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Erick Baker

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  • Genre: Acoustic / Americana / Rock

    Location Knoxville, Tennessee, Un

    Profile Views: 253234

    Last Login: 9/15/2011

    Member Since 4/20/2007

    Website www.erickbaker.com

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Since releasing his debut EP, It's Getting Too Late To Say It's Early, in 2008, Erick Baker's powerful voice has been heard from his home state of Tennessee all the way across the country while touring with artists like John Legend, James Blunt, Gavin Degraw, Edwin McCain, Goo Goo Dolls, Grace Potter, Brandi Carlisle and Heart. Baker's deeply personal songs are a combination of rock, folk, soul, blues, and country, sung with aching intensity and haunting lyrical honesty, that are connecting with fans across demographic lines. On stage, the passion of his performance and the weight of his words give his shows the power to open wounds and mend them at the same time. Baker just finished recording his second full length album, produced by Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), which is set to release in early 2012.
  • Members

    Erick Baker - Guitar, vocals .. Erin Archer - Viola .. Clint Mullican- Bass
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  • Rebecca M. Kinard



    How are you? My friend.

    1 year ago
  • JESUS LUVS YOU

    You Say

    You say: "It's impossible." God says: All things are possible. (Luke 8:27)  

    You say: "I'm too tired." God says: I will give you rest. (Matthew 1:28-30)

    You say: "Nobody really loves me." God says: I love you. (John 3:16 & John 13:34)

    You say: "I can't go on." God says: My grace is sufficient. (II Corinthians 12:

    1 year ago
  • corey bagley

    Hey erick,

         I saw you last night in portsmouth. Great show. I really like your version of "fight
      for your right".  Cheers Corey

    1 year ago
  • corey bagley

    Hey erick,

         I saw you last night in portsmouth. Great show. I really like your version of "fight
      for your right".  Cheers Corey

    1 year ago
  • Lindsey Elora Couturier

    A friend of mine went to a show of yours, She said you rocked told me to look you up and guess what! She was right you are AWESOME!!!! I love your music!

    1 year ago
  • Jean Bligh

    Nice picture :)


    1 year ago
  • JESUS LUVS YOU

    Whats Up my friend?  I hope your having an awesome night!  If not then I pray that Jesus blesses you.  Can't wait to hear what you release next.  Take care and God Bless!

    1 year ago
  • Janet Kettner

    happy father's day! :)

    1 year ago
  • Jean Bligh

    have a nice weekend honey :)

    1 year ago
  • Brenda Baker

    Have a nice day

    1 year ago
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Bio:

“The songs on this record are centered around the realities of everyday life, with all its difficulty and beauty, and the hope that keeps us from falling apart,” says Erick Baker about the inspiration behind “Holding The Pieces In Place”, his recently released first full length album. Drawing from his own personal experiences, Baker’s songwriting is defined by the honesty and emotion that he pours into each of the album’s 12 songs.

At the heart of “Holding The Pieces In Place” is Baker’s powerful voice that not only makes you listen, but more importantly, it makes you feel. Each song is rooted in the universal emotions that connect us all, and the more you look into the pieces of this album’s open heart, the more you may start to recognize them as a part of your own.

Since releasing his debut EP, “It’s Getting Too Late To Say It’s Early”, in 2008, Baker has been building a strong following with his passionate and heartfelt live performances. He has been widely accepted by a diverse group of fans while sharing the stage with artists ranging from James Blunt and Gavin Degraw, to John Legend and Natasha Bedingfield, along with receiving the honor of playing on the main stages of several major music festivals like Bonnaroo and Voodoo Fest.

“Baker’s set list of deeply personal tunes, sung with aching intensity, manages to connect with fans across demographic lines,” says Alli Marshall of the Asheville Mountain Xpress.

Baker’s unique sound is a direct product of his live performances, and “Holding The Pieces In Place” was recorded with the goal of capturing the raw emotion and feeling of a live performance.

“I feel like I am at my best when I am performing live,” says Baker “Playing in front of an audience, is when I think my songs reach their full potential.”

While Erick Baker’s music is now a reflection of his life, it wasn’t until he graduated from college with a degree in Public Relations that he even started playing music. But he learned quickly, and soon discovered a passion and purpose that had been hidden inside of him. Baker has had only one voice lesson and he taught himself how to play guitar, but what he lacks in technicality, he makes up in authenticity.

Despite his late start in music, Baker has managed to put the pieces of a promising music career together, and with the release of “Holding The Pieces In Place”, he takes a dramatic step forward in his songwriting and succeeds in carving out his own identity and unique sound amongst an over population of other acoustic singer-songwriters. Baker forgoes typical instrumentation by replacing the electric guitar with the romance of Erin Archer’s viola. His commanding voice and Archer’s moving string arrangements dance back and forth like a conversation between lovers throughout each song.

Erick Baker’s new album, “Holding The Pieces In Place”, is defined by a unique combination of passion, honesty, and vulnerability that is highlighted by the marriage of melody between his voice and Erin Archer’s viola. Each of these pieces fit together to make a powerful collection of songs that is sure to serve as the soundtrack to many people’s everyday lives.

Member Since:

April 20, 2007

Members:

Erick Baker - Guitar, vocals

Erin Archer - Viola

Clint Mullican- Bass

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