Erik Adkins - ProfilesArchive

About Me

So it goes a little something like this.....In short,I will tell you a small portion of my background (not too much,I fear overkill.)Studio musician (hired gun/utilitarian): 1994-present.Drummer,Guitarist,Bassist,Piano,Other.Studio work: Producer/Assistant Producer on numerous projects.Band(s):SnowforestStars:2002-2004.Erik Adkins-Lead vocal,Guitar,Writer/lyrics/musicsPreston Caldwell-Bassist(live),Writer/musicsTony Klonowski-DrumsDaniel Holmes-GuitarCurrently the other half of the loud and low duo "Lions"Whisper signal: Currently assembling.Basicly,this page gives me somewhere to put songs I've written and want people to hear without restriction of "belonging" to one certain project.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/29/2005
Band Website: Under construction
Band Members: Me :)
Influences: Lots of stuff. Good stuff. You'd like it.ok..ok... ... ....Jeff Buckley,Nick Drake,Radiohead,Spiritualized,Eels,Annie(sci-fi cannon blue(s))Sunnyday real estate,Anything Mark Sandman blessed us with,Anything put together by Kanno Yoko,Jonie Mitchell,Elvis Costello,Elvis Presley,Portishead,Rodan,Karate,HUM,Album Leaf,Elliot smithThe sea and cake,Queen,Miles Davis,Frank Zappa,Jimi Hendrix,Langhorne slim,Eddie Cochran,Elbow, Kitake Mayu,Just about any string tribute to anyone,The Polysics,John Coltrane,Madonna(the mid to late 90's stuff),Refused,Bjork,Gustav Holst,Smashing pumpkins,zero7,movie sou,ndtracks are always good,James Brown,Spoon,The Cardigans,Bad Religion,Charlie Parker,Sigur Ros,Ella Fitzgerald,Foo Fighters,Youngblood Priest,Howlin Wolf,Rick James,Tom Waits,Glenn Miller,Classical Music(I really dig Nocturnes),Muddy waters,Utada Hikaru,Count Basie,Nick Cave and the bad seeds,Duke Ellington,Conway Twitty,Fiest,Any traditional Music from any nation,PRINCE,Mohammed Rafi,Otis Redding,Danny Elfman,Old Nintendo music,Cartoon sounds,Humming powerlines,machine sounds,nature.....anything...everything..
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Imperial Majesty Erik the Nimble of Waldenshire under Throcket
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My Blog

The show

Club Cafe &nbs...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:29:00 PST

I HAS LAPTOP (or) Come to my effing show!!! :)

Sooooo I haven't been on for some time now...I miss you all!My band is playing a pretty great show in PA next thursday October 16th...I urge you to be there. Have some drinks,buy some swag ...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:08:00 PST

zeroweb

I currently have little to no internet access. :(Send some calls my way if need be.-erik
Posted by Erik Adkins on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:02:00 PST

Bloggish

Life. It's been an interesting year thus far I now have my studio computer again which is a great thing indeed.It still shuts itself off but it does alow me some time to make backup files.Recording wi...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:40:00 PST

been away press play (acting and not acting)

...Been away for some time now.. Internet's been dead in the water at home. Absence isn't desireable.Update time. For the past two or so I've been acting in a play called "Guy & Girl." ...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:20:00 PST

Laws of falling bodies

New song. It's going to appear on the "whisper signal" Album.For updates on that go to http://www.myspace.com/whispersignal Give it a whirl. -e...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Sat, 10 May 2008 10:55:00 PST

if you need to groove...

listen to this CD. I’m sure there are other suggestions for "grooving" as it were. Some good ones or even whitty ones..but this CD is good stuff. ...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:26:00 PST

Last night

So last night I had some major depression going on. After about three phone calls,I felt a bit better. The first leaving me with a bit of a question mark,the second with hope,and finally,the third wit...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:40:00 PST

The tragedy of ohio

Not a rant but a rant none the same.... I was looking through the classifieds on this site for musicians in my area (cleveland being the closest) ....yeah... I was thinking horns,strings or whatever e...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:25:00 PST

TAG

I'm it... Here's how you play: Once you've been tagged, write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names, ...
Posted by Erik Adkins on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:07:00 PST