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Eric

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About Me

As a youth, music was always a part of Eric's life. Both of his parents were avid music lovers, as displayed by their urging of their children to play music early. In elementary school, Eric first picked up the clarinet, eventually moving towards the drums in high school, playing snare, quads, and xylophone in the marching band.

A native of Los Angeles, CA, Eric ventured to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College. His first "official" delve into the music industry came as a legal assistant at a music management company, creating contract templates and proofreading artist riders, as well as coordinating artist itineraries. This job led him to focus his legal aspirations in the entertainment field, in particular music. After college graduation, he went on to work as a case clerk at the prestigious law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, whose clients include artists such as hip hop supergroup Outkast and the Tupac Amaru Shakur family estate.

His work at the firm enlightened him to the inequity of business acumen in the music industry. Many artists, even platinum-selling artists, can find themselves in legal disputes that could have been avoided by the simplest of documentation. Preempting this issue, as well as others like it, prompted Eric's decision to bring his legal expertise over to Taylord Entertainment.

While at Taylord Entertainment, Eric had the opportunity to work hand in hand with upcoming artists and producers, gaining considerable knowledge about the creative process, as well as improving his legal expertise through more direct application. His hard work and perseverance while at Taylord Entertainment placed him in the position to work with renowned industry vet/manager Ron "Tricky" Montgomery, whose company Tricky Bizness is a haven for talented writers, producers, and artists.

My Interests

MUSIC,Working out, basketball, football, personal growth, MUSIC

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone that is truly committed to making use of the gifts that God gave them.

Music:

Everything from Frederic Chopin to Young Jeezy

Books:

All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Passman, Race and Law by Bell, The People's History of the United States by Zinn, The 100 Most Important Bible Verses for Leaders, 1001 Things Everyone Should Know about African American History by Stewart, to name a few...

My Blog

Which one are you?

I pose this question....Which of these types of people would you rather be?GREAT at one thing?orAbove average at many things?For those that like analogies...We'll start with a sports analogy.  Wo...
Posted by Eric on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:18:00 PST

Family

"Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for g...
Posted by Eric on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:50:00 PST

If you want it...

Oftentimes we find ourselves disappointed when we finally get the chance to meet our favorite celebrities or any celebrity in general.  Something about being on the television, having millions of...
Posted by Eric on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:20:00 PST

Fulfilling your potential

If this job has taught me anything, I have learned that, contrary to popular belief, there is definitely no shortage of talent, artistically or otherwise, in the world today.  In a short time, I ...
Posted by Eric on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:58:00 PST

Ambition

I sometimes wonder the power of ambition.  Is it a gift?  Is it a curse?  Differences in ambition can ruin marriages and friendships.  Ambition can cause one work tirelessly toward...
Posted by Eric on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:54:00 PST