Eric Bazilian

Eric Bazilian ( born July 21, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger and producer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters.

Life

Eric Bazilian began with five years of playing the piano, with nine earned him an uncle play guitar. He plays numerous other instruments such as mandolin, saxophone, keyboard, melodica. He first played in a band called Evil Seed before he met at the University of Pennsylvania on Rob Hyman, with whom he founded two less successful bands called Wax and Baby Grand - the latter released two albums on Arista Records. Finally, the two 1980, the band The Hooters called into life.

In addition to Hooters, he also works for many other artists. In addition, he has released two solo albums: " The Optimist " (2000) and " A Very Dull Boy" ( 2002).

In 2000, he was honored by the Philadelphia Music Alliance with a plaque on the Philadelphia Walk of Fame.

Success with the Hooters

Eric Bazilian Rob Hyman is next to the musical leader of the Hooters. With him, he is the main songwriter of the band and is responsible for the typical sound.

A worldwide audience was the band known as she opened the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in 1985. Particularly well received, then took their music in Germany and Scandinavia. In 1995, the band went into the break and played in 2001 for the first time together.

Work with other artists

Joan Osborne's Relish to second album he contributed, among other things in the song One Of Us, for which he received the 1996 Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. He was also involved as a studio musician on this album.

In 1999, he co-wrote ten songs for the second album Amanda Marshall Tuesday 's Child and also served as a studio musician.

Also on nine of the songs on the album, published in 2007 Scorpions Humanity - Hour I, he was involved as a songwriter.

In 2012 he wrote the song Home to me, which is published on their third studio album for the Swiss singer Stefanie Heinzmann.

Other artists who worked for the Bazilian as a songwriter, producer / arranger and musicians, for example, Cyndi Lauper, Jon Bon Jovi, Patty Smyth, Robbie Williams.

Discography

• The Optimist (2000)
• A Very Dull Boy (2002)