George Crumb, John Cage, Kiss, Poison, Edgar Allan Poe, Steve Reich, King Diamond, Frank Zappa, J.S. Bach, Warrior Soul, Calvin & Hobbes, Twin Peaks, George Romero
Sounds Like
Steve Reich, Radiohead, George Crumb, King Diamond, Philip Glass, Cradle of Filth, Mercyful Fate, Gyorgi Ligeti, Luciano Berio, horror movies
Eric Schwartz has studied composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, New York University, and both the Interlochen and Aspen Summer Music Festivals. Past teachers have included Margaret Brouwer, Donald Erb, George Tsontakis, and Randy Woolf. Primarily interested in a synthesis of musical archetypes, Schwartz is always at work on a variety of genre bending projects. Formative influences include an amalgamation of the glam metal of the late 80's, and the baroque intellectualism of Arnold Schoenberg.
His music has been performed at various venues throughout New York City, from The Knitting Factory to Merkin Concert Hall, as well as such far flung places as Bucharest, Romania and Thunder Bay, Ontario. He has received awards and grants from Meet the Composer, ASCAP, The Society for New Music, The Puffin Foundation, The Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and The Ohio Federation of College Music Clubs. Schwartz has served on the faculties of New York University, Hunter College, and the Lucy Moses Music School, and is the artistic director of the Brooklyn, NY based experimental music group Forecast Music (forecastmusic.org). He was appointed Resident Composer for the Los Angeles based Tonoi contemporary music ensemble's 2007-2008 season. His debut CD "24 Ways of Looking at a Piano", named one of the top classical CDs of 2005 by All Music Guide, is available now from Centaur Records (http://www.centaurrecords.com). His music is also available on Capstone Records, and Trace Label (France), and is published by Staunch Music (UK) and Lovebird Music (US).
Following a wonderful, rewarding decade in NYC, Schwartz has recently taken a position at the University of North Carolina School for the Arts, and is in the process of relocating to lovely NC.
Hi Eric, greetings from the UK! Many thanks for the friendship, message, and great music! I really enjoyed your playing :) I try to make the most of life, and hope you do too :)
Encuentro Internacional de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI Buenos Aires 2009 Una ola de diversidad sonora contemporánea llega a Buenos Aires nuevamente
Del 20 al 25 de octubre en el Centro Cultural Recoleta de la ciudad de Buenos Aires tendrá lugar una muestra de las más diversas expresiones sonoras de la escena contemporánea en la 2ª edición del Encuentro Internacional de Arte Sonoro Tsonami Buenos Aires 2009
8 conciertos, performances, obras multimedia y una exposición permanente de Instalaciones Sonoras, convergiendo así trabajos de artistas Nacionales e Internacionales de diversas estéticas y trayectorias que toman el trabajo del sonido como eje principal.
El Encuentro de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI es una plataforma Independiente, de difusión del trabajo de artistas Latinoamericanos y de intercambio con producciones del resto del mundo vinculadas a las Artes Sonoras. TSONAMI es además un punto de encuentro transdisciplinario en torno al arte contemporáneo y la temática del sonido.
Eric, thank you for renewing our friendship! I wish all your coming projects meet with great success, as your music truly deserves it! Cordially, Christos Stassinopoulos - tenor
I just listened to your songs here. Brouhaha is my favorite. I like your suspenseful music; it's different but unique and very professional. You are amazing!
Thank you very much Mr. Schwartz for the add . Honored to be your friend and enraptured about your great music !! All my respect and warmest regards from Italy . Alessandro .
