Keith Erickson, originally from St. Louis, Mo, moved to Hollywood, CA in the fall of 2004 to pursue a career in entertainment. He is a multi-instrumentalist, although he is most noted for his diverse and inspired percussive abilities. From a simple mainline groove to high speed, complicated poly-rhythms, he is in a class by himself on drum set, congas, timbales, xylophone, vibes, timpani, marimba or just about any other percussion instrument. He is an innovative and dynamic musician and student of various genres including classical, jazz, rock, funk, blues, reggae, hip hop, Latin, country and afro-Cuban (among others). He is also an active mobile  DJ/MC for weddings and other special events. 

Keith earned a B.A in Music from Florida State University in 2003 where he studied with Gary Werdeshiem, John R. Beck, Leon Anderson, Brian Gaber and others. His focus was in classical percussion and commercial music (engineering, composition, business). During his college years, Keith played with many original bands, cover bands, church and school ensembles. In the spring of 2002 he joined the funk/rock group Glass. Keith played with Glass for almost three years, playing over 250 shows in four states. He also spent much of his free time interning at George Clinton's studio in Tallahassee, learning pro tools from head engineer Gary Wright.

Keith currently plays drums for the Harbingers, Watson 66, Permashine, and Matt Cline.  In addition, Keith gives private lessons to students of all ages and teaches drum set, marching, and classical percussion clinics across the nation. Recently, Keith has created a music series in Santa Monica called "The Spin Cycle at TRiP". (see "news" for more info) Keith is also available to produce demos for singer/songwriters. (see "services" for more info)

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