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Eric Herman and the Invisible Band
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Out of 20 votes - Similar Artists: Beatles, Phish, Trout Fishing in America, They Might Be Giants, Joe Scruggs
Out of 20 votes
- Location: Richland, Washington, United States
- Genre: Children's Music » General Children's
Editor's review
The whimsical imagination of a child will be awakened by these funny story-songs. Herman's knack for imaginative production draws equally from Sesame Street and the Beatles, which is sure to make him a favorite among parents and their discriminating youngsters.
Biography
Eric Herman is a children's music performer with an incredible sense of humor and an instant rapport with kids. He offers creative and highly participatory music shows and assembly programs that involve the audience and present educational concepts in a most entertaining fashion.
In 2004, Eric moved to the southeastern part of Washington State from Western New York, where he was accepted as a member of Young Audiences and was a regular nominee for area music awards as "Best Solo Performer".
In addition to recording and performing music of various styles, Eric has also written two stage musicals. The first, A Week in the Life, was produced in Buffalo in 2003 to much acclaim and earned Eric an Artie Award nomination as "Best Actor in a Musical".
Eric brings all of his creative talents to the forefront when performing programs for kids. Full of comedy and fun, and including plenty of participation, his shows have received rave responses from kids and adults alike. Eric has produced three CDs of kids' music; The Kid in the Mirror (2003); Monkey Business (2005), which Victory Music Review called "one of the best kids' records ever"; and Snow Day! (2006). Eric's songs have been heard nationally on PBS Kids and XM Radio, and his song "Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard" was voted Best Children's Song by the international music organization Just Plain Folks for their 2006 awards.
Eric's backup group, the Invisible Band, is comprised of some of the finest invisible musicians in the world. Invisible Dave was the touring bass player for Milli Vanilli and the studio bassist for The Doors; Invisible Jill has performed in many films where player pianos could not be obtained; Invisible Keith's drumming can be heard on numerous rap, hip-hop and techno recordings; Invisible Pete plays the tuba and was a stunt double for Chevy Chase in "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" and Kevin Bacon in "Hollow Man". Together with Eric Herman's vocals and guitar-playing, they are a tight-knit group of rock solid musicianship.
