Erik Hartley is the soulful blend of James Brown, John Mayer and Justin Timberlake. His songs combine contrasting feelings of spite and infatuation; a musical mixture so tangible that it begs the listener to linger in the melody. Erik live is an obsessed rollercoaster of energy and emotion.
The songwriting is so intriguingly different than most. Erik often expresses a type of cynical optimism at the sour end of a relationship. From this mindset he creates powerful music and complex lyricism that belittles previous love interests while somehow maintaining a romantic atmosphere. It becomes an auditory contradiction of emotion that illustrates the confusion we can all feel. The music blends those emotions into something real and tangible that allows the listener to immerse themselves into their own perspective of each story.
You can hear the Detroit influences of Motown, blues, and funk in all of Erik Hartley's melodies despite his more traditional categorization as a rock band. And while every song has it's own reflection of these genres, the essence of songwriters of the 1960's and 70's is always present in both the music and lyrics.
Erik has been developing his style through years of hard work and has expanded his sound with the help of many other gifted musicians. Through blistered hands, broken strings and battered guitars, Erik Hartley now reaches an ever-growing audience to countries across the world.
Take a soulful blend of James Brown, Ray LaMontagne and Justin Timberlake, add lyrical stylings that combine contrasting feelings of spite and infatuation, and you will find songs that become musical mixtures so tangible and emotionally charged that they beg the listener to linger in the melody.
The songwriting of Erik Hartley is intriguingly different than most. He often expresses a type of cynical optimism at the sour end of a relationship. From this mindset he creates powerful music and complex lyricism, illustrating scornful stories that maintain a conflicting romantic atmosphere. It becomes an auditory contradiction of emotion that illustrates the confusion we can all feel. The music blends those emotions into something real and tangible that allows the listener to immerse themselves into their own perspective of each story.
You can hear the Detroit influences of Motown, blues, and funk in all of Erik's melodies despite their more traditional categorization as a rock band. And while every song has its own reflection of these genres, the essence of songwriters from the 1960's and 70's is always present in both the music and lyrics.
Erik has been developing his style for over years of experience, however he has grown in the past few to expand his sound with the addition of other gifted musicians. And through blistered hands, broken strings and battered guitars, the he now reaches an ever-growing audience to countries across the world.
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Sadly 5th Avenue Billiards is closed indefintely but I'm starting a new acoustic open mic at Royal Kubo in Clawson this Monday July 20th and every Monday evening after. Please come out and play if you're a musician or just listen to the many talented musicians that come out to perform for you! Great atmosphere there at Kubo and even better Filipino food! YUMMY! Royal Kubo is located at 27 east 14 mile rd. clawson, MI 48017 (near the corner of Livernois Road and 14 mile, parking is in back). Starts at 8 pm - ??
Hey Erik Hartley, we need your help with the “89X Im with the band” contest. Come out to the show @ TNT’S July 23rd and cast your vote for Core Effect at the door, If you can’t make it to the show then be sure to visit www.myspace.com/89ximwiththeband where you can vote once every 24 hours starting July 17th. Rock on, Core Effect
Saturday June 20th at The Outer Limits we are playing one night only and will be shooting 3 camera angles for our upcoming video for "Whole Lotta Waitress".
Not only do we need to make sure this bar is wall to wall packed for the good of the video, but also to show the owners that we can pack their club.
Click the link above for directions to the bar via google maps. The Outer Limits is located at:
