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'''Eric Schermerhorn''' ({{IPAc-en|s|k|ɜːr|'|m|ər|ˌ|h|ɔːr|n}} {{respell|SKUR|mər|horn}}; born April 11, 1961)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2271838/ |title=Eric Schermerhorn |website=IMDb |access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref> is an American [[guitarist]], [[composer]], and [[Voice-over|voiceover artist]]. As a musician, he has worked with [[David Bowie]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Pegg |first=Nicholas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEI4CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1740 |title=The Complete David Bowie |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=9780857687197}}</ref> [[Iggy Pop]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Deming |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&pg=PA875 |title=All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul |publisher=Hal Leonard, LLC |isbn=0-87930-653-X |pages=875}}</ref> [[Ric Ocasek]], [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]], [[The The]], [[They Might Be Giants]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], and [[Sheryl Crow]]. As a voiceover artist, he has had minor roles in ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[American Dad!|American Dad]]!''. |
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'''Eric Schermerhorn''' is an American [[guitarist]] and [[composer]]. He played with [[Iggy Pop]] on the ''[[American Caesar (album)|American Caesar]]'' and ''Naughty Little Doggie'' albums,<ref>{{cite book|title=All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul|last=Deming|first=Mark|publisher=[[Hal Leonard LLC]]|year=2002|isbn=0-87930-653-X|page=875|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&pg=PA875}}</ref> and [[David Bowie]] on the [[Tin Machine]] ''[[It's My Life Tour]]'' (as background vocalist and guitarist),<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete David Bowie|last=Pegg|first=Nicholas|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|year=2011|isbn=9780857687197|page=<!-- ebook, no pages listed -->|chapter=The Tin Machine 'It's My Life' Tour|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEI4CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1740}}</ref> and appeared in the video and live record ''Oy Vey Baby''. |
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He later played with [[They Might Be Giants]] on ''[[Factory Showroom]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/27/giants-parody-pop-in-showroom/c50721ac-13b1-4b2a-b5e2-16f7f825d8ce/|title= GIANTS PARODY POP IN 'SHOWROOM' |last=Himes|first=Geoffrey|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=1996-12-27|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> ''[[Severe Tire Damage (album)|Severe Tire Damage]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/severe-tire-damage-mw0000040784/credits|title=Severe Tire Damage - They Might Be Giants|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> and [[Mono Puff]]'s ''It's Fun To Steal''. He also played with [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] and appeared in the video release ''[[One Night to Remember]]''. He also has recorded with [[Melissa Etheridge]] and [[Ric Ocasek]]. He also wrote and recorded with [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]] of the [[Psychedelic Furs]]. |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|04|11}} |
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| birth_place = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Musician, composer, voiceover artist |
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| instrument = Guitar |
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| years_active = As musician: 1980–present<br>As voiceover artist: 2011–present |
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== Early life == |
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Since 1995, starting with the work on the album ''Hanky Panky'', he became the guitarist for the band [[The The]], replacing [[Johnny Marr]]. |
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Eric Schermerhorn was born on April 11, 1961, in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2024 |title=Let's Edit Wikipedia Together! Installment 2: Eric Schermerhorn |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlGLbUBnugY |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> He would spend time listening to his older sister's [[The Beatles|Beatles]] records, and those were formative musical experiences in his early childhood. Schermerhorn attributes his keen interest in the [[electric guitar]] to an early experience listening to [[Led Zeppelin]]'s 1969 song [[Whole Lotta Love|"Whole Lotta Love"]]. He first started playing guitar in the summer of 1972, as an 11-year-old going into 6th grade, and constantly practiced in his bedroom as a teenager. He learned how to read [[Tablature|guitar tablatures]] while taking music classes in high school. While attending high school, Schermerhorn was in a band called Crystal Raaven; the band eventually shortened its name to Raaven, but the band was short-lived.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2016 |title=ROOM TONE Eric Schermerhorn Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N5h9UQHjNk |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> |
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In 1998 he wrote and recorded ''Living in the Present Future'' with [[Eagle Eye Cherry]], son of jazz trumpeter [[Don Cherry (trumpeter)|Don Cherry]]. He played with María Gabriela Epúmer's band A1, and in 1996 they recorded the album ''Señorita Corazon''. In 1999 and 2000, with [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]] of The The, he co-wrote, recorded and toured the ''[[NakedSelf]]'' record, accompanied by [[Earl Harvin]] on drums and [[Spencer Campbell]] on bass. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2001 he wrote for [[Jason Mraz]]'s first album, ''[[Waiting for My Rocket to Come]]''. Working with [[Linda Perry]], he wrote and recorded for [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s ''[[Try This]]'' CD. |
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In 1979, Schermerhorn moved to [[Boston]] and attended the [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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He joined [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]'s band, and in 2003 wrote and recorded the ''[[System (album)|System]]'' album as well as Seal's ''[[Live in Paris (Seal album)|Live in Paris]]'' album and DVD. [[Sheryl Crow]] covered a song he co-wrote with [[Brian MacLeod (U.S. musician)|Brian MacLeod]] and [[Bill Bottrell]] called "[[Shine over Babylon]]", for her ''[[Detours (Sheryl Crow album)|Detours]]'' album. |
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== Career == |
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He has a production company called "CHIMP" with producer Pete Min in Los Angeles. |
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In 1980, Schermerhorn formed a band called Ooh-Ah-Ah! with two of his fellow students at [[Berklee College of Music]], lead singer Cindy Lager and bass player Akio Akashi. Akashi had brought a [[Roland TR-808]] drum machine from [[Tokyo]], and Ooh-Ah-Ah! were among its early users. The band was never signed to a label, but they had recording sessions at [[Syncro Sound]] in Boston; [[David Robinson (drummer)|David Robinson]], the drummer for [[The Cars]], produced those demos.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie |year=2006 |isbn=9781280935572}}</ref> |
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Ooh-Ah-Ah! broke up soon after, and Schermerhorn graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Schermerhorn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-schermerhorn-126a036/ |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=Linkedin}}</ref> Schermerhorn joined a band called Adventure Set in 1983, which was active until 1985. They were also unsigned, and they released a 4-track EP in 1985,<ref name=":2" /> produced by William Garrett.<ref name=":3" /> One song from that EP, "Blue Is For Boys", received significant airplay on [[WWBX|WBCN]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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==References== |
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Cindy Lager and Eric Schermerhorn played together again in another band called East of Eden, which formed in 1986. They were signed to [[Capitol Records]] in 1987, and they released one self-titled album in 1989. The album was produced by [[Roy Thomas Baker]] (known for his work with [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[The Cars]]).<ref name=":2" /> They toured with [[The Psychedelic Furs]] as a supporting act in autumn 1989,<ref name=":3" /> before they broke up in 1990.<ref name=":2" /> |
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When East of Eden broke up, Schermerhorn relocated to [[New York City]], and started finding work as a session guitarist for [[Television advertisement|TV commercials]]. In spring 1991, another fellow student of Berklee, [[Reeves Gabrels]], called Schermerhorn and asked him to audition for [[David Bowie]]'s group, [[Tin Machine]]. Schermerhorn traveled to [[Los Angeles]] to audition,<ref name=":3" /> and he ended up touring with Tin Machine on the [[It's My Life Tour]], which lasted from October 5, 1991, to February 17, 1992.<ref name=":4" /> |
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By the time the tour with Tin Machine ended, David Bowie's road manager approached Schermerhorn, letting him know that [[Iggy Pop]] was looking for a guitar player, and Schermerhorn agreed. After the tour was over, Bowie asked Schermerhorn which musician he wanted to work with; Schermerhorn modestly replied [[Chrissie Hynde]], knowing she was looking for a guitarist. Through Bowie, he briefly met Hynde in [[London]], where she let him know that if he wanted to work with her, he would have to move to London because she wanted a London-based band. Schermerhorn rejected it, in favor of staying in New York and working with Iggy Pop.<ref name=":3" /> He wrote and recorded with Iggy Pop from 1993 to 1995, and his songwriting and guitar work can be heard on the albums ''[[American Caesar (album)|American Caesar]]'' and ''[[Naughty Little Doggie]]''.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Schermerhorn also played on [[Ric Ocasek]]'s fourth studio album, [[Quick Change World|''Quick Change World'']], released on September 28, 1993. This connection came about through his early association with The Cars' drummer, David Robinson.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Schermerhorn had met [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]] when East of Eden toured with The Psychedelic Furs in 1989; through this connection, Butler invited Eric to write and record with his new band, [[Love Spit Love]].<ref name=":2" /> Love Spit Love released their debut self-titled album on August 2, 1994. He co-wrote and played acoustic guitar on the song "Codeine". |
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Through a connection with manager and former [['Til Tuesday]] drummer [[Michael Hausman]], Schermerhorn met [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]], who was in New York, looking for a guitar player for [[The The]]. Schermerhorn remembers meeting Matt in 1993,<ref name=":2" /> but he joined to replace [[Johnny Marr]] in 1995. Schermerhorn's work with The The can be heard on the albums ''[[Hanky Panky (The The album)|Hanky Panky]]'' and ''[[NakedSelf]]''. He left The The in 2002. |
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In 1995, through a connection with [[Robert Quine]], Schermerhorn met [[John Flansburgh]], and he joined [[They Might Be Giants]]. He played with the band until December 1996, and his work as a lead guitarist with They Might Be Giants can be heard on the albums ''[[Factory Showroom]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hines |first=Geoffrey |date=1996-12-27 |title=GIANTS PARODY POP IN 'SHOWROOM' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/27/giants-parody-pop-in-showroom/c50721ac-13b1-4b2a-b5e2-16f7f825d8ce/ |access-date=2020-05-10 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and ''[[Severe Tire Damage (album)|Severe Tire Damage]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Severe Tire Damage - They Might Be Giants |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/severe-tire-damage-mw0000040784/credits |access-date=2020-05-10 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Through this connection, he also played with Flansburgh's side project [[Mono Puff]] until 1998, where his work can be heard on the album ''It's Fun To Steal''. |
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In 1996, Schermerhorn toured with [[Paula Cole]] for a promotional tour, and he appeared in the music video for [[Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?|"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"]].<ref name=":2" /> He also played with Maria Gabriela Epúmer in 1998, performing with her band A1 on the ''Señorita Corazon'' album, released in 1998. |
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Schermerhorn met [[Eagle-Eye Cherry]] in 1998, and he wrote and recorded for the album ''[[Living in the Present Future]]'', released on March 6, 2000. |
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Schermerhorn moved to [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], in late August 2001.<ref name=":3" /> He moved primarily to write and record songs for other artists. There, he formed a music production company called CHIMP, with producer Pete Min; separate from Schermerhorn's songwriting for other artists, CHIMP provided incidental music for television and film until 2012.<ref name=":2" /> |
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In 2001, through his connection with record producer [[Bill Bottrell]], Schermerhorn played with [[Shelby Lynne]] during a promotional tour.<ref name=":2" /> |
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A connection with [[Jason Mraz]] came about through Schermerhorn's publishing company, [[Kobalt Music Group|Kobalt Music]], in 2001.<ref name=":2" /> He composed and performed on Mraz's debut album, ''[[Waiting for My Rocket to Come]]'', released on October 15, 2002. |
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In February 2002, Schermerhorn played with [[Marianne Faithfull]] once, at the opening of an exhibit centered around the work of [[Andy Warhol]]<ref name=":2" /> at the [[Tate Modern]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2002 |title=Very Andy |url=https://warholstars.org/warhol/warhol1/warholta.html |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=QX}}</ref> |
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Schermerhorn had a connection with [[Linda Perry]] since 1999, and he frequently collaborated with her, doing session work. His connection with Perry led to him meeting [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]] and [[Christina Aguilera]] in 2002.<ref name=":2" /> He worked with P!nk on the 2003 album ''[[Try This]]'', and he worked with Christina Aguilera on the 2006 album ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back To Basics]]''. Schermerhorn's connection with Linda Perry, as well as his connection with [[Rick Parashar]] since 2001, led to him working with [[Melissa Etheridge]].<ref name=":2" /> His work with Etheridge can be heard on the album ''[[Lucky (Melissa Etheridge album)|Lucky]]'', released on February 10, 2004. |
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In 2003, through his connection with Earl Harvin while playing in The The, and through a connection with bassist Chris Bruce, Schermerhorn worked with [[Seal (musician)|Seal]].<ref name=":2" /> His work can be heard on the ''[[System (album)|System]]'' album, released on November 12, 2007, as well as the live albums and DVDs ''[[Live in Paris (Seal album)|Live in Paris]]'', released in April 2005, and ''One Night to Remember'', released on March 27, 2006. |
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In 2005, Schermerhorn's longstanding connection with former The The drummer [[Brian MacLeod (American musician)|Brian MacLeod]] led to him working with [[Sheryl Crow]].<ref name=":2" /> He wrote and recorded on the ''[[Detours (Sheryl Crow album)|Detours]]'' album, released February 5, 2008. |
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In 2009, through a connection with musician Dave Levita, Schermerhorn toured with [[Lucinda Williams]] for a year.<ref name=":2" /> He stopped touring in 2010. |
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When he stopped touring, he decided to focus on recording music for various sessions and raising his children, but he also started working as a voiceover artist, recording from his home studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.ericschermerhorn.com/about |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=Eric Schermerhorn}}</ref> As a voice actor, he has found work in the animated sitcoms ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[American Dad!]]'', as well as providing voiceover for ''[[The Doctors (talk show)|The Doctors]]'',<ref name=":0" /> and for various advertisements. He has semi-retired from voice acting, though he still provides the occasional recording for friends and acquaintances.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Pete Min founded Colorfield Records in 2021, and Schermerhorn is due to release an album through the label in 2025.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Personal life == |
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Schermerhorn currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Discography == |
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'''With East of Eden''' |
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* ''East of Eden'' (1989) |
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'''With Christina Aguilera''' |
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* ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back To Basics]]'' (2006) |
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'''With David Bowie''' |
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* ''Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey Baby'' (1992) |
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'''With Eagle-Eye Cherry''' |
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* ''[[Living in the Present Future|Living In The Present Future]]'' (2000) |
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'''With Iggy Pop''' |
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* ''[[American Caesar (album)|American Caesar]]'' (1993) |
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* ''[[Naughty Little Doggie]]'' (1996) |
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'''With Jason Mraz''' |
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* ''[[Waiting for My Rocket to Come|Waiting For My Rocket To Come]]'' (2002) |
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'''With John Fischer''' |
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* ''Between The Answers'' (1985) |
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'''With Love Spit Love''' |
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* ''[[Love Spit Love (album)|Love Spit Love]]'' (1994) |
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'''With Maria Gabriela Epúmer and A1''' |
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* ''Señorita Corazon'' (1998) |
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'''With Mono Puff''' |
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* ''It's Fun To Steal'' (1998) |
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'''With P!nk''' |
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* ''[[Try This]]'' (2003) |
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'''With Ric Ocasek''' |
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* ''[[Quick Change World]]'' (1993) |
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'''With Seal''' |
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* ''[[Live in Paris (Seal album)|Live in Paris]]'' (2005) |
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* ''One Night To Remember'' (2006) |
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* ''[[System (album)|System]]'' (2007) |
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'''With Sheryl Crow''' |
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* ''[[Detours (Sheryl Crow album)|Detours]]'' (2008) |
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'''With The The''' |
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* ''[[Hanky Panky (The The album)|Hanky Panky]]'' (1995) |
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* ''[[NakedSelf]]'' (2000) |
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'''With They Might Be Giants''' |
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* ''[[Factory Showroom]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Severe Tire Damage (album)|Severe Tire Damage]]'' (1998) |
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* ''[[Long Tall Weekend]]'' (1999) |
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== References == |
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Eric Schermerhorn (/skɜːrˈmərˌhɔːrn/ SKUR-mər-horn; born April 11, 1961)[1] is an American guitarist, composer, and voiceover artist. As a musician, he has worked with David Bowie,[2] Iggy Pop,[3] Ric Ocasek, Richard Butler, The The, They Might Be Giants, Melissa Etheridge, P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Seal, and Sheryl Crow. As a voiceover artist, he has had minor roles in Family Guy and American Dad!.
Eric Schermerhorn | |
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Born | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 11, 1961
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, voiceover artist |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | As musician: 1980–present As voiceover artist: 2011–present |
Early life
Eric Schermerhorn was born on April 11, 1961, in Springfield, Massachusetts.[4] He would spend time listening to his older sister's Beatles records, and those were formative musical experiences in his early childhood. Schermerhorn attributes his keen interest in the electric guitar to an early experience listening to Led Zeppelin's 1969 song "Whole Lotta Love". He first started playing guitar in the summer of 1972, as an 11-year-old going into 6th grade, and constantly practiced in his bedroom as a teenager. He learned how to read guitar tablatures while taking music classes in high school. While attending high school, Schermerhorn was in a band called Crystal Raaven; the band eventually shortened its name to Raaven, but the band was short-lived.[5]
In 1979, Schermerhorn moved to Boston and attended the Berklee College of Music.[4]
Career
In 1980, Schermerhorn formed a band called Ooh-Ah-Ah! with two of his fellow students at Berklee College of Music, lead singer Cindy Lager and bass player Akio Akashi. Akashi had brought a Roland TR-808 drum machine from Tokyo, and Ooh-Ah-Ah! were among its early users. The band was never signed to a label, but they had recording sessions at Syncro Sound in Boston; David Robinson, the drummer for The Cars, produced those demos.[4][5][6]
Ooh-Ah-Ah! broke up soon after, and Schermerhorn graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1982.[7] Schermerhorn joined a band called Adventure Set in 1983, which was active until 1985. They were also unsigned, and they released a 4-track EP in 1985,[4] produced by William Garrett.[5] One song from that EP, "Blue Is For Boys", received significant airplay on WBCN.[4]
Cindy Lager and Eric Schermerhorn played together again in another band called East of Eden, which formed in 1986. They were signed to Capitol Records in 1987, and they released one self-titled album in 1989. The album was produced by Roy Thomas Baker (known for his work with Queen and The Cars).[4] They toured with The Psychedelic Furs as a supporting act in autumn 1989,[5] before they broke up in 1990.[4]
When East of Eden broke up, Schermerhorn relocated to New York City, and started finding work as a session guitarist for TV commercials. In spring 1991, another fellow student of Berklee, Reeves Gabrels, called Schermerhorn and asked him to audition for David Bowie's group, Tin Machine. Schermerhorn traveled to Los Angeles to audition,[5] and he ended up touring with Tin Machine on the It's My Life Tour, which lasted from October 5, 1991, to February 17, 1992.[2]
By the time the tour with Tin Machine ended, David Bowie's road manager approached Schermerhorn, letting him know that Iggy Pop was looking for a guitar player, and Schermerhorn agreed. After the tour was over, Bowie asked Schermerhorn which musician he wanted to work with; Schermerhorn modestly replied Chrissie Hynde, knowing she was looking for a guitarist. Through Bowie, he briefly met Hynde in London, where she let him know that if he wanted to work with her, he would have to move to London because she wanted a London-based band. Schermerhorn rejected it, in favor of staying in New York and working with Iggy Pop.[5] He wrote and recorded with Iggy Pop from 1993 to 1995, and his songwriting and guitar work can be heard on the albums American Caesar and Naughty Little Doggie.[3]
Schermerhorn also played on Ric Ocasek's fourth studio album, Quick Change World, released on September 28, 1993. This connection came about through his early association with The Cars' drummer, David Robinson.[4]
Schermerhorn had met Richard Butler when East of Eden toured with The Psychedelic Furs in 1989; through this connection, Butler invited Eric to write and record with his new band, Love Spit Love.[4] Love Spit Love released their debut self-titled album on August 2, 1994. He co-wrote and played acoustic guitar on the song "Codeine".
Through a connection with manager and former 'Til Tuesday drummer Michael Hausman, Schermerhorn met Matt Johnson, who was in New York, looking for a guitar player for The The. Schermerhorn remembers meeting Matt in 1993,[4] but he joined to replace Johnny Marr in 1995. Schermerhorn's work with The The can be heard on the albums Hanky Panky and NakedSelf. He left The The in 2002.
In 1995, through a connection with Robert Quine, Schermerhorn met John Flansburgh, and he joined They Might Be Giants. He played with the band until December 1996, and his work as a lead guitarist with They Might Be Giants can be heard on the albums Factory Showroom[8] and Severe Tire Damage.[9] Through this connection, he also played with Flansburgh's side project Mono Puff until 1998, where his work can be heard on the album It's Fun To Steal.
In 1996, Schermerhorn toured with Paula Cole for a promotional tour, and he appeared in the music video for "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?".[4] He also played with Maria Gabriela Epúmer in 1998, performing with her band A1 on the Señorita Corazon album, released in 1998.
Schermerhorn met Eagle-Eye Cherry in 1998, and he wrote and recorded for the album Living in the Present Future, released on March 6, 2000.
Schermerhorn moved to Los Angeles, California, in late August 2001.[5] He moved primarily to write and record songs for other artists. There, he formed a music production company called CHIMP, with producer Pete Min; separate from Schermerhorn's songwriting for other artists, CHIMP provided incidental music for television and film until 2012.[4] In 2001, through his connection with record producer Bill Bottrell, Schermerhorn played with Shelby Lynne during a promotional tour.[4]
A connection with Jason Mraz came about through Schermerhorn's publishing company, Kobalt Music, in 2001.[4] He composed and performed on Mraz's debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, released on October 15, 2002.
In February 2002, Schermerhorn played with Marianne Faithfull once, at the opening of an exhibit centered around the work of Andy Warhol[4] at the Tate Modern in London.[10]
Schermerhorn had a connection with Linda Perry since 1999, and he frequently collaborated with her, doing session work. His connection with Perry led to him meeting P!nk and Christina Aguilera in 2002.[4] He worked with P!nk on the 2003 album Try This, and he worked with Christina Aguilera on the 2006 album Back To Basics. Schermerhorn's connection with Linda Perry, as well as his connection with Rick Parashar since 2001, led to him working with Melissa Etheridge.[4] His work with Etheridge can be heard on the album Lucky, released on February 10, 2004.
In 2003, through his connection with Earl Harvin while playing in The The, and through a connection with bassist Chris Bruce, Schermerhorn worked with Seal.[4] His work can be heard on the System album, released on November 12, 2007, as well as the live albums and DVDs Live in Paris, released in April 2005, and One Night to Remember, released on March 27, 2006.
In 2005, Schermerhorn's longstanding connection with former The The drummer Brian MacLeod led to him working with Sheryl Crow.[4] He wrote and recorded on the Detours album, released February 5, 2008.
In 2009, through a connection with musician Dave Levita, Schermerhorn toured with Lucinda Williams for a year.[4] He stopped touring in 2010.
When he stopped touring, he decided to focus on recording music for various sessions and raising his children, but he also started working as a voiceover artist, recording from his home studio.[11] As a voice actor, he has found work in the animated sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad!, as well as providing voiceover for The Doctors,[1] and for various advertisements. He has semi-retired from voice acting, though he still provides the occasional recording for friends and acquaintances.[4]
Pete Min founded Colorfield Records in 2021, and Schermerhorn is due to release an album through the label in 2025.[4]
Personal life
Schermerhorn currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.[4]
Discography
With East of Eden
- East of Eden (1989)
With Christina Aguilera
- Back To Basics (2006)
With David Bowie
- Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey Baby (1992)
With Eagle-Eye Cherry
- Living In The Present Future (2000)
With Iggy Pop
- American Caesar (1993)
- Naughty Little Doggie (1996)
With Jason Mraz
With John Fischer
- Between The Answers (1985)
With Love Spit Love
- Love Spit Love (1994)
With Maria Gabriela Epúmer and A1
- Señorita Corazon (1998)
With Mono Puff
- It's Fun To Steal (1998)
With P!nk
- Try This (2003)
With Ric Ocasek
- Quick Change World (1993)
With Seal
- Live in Paris (2005)
- One Night To Remember (2006)
- System (2007)
With Sheryl Crow
- Detours (2008)
With The The
- Hanky Panky (1995)
- NakedSelf (2000)
With They Might Be Giants
- Factory Showroom (1996)
- Severe Tire Damage (1998)
- Long Tall Weekend (1999)
References
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External links
- Eric Schermerhorn's bio on This Might Be A Wiki
- Eric Schermerhorn at IMDb
- Eric Schermerhorn discography at Discogs
- Chimpisaband.com Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine