Eric Forsyth

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From sticks to strings, Eric Forsyth was destined to leave the drum throne in the back of the band for the front stage lime light the moment he picked up the guitar at the age of 17.

Born of a jazzer father and very accomplished organist mother, “Er-Bear” Forsyth was homegrown in California in the shadow of his late great grandmother’s baby grand Steinway. With a childhood filled with piano lessons and choir performances, Forsyth didn’t unleash his inner rock star until he picked out his first real drum kit, a Tama Rockstar, on his 12th birthday.

Forsyth drummed his way through several years of jazz competitions, music festivals, college touring alt. rock bands, rodeos and house parties until he tired of playing only other’s music. “I wanted to be able to play my own music I felt inside me, and drums wouldn’t do that for me. That’s when I started writing” said Forsyth.

In his freshman year of college, A friend taught Forsyth the first four chords on an old guitar that launched him on a new road of expression. “I played those first few chords until my fingers bled.” he said. And he hasn’t stopped since. In the last few years, this self taught guitarist and songwriter has made a name for himself in several different locations across the country. From Philadelphia to Detroit, Idaho, Miami and now Boulder, Colorado, Forsyth has lived and performed in various venues and locales, with many talented artists - broadening his musical taste and expression while combining those to find a sound so uniquely his own. “I figure I’ll never stop developing my sound, and I’m fine with that. Ceasing to evolve sounds awfully boring. I’d probably develop a twitch.”