Eric has been teaching professional drum and percussion lessons since 2006 to students of all ages and skill levels. Earlier on in his music career he found a strong passion for teaching and saw how enlightening it is to share the gift of music. In 2008 he attended Lawrence Conservatory of Music where he studied Percussion Performance and then after moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to submerse himself in the local music scene. Eric maintained a consistent teaching schedule while playing in many music groups, theaters, and churches in the Milwaukee area. Spring of 2014 called Eric to Chicago where he continued his freelance work while also touring the United States with a roots rock reggae rock group Natty Nation. Soon after tour he found himself in the studio collaborating with artists all over world, freelancing around Chicago, and teaching Drum Set, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, West African, and Classical Percussion at Lane Tech College Prep High School. Some of his recordings can be found on YouTube where he continues to push the standard repertoire of traditional drum set.

While in Chicago Eric has worked with many artists and groups such as Chance The Rapper, Blue Water Kings, Bloco Maximo, Natty Nation, King Rabbit, Painted Caves, Chicago Children’s Choir, Evanston Escola De Samba, Chicago Traffic Jam, Velocihamster, Art of IllFusion, UnderScore Theater, Columbia College Chicago Theater, and many more. Currently Eric continues to teach, record, and perform music around the Chicago land area.