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He was admitted to the prestigious Musicians Institute in Hollywood, at the early age of 17.
He has received a California Governor’s Medal for the Arts, and was accepted into the
California State Summer School for the Arts guitar performance program.
He has been nominated for a STAR music award, and his guitar playing can be heard
this season on the television series, “So you think you can dance”.
He has played in some of the finest venues in the country, including the Kennedy Center,
the Henry Ford Theatre, and The House of Blues.
His name is ERIC SAMPSON. Remember it, because he is one of the finest up and coming
singer, songwriter, guitarists on the music scene today.
“Eric Sampson is humble, enthusiastic and not to mention a marvel at his own trade. He takes songwriting to a completely transfixed level; his soulful vocals matched with acoustic rhythms allows his audience to relate on numerous aspects of his songs.”
-Abbey Abeynayake, Director, Gypsy Media Productions
Eric grew up listening to the cream of classic rock guitarists: Hendrix, Page, Vaughn. But his real love is songwriting in the style of Carol King, James Taylor, and Billy Joel. Combine the two influences and you have a style that is insightful both lyrically and musically.
In addition to working as a full time musician in Los Angeles, Eric is co-writing songs for Jamie Coon’s next album, and writing songs solo for a feature film due to be released in 2011.
“I say that everything’s alright
I say that everything’s just fine
I say that things are going great
I say that things are getting better”
-from “Falling Apart”, by Eric Sampson
Eric is pleased to announce the release of his first of many CD’s to come, “There for Me” in July, 2009.
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