Eric Hutchinson
(born September 8, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. He signed with Madonna's Maverick Records, but the label shut down before his album was released. Hutchinson recorded and released the album Sounds Like This
on his own. The album won praise from gossip blogger Perez Hilton, which sent it to the top ten on the iTunes Store, where it peaked at number five in September 2007 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album was picked up by Warner Bros. Records, who released it in May 2008.
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Biography
Born in
Washington, D.C., Hutchinson grew up in
Takoma Park, Maryland, attended
Montgomery Blair High School and went to
Emerson College in
Boston, where he lived for about four years before moving to
Los Angeles. Hutchinson began playing guitar around 1995, and later added piano to his repertoire. When on acoustic guitar, he plays with exuberance, often laying down
percussive hand slaps on the strings. He says he "should've taken more guitar lessons," but was always "more interested in playing and singing songs I knew and liked better than
Hot Cross Buns out of a workbook."
[1] [2] As of February 2007, he resides in
New York City.
On September 15, 2008, he performed his song "
Rock and Roll" on
The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno. Eric has also performed "
Rock and Roll" on
Jimmy Kimmel Live!,
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Eric debuted his single "Ok It's Alright With Me" on
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 24, 2009
His song
Rock and Roll
was used in the movie
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
, and was included in the soundtrack.
Rock and Roll
was also used as the song to end the final episode of 2008 series of
Packed to the Rafters. Packed To The Rafters was the highest rating Australian show in 2008. It was featured in the Platinum selling Packed to the Rafters soundtrack. "Rock and Roll" went on to get a number #1 position on the Australian airplay chart in early April 2009.
"Rock and Roll" has reached a number #1 position on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart and has been certified Platinum in Australia. "Rock and Roll" has also reached Gold in New Zealand and Gold in Norway. "Rock and Roll" also reached #1 airplay in the United States.
Hutchinson has also been named an AOL "About To Pop" artist, Yahoo! Who's Next Artist, MSN "One To Watch" Artist and a "
VH1 You Oughta Know" Artist.
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Touring
Hutchinson plays venues across the U.S. and Canada, and has toured with
Joe Jackson,
Jason Mraz,
G. Love,
Marie Digby,
Anya Marina,
Matt Hires,
Matt Nathanson,
Meaghan Smith,
Pete Francis,
Rachael Yamagata,
Bob Schneider,
Blind Melon,
David Mead,
Marshall Crenshaw,
Jonatha Brooke,
Ari Hest,
Jack's Mannequin,
Steadman,
OneRepublic,
O.A.R., and
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers.
[4] [5] Eric Hutchinson played in Omaha, Nebraska at the Sokol Auditorium on April 2, 2009. The concert was a philanthropy event which supported ALS in the Heartland. In the summer of 2009 Eric will be the opening act on
Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ever Wanted Summer Fair Mini-Tour".
Reception
Hutchinson has been widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, songwriter, and performer.
He has been called "one of the most talented singer-songwriters that Boston has to offer," with comparisons to
Pete Francis,
Jason Mraz,
Stevie Wonder,
Ben Folds,
Cat Stevens,
Ryan Montbleau,
Billy Joel,
Squeeze,
Neil Finn, and even
The Beatles.
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Journalist James Campion calls Hutchinson "a major talent with nary a trace of pretension" and "a sure thing."
[11]
Hutchinson's debut album
That Could've Gone Better
has been called "clever, heartfelt and witty."
[12]
Hutchinson placed second at the 2002 Los Angeles Songwriter's Grand Slam.
[13]
Style
Hutchinson's music walks a line between
rock,
folk pop, and
powerpop. It has been called "intelligent pop" with "painstakingly placed lyrics, brimming with sarcasm and wit",
[14] and "sunshine pop" with "feel-good playfulness" and a "plucky demeanor".
[15] Hutchinson cites his influences as
Stevie Wonder,
The Beatles,
Michael Jackson,
Elvis Costello,
Paul Simon,
Prince,
Billy Joel,
Ben Folds Five, and
G. Love & Special Sauce.
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Discography
| Album
| Tracks
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That Could've Gone Better
- Released: March 25, 2003
- Label: Let's Break Records
- ASIN: B000CAEI9
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# "Subtitles"
# "Rock and Roll"
# "Jettison"
# "Breakdown More"
# "All Used Up"
# "Same Mistakes"
# "Please"
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Before I Sold Out
- Released: March 14, 2006
- ASIN: B000FTL0A0
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# "Modern Age"
# "All Over Now"
# "Outside Villanova"
# "Breakdown More"
# "Don't Hold Back"
# "Call Me Back"
# "Rock and Roll"
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Sounds Like This
- Released: May 20, 2008
- Label: Let's Break Records / Warner Bros. Records
- Songwriting credits: All songs written by Eric Hutchinson
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# "OK, It's Alright with Me"
# "You Don't Have to Believe Me"
# "Outside Villanova"
# "Food Chain"
# "Rock and Roll"
# "Oh!"
# "All Over Now"
# "It Hasn't Been Long Enough"
# "Back to Where I Was"
# "You've Got You"
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References
- Interview, Eric Hutchinson
- Artist Interview: Eric Hutchinson
- VH1 You Ought Know
- Editorial Review, Eric Hutchinson
- Sounds
- Singer Caught the Right Ear and Landed At the Top of iTunes
- Artist Interview: Eric Hutchinson
- Not That You Asked
- Eric Hutchinson
- Eric Hutchinson, That Could've Have Gone Better
- Eric Hutchinson, The Cutting Room NYC 10/17/06
- Eric Hutchinson's debut album That Could've Gone Better is clever, heartfelt and witty
- George Cowan Records Eric Hutchinson with Sennheiser, Neumann and True Systems
- Eric Hutchinson
- Eric Hutchinson
- Artist's MySpace page