Eric Wirsing

Eric has been surrounded by music his entire life. As a child growing up in Olympia, Washington, his family’s home was always filled with classical music, due to the fact that his mother was a classical opera singer and pianist. His mother practiced regularly in the home and it was in seeing her dedication to her craft that Eric was first inspired to play music. Taking music lessons at a very young age, Eric became confident with many other instruments, however, the moment he picked up the guitar for the first time, at age 12, he knew this was the instrument he wanted to master.
While Eric today cites Pat Martino and Greg Howe as two of his favorite players, his early days were filled with the guitar music of Eddie Van Halen. It was after hearing Van Halen’s first album that Eric became obsessed with the instrument, practicing as often and as long as he could and dreaming of one day performing on stage.
Eric had his first performance after only seven months of playing the instrument and it was his second concert at age 14 that he was asked to be in a local cover band. After a year, however, he realized his ear and taste had moved to Fusion, bringing together diverse styles of playing and genres of music. Eric’s interest in Jazz and Bebop grew with artists like Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and he decided to continue his studies at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Eric was ready to jump into the music business after only two years at Berklee. Since then, he has spent the past five years teaching guitar and bass in the Harrisburg area, all the while honing his craft as a player and a writer of music. Recently Eric has been working with international recording artist Greg Howe, as the transcriber of Howe’s most recognized album, “Introspection”. He is currently working with world renowned bassist Deon Estus, as a session player and is also working on his first instrumental album.
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