Eric Richter

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Eric Richter

| image = Eric Richter.jpeg

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| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|2|5|df=y}}

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| genre = Indie rock, emo, post-rock, electronic, alternative rock

| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards

| years_active = 1993–present

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| associated_acts = Christie Front Drive, Antarctica, The 101, Golden City, Highness

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Eric Richter (born February 5, 1974) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Denver, Colorado. He's best known for fronting the influential 90's emo band Christie Front Drive.{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Marsh |title=The 101 – Green Street |url=http://www.adequacy.net/2005/03/the-101-green-street/ |date=March 31, 2005 |accessdate=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211320/http://www.adequacy.net/2005/03/the-101-green-street/ |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web |title=The 101 "Green Street" CD |url=http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2050/ |accessdate=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230904/http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2050/ |website=Aversion Online|archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }} He moved to New York City in 1996 and helped create the post-rock/electronica quintet Antarctica.

After Antarctica's demise in 1999, he started the power trio The 101. After releasing two LPs and one EP, they disbanded in 2006. His next project, Golden City released a 7" single on Sound Fiction (Norway) on March 9, 2009 and a 10"/CD EP on Magic Bullet Records on April 7, 2009.{{cite web |title=Golden City "s/t" 10"/CD |url=http://www.magicbulletrecords.com/site/discography/mbl111/ |accessdate=October 6, 2014}} His current band, Highness released their debut LP Hold on May 14, 2013.{{cite web |title=HIGHNESS "Hold" |url=http://www.magicbulletrecords.com/site/discography/mbl152/ |accessdate=October 6, 2014}}

He also provided backing vocals on Jimmy Eat World's second full length, Static Prevails.