Erik began song-writing a couple of years ago as a result of penning a number of poems which he decided to turn into songs. He has played guitar since the late fifties and was later involved in a variety of musical contexts as part of a band doing local gigs and later performing material and as musical accompaniment at poetry readings around the colleges, with some well known contemporary poets of the day. Later throughout his time as an art teacher, he was regularly involved in musical projects and bands, performing at school and elsewhere. The collection of songs on his first album entitled 'Reflections' are effectively poems set to music, and very much in the genre and reminiscent of the 'mind-poems' of the sixties. They represent elements of spirituality, love for the natural world, people, places, memories and philosophical thought. His long standing passion for the blues is evident in two of the numbers, one an instrumental. He is currently working on his second album entitled 'These Days' which is almost finished. This is a collection of songs with a strongly nostalgic slant and includes harmonica on a number of tracks. He is currently gigging in a duo called 'REPRO' with Rob Dean. Erik plays rhythm guitar, harmonica and provides additonal vocals. Rob plays lead guitar and is the main vocalist. The backings for the duo have been created by Rob in his own studio. They perform a mixture of classic blues, rock and pop covering material from the early 50's through to the 90's, in addition to some of their own material.Erik is a practising Fine Artist and has regularly exhibited and sold work to all corners of the world. In addition to painting, his work includes graphic design, illustration, mural art, digital art and photography. He is currently working on commissions, preparing work for an exhibition, in addition to writing poetry and engaged in his musical interests.Professional MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider
