Eric Matthews came to the art of making records in the old fashioned way of playing in a couple bands, making a few little 45's with people like Lou Barlow, Bob Fay, Richard Davies, etc. With Richard, Eric made something called "the Cardinal record". That was in 1994, and this "Cardinal record" put Eric on the map in the field of arranging, producing, and performing multiple instruments in the studio environment. The record did very well which led to Eric getting a record deal with Sub Pop/WEA records, and a publishing deal with Polygram/Universal Music Publishing.
Eric made two well-loved albums while at Sub Pop and then after a brief time away (not in prison) returned to the business of making solo records under the Empyrean Records
label. In 2005 Empyrean released "Six Kinds Of Passion Looking For An Exit", and in 2006 "Foundation Sounds". In the Fall of 2007 Empyrean will be releasing a new album entitled "The Imagination Stage".
Collaborations: Richard Davies, Lou Barlow, Jason Falkner, and Bob Fay.
Session work with: Tahiti 80, Pugwash, Spookey Ruben, Brookville, Chocolat,
James Angell, Volovan, to name but a few...
Don't forget to check out Eric's exciting new side-project Seinking Ships, with co-sounder Christopher Seink and guest vocalist Miki Berenyi (LUSH). Below you will find them on Eric's top friend list.
Visit the official Eric Matthews website for more details regarding all things Eric:
www.ericmatthewsmusic.com
