM that guy in the newspaper (check it out!)

Asbury Park Press writer, and generally awesome guy, Steve Bove, has chosen lil' ol' me to be featured in this Friday's Jersey Alive magazine (an APP insert). You can check out the online previ...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:42:00 PST

Logo Contest Raging On

So, the Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals art/logo contest is raging on over at EricGinsberg.com. I've received 10 entries so far, totalling 22 submissions. I get so excited every time...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:43:00 PST

Post-Super-Tuesday Post

Okay, so I did everything I could to stay neutral in my discussion about yesterday's primary. It's important to me that people be engaged in the political process, not just that you vote for my ...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:25:00 PST

Whats a primary? Tips for Super-Tuesday voters!! (READ IT!)

Tomorrow (or today, depending on when you read this) is SUPER TUESDAY!! It's better than Super-Bowl Sunday and Christmas, combined (well, it would have been, but the Giants won and I got a GPS, ...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

Attention Arttists (call it an art contest)

So, it's official. Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals. I'm jazzed. We'll practice through the Winter and you'll start seeing us out in the beginning of the Summer season (mid-May). My EG logo (desi...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:30:00 PST

Santas War on Thanksgiving (Updated!)

In his 2005 New York Times bestseller, The Republican War on Science (soon to be adapted into a major motion picture by "Super-Size Me"'s Morgan Spurlock), Chris Mooney hashed through "wedge issues" l...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:28:00 PST

YOU can vote in the Asbury Music Awards!

I JUST found out that we can vote in the Asbury Music Awards. Go to thesaintnj.com/AMAballot2007.pdf and follow the instructions, but keep in mind that THIS Sunday is the deadline. Also, I'm not sayin...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:19:00 PST

Asbury Music Awards awareness show

I am oh-so-stoked to be playing an Asbury Music Awards awareness show with my fellow "Best Male Acoustic" nominees, Bob Denson, Keith McCarthy, Christian Beach, Astronaut Jones, Anthony Manno and Dako...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:57:00 PST

HUGE NEWS!

This Friday will be the debut of my band. That's right, folks. You heard it here first. My years of hoping and asipring are at an end. You finally get to hear my songs the way ...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:21:00 PST

PETER SEARCY!!

If you lived on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 2000, Peter Searcy's hits, "Losing Light Fast" and "Invent" were completely unavoidable. After picking up a copy of his debut album, Could You Please ...
Posted by Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:45:00 PST