Eric Alper
{{Short description|Canadian writer (b. 1970)}}
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| birth_name = Eric Alper
| birth_date = 1970
| birth_place = Toronto, Canada
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| occupation = Music correspondent, radio host, blogger
| years_active = 1995–present
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| website = {{URL|www.thatericalper.com/|Official website}}
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Eric Alper (born 1970 in Toronto) is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario.[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9594063/eric-alper-publicist-quote-tweet-twitter-prompts/ Alper interview & profile at Billboard] Since 2016, Alper has run a music public relations company, That Eric Alper, and hosts the @ThatEricAlper show on SiriusXM.
Career
From 1998 till 2016 Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada working with Bob Geldof, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Dusk, Randy Bachman, Ringo Starr, Slash, The Wiggles, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Sinéad O'Connor, and Sesame Street.[https://playitloudmusic.wordpress.com/above-the-noise/above-the-noise-music-industry-podcast/music-industry-publicist-eric-alper/ Music Industry Publicist Eric Alper] Retrieved 16 November 2016
He started his own PR company in 2016. He has appeared as a music correspondent on numerous Canadian television and radio networks including CTV, CBC Radio 2 and SiriusXM.[http://www.siriusxm.ca/hosts/eric-alper/ Eric Alper SiriusXM] Retrieved 16 November 2016 Alper has been named to Billboard and The National Post's Best on Twitter.{{cite web |url=http://goodlifemagazine.ca/article/000472/Portfolio:-Eric-Alper,-Music-Enthusiast,-Industry-Insider,-Social-Media-Guru |title=Portfolio: Eric Alper, Music Enthusiast, Industry Insider, Social Media Guru |last=Li |first=David |date=April 10, 2015 |website=GoodLife Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819123959/http://goodlifemagazine.ca/article/000472/Portfolio:-Eric-Alper,-Music-Enthusiast,-Industry-Insider,-Social-Media-Guru |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |access-date=April 4, 2021 }}{{cite web |url=http://nxne.com/2014/throwback-eric-alper-eone-music-canada-director-of-media-relations/ |title=Throwback: Eric Alper, eOne Music Canada Director of Media Relations |date=February 13, 2014 |website=NXNE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225439/http://nxne.com/2014/throwback-eric-alper-eone-music-canada-director-of-media-relations/ |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=April 4, 2021 }} He is a prolific and highly organised prompt tweeter on Twitter with a 2021 Billboard article reporting that he posts more than 50 prompts a day, every day.
Personal
Eric Alper is the father of Hannah Alper, a Canadian activist, blogger, and motivational speaker who addresses issues such as the environment, anti-bullying, and social justice.[http://urbanmoms.ca/entertainment/the-cool-dad-eric-alper/ His 10 year-old daughter Hannah is that she gets to backstage access to some amazing people] Retrieved 16 November 2016 Alper's grandfather Al Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which is Toronto's first licensed blues bar.[https://lemonwire.com/2018/09/05/toronto-making-music-history-grossmans-tavern/ Grossman's Tavern history]
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External links
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Category:Canadian music journalists