For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.
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In 2010, Eric started DJing and producing electronic music, shortly before co-founding a bass music collective in his hometown of Tampa, FL. Since then he's produced and done marketing for shows and festivals around central Florida, in Boulder, CO, and Dayton, OH (where he lives now). He’s also a core Grey Matter contributor.
MUSIC MENTIONS
First Record ever bought (1:24):
- Judgement Night OST
- De La Soul
- Teenage Fanclub
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Del the Funky Homosapien
Taste change over time (3:12):
- Eazy E
- NWA
- Public Enemy
- 2 Live Crew
- Prince
- ABBA
- Stevie B
- Rockell
- Blank & Jones
Nostalgic songs and artists (5:49):
- Grupo Niche
- “Duele Mas” song by Grupo Niche
- Los Hermanos Rosario
- Héctor Lavoe
- Sheila E
DJing and producing in the 2010’s (8:16):
- Calvin Harris
- “I Created Disco” album by Calvin Harris
- Ultra Music Festival
- FL Studio
Wompaholics (13:09):
- Love & Light
- gLAdiator
- Run DMT
- Rell the Soundbender
- UZ
- EDC Orlando
- Slumberland
- Hulaween
Slumberland (21:05):
- Cafe Bosna
- Sebastian Coolidge
- Meow Wolf
Q&A
- Bright Eyes
- Conor Oberst
- Cursive
- Saddle Creek Records
- Vulfpeck
Three artists discovered in the last year (29:05):
- Future Joy
- Battle Tapes
- G-Space
Under-appreciated artist from your favorite musical era (31:17):
- The Faint
Desert Island Discs (32:58):
- TENDER - Fear of Falling Asleep
- Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
- Khruangbin - Con Todo el Mundo
Recommendations for future episodes (37:20):
- Darren Scott
- Kayla Harvey
- Dave Marren