Eric Peters (musician)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Eric Peters
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| birth_name = Eric Charles Peters
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee
| instrument = vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist
| years_active = 1995–present
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| associated_acts = Ridgely
| website = {{URL|ericpeters.net}}
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Eric Charles Peters (born October 3, 1972) is an American musician and guitarist, who mainly plays acoustic pop and folk-pop music. He has released ten studio albums, More than Watchman (1999), Land of the Living (2001), Miracle of Forgetting (2003), Bookmark (2004), Scarce (2006), Chrome (2009), Birds of Relocation (2012), Far Side of the Sea (2016), Earth Has No Sorrow: A Hymns Project (2020), and EP (2023).
Early and personal life
Peters was born, Eric Charles Peters,{{cite web|title=These Hands Work ID No. 501080913 ISWC No. T0717693918 |url=https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |author=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |accessdate=October 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032310/https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx |archivedate=March 6, 2013 }} Work ID No. 501080913 ISWC No. T0717693918 on October 3,{{cite web|title=YES! "@leeyounger: Happy birthday to the one & only @ericpetersmusic. My gift to you compels you to write letters."|url=https://twitter.com/ericpetersmusic/status/518151078001799169|first=Eric|last=Peters|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=October 3, 2014}} 1972,{{cite web|title=Eric C Peters in Nashville, TN|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&qf=Eric&qmi=C&qn=Peters&qcs=Nashville%2C+TN&focusfirst=0|author=Intelius|publisher=Intelius|accessdate=October 11, 2015}} in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.{{cite web|title=These Hands|url=http://www.ericpeters.net/debriefings/land-of-the-living/these-hands/|accessdate=October 11, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213508/http://www.ericpeters.net/debriefings/land-of-the-living/these-hands/|url-status=dead}} He married Danielle Ellis, on October 4, 1997.{{cite web|title=No better way to follow up a birthday than with a wedding anniversary. Married thirteen years to Danielle Ellis today.|url=https://twitter.com/ericpetersmusic/status/26365324412|first=Eric|last=Peters|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=October 4, 2010}} They now reside in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Conner |title=The Fringe: Indie Spotlight, Eric Peters|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazine/2012/aug/56.html|work=CCM Magazine|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=August 1, 2012|page=57}}
Music career
His music career started in 1995, with the band Ridgely. They released two albums, Ridgely in 1995 and The Only Thing in 1997.{{cite web|title=Bio/Press|url=http://www.ericpeters.net/press-kit/|accessdate=October 11, 2015|archive-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003002937/http://www.ericpeters.net/press-kit/|url-status=dead}} He started his solo music career in 1999 with the release, More than Watchman, his first studio album. Since then nine more have followed suit: Land of the Living in 2001,{{cite web|first=Curt|last=McLey|title=Land of the Living |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2002/reviews/epeters.html|work=The Phantom Tollbooth|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=April 14, 2002}} Miracle of Forgetting in 2003, Bookmark in 2004, Scarce in 2006,{{cite web|first=Christa|last=Banister|title=Scarce|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/scarce.html|work=Christianity Today|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=February 1, 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503101251/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/scarce.html|archivedate=May 3, 2006}}{{cite web|first=Curt|last=McLey|title=Scarce |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2006/reviews/ericp.html|work=The Phantom Tollbooth|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=February 1, 2006}} Chrome in 2009,{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Rule |title=Storytelling with Eric Peters |url=http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/storytelling-eric-peters|work=Relevant|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=September 22, 2009}} and Birds of Relocation in 2012, Far Side of the Sea in 2016, Earth Has No Sorrow: A Hymns Project in 2020, and EP in 2023.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Conner |title=Eric Peters: Birds of Relocation |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazine/2012/aug/56.html|work=CCM Magazine|accessdate=October 11, 2015|date=August 1, 2012|page=56}}
Discography
Studio albums
- More than Watchman (1999)
- Land of the Living (2001)
- Miracle of Forgetting (2003)
- Bookmark (2004)
- Scarce (2006)
- Chrome (2009)
- Birds of Relocation (2012)
- Far Side of the Sea (2016)
- Earth Has No Sorrow: A Hymns Project (2020)
- EP (2023)
References
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External links
- [http://www.ericpeters.net/ Official website]
- [https://www.catapultdistribution.com/magnet/Eric-Peters/Eric-Peters-EP Link to listen to "EP"]
- [http://thesoundopinion.com/2012/04/24/interview-eric-peters-part-1/ The Sound Opinion interview]
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Category:American performers of Christian music
Category:Musicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee