311, Alien Ant Farm, Arturo Sandoval, Barry Manilow, The Beatles, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Billy Joel, Bleu, Blue Man Group, Blues Traveler, Bridges Fell, Cake, Carole King, Chris Cornell, Chronic Future, Dave Matthews Band, Dizzy Gillespie, Dream Theater, Ebu Gogo, Edgar Winter Group, Elvis Costello, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Gruvis Malt, Guster, Herbie Hancock, Incubus, Jack Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, James Taylor, Jet, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, John Mayer, John Williams, Keane, The Killers, Lifehouse, Los Lonely Boys, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Maroon 5, The Mars Volta, Matisyahu, Michel Camilo, Miles Davis, Modest Mouse, Muse, Noreaster, Pat Methany, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, The Police, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, The Ramones, Return to Forvever, Rick Wakeman, Rush, Rustic Overtones, Sigur Ros, Skindred, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, Switchfoot, System of a Down, Tenacious D, Tower of Power, Weather Report, The Who, Yes, but of course there are many many more....
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I play any genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Funk, Latin, Swing, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Reggae, Folk Rock, you name it
Eric Kalver is a drummer, arranger, composer and teacher who recently graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, double majoring in Contemporary Writing & Production and Performance. Throughout his Berklee career, Eric performed in many of Berklee’s concert venues, especially for the Voice Department. Eric was also selected for both the 2008 & 2009 Contemporary Writing & Production Student Concert, as well as becoming a student representative for the department for various events.
Eric has had much experience arranging for rhythm sections, vocal ensembles, big bands, orchestra, songwriters, jingles. commercial music, and theater companies. He is experienced in music directing due to his job teaching both the drumline and co-directing the jazz combo at Cranston High School East in Cranston RI. He arranged, played, and conducted ‘Seussical the Musical’ for Fantasy Works Youth Theater in Warwick, RI.
As a performer, Eric is known for his energetic charisma and professionalism within a performance setting. He is comfortable in all genres of music, which landed him a staff accompanist job for the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music. Eric has played in many venues around southern New England, especially in Boston, MA and Providence, RI. He has a vast knowledge of pop/rock songs due to his experience of working for various vocalist classes, projects, and cover gigs.
If you would like to hire Eric for an arrangement/composition or for a performance, you can reach him at ekalver@mac.com
good. i just took my last final, and even if i fail it (which i won't) i'll still pass and graduate. then it's just waiting for ceremony in may and i'm officially a college graduate
eric kalver you crazy fool, i knew you were the man already, but after actually listening to this stuff it has been solidified in my mind. mambo idiot literally made me giggle like a little school girl. no joke. woogity woogy.
Great job again E , Toxic is good but chop will always be my favorite. :) I need to go to boston sometime and say hello. And force you to play music for my enjoyment!
hey eric, i posted a new song on my page called "Don't Know Who"... i just wrote it this week, and was wondering if you thought it was something that the band could try out sometime down the road. I would love to see what we could do with it if you think it's worth a shot. If so, i will write out a chart for it. hope you're doing well! peace, erica
