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Born and raised in the Bronx, New York City Erik has resided in the UK since 1997. Erik’s diverse career includes performances, tours and recordings with Walter Schreifles, (Quicksand /Rival Schools), Butch Thomas (Sting, Lenny Kravitz), Jamie Lawson, Jon Langford (The Mekons, The Three Johns), Zervas and Pepper, Wolf Moon, Burning Ferns, Lethbridge Owen, The Glyndbourne Touring Opera, John Wheatcroft, Rob Picazo, Eyes on Film, Drill Queen, Monkjack, Les Davidson, Adrian Portis (New Model Army), Ensemble Bash, The Darling Buds… Erik has contributed monthly tutorial/video lesson for Rhythm magazine for over a decade.
Erik has over 25 years of performing, recording, television, film and teaching experience. Graduating from New York’s High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts (Laguardia, FAME), he studied at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, privately with the legendary Henry Adler, Walter Garces and Jerry Gonzalez,performing in and around NYC.
Erik is the Head of Drums/Principal Lecturer at BIMM London Previously DRUMTECH) and holds both an MMus and a BMus (Hons) in popular music performance.
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Erik proudly plays Gretsch drums, Sabian cymbals and Regal Tip drum sticks.