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After a decade as an in-demand, behind the scenes L.A. studio cat who programmed, arranged and played on countless TV, film and industrial projects, master guitarist/synthesist Eric Byak has turned his talents in an ambitious new direction.
Eric can now be found center stage as the creative force in The Eric Byak Project, his stellar new group which is currently touring in support of his new CD, Journey of the Heart , on ERB Records. |
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About the CD: More than two years in the making, Journey is a stylish fusion of smooth jazz and rock elements. Each track on the all instrumental CD features Eric's seductive guitar work seamlessly interwoven with classic jazz, breezy funk and sensuous Brazilian rhythms. Joining Eric is a tight ensemble of L.A. session and touring aces, including Frank Briggs ( Atlantic Starr ) on drums, Hans Zermuehlen ( Air Supply, Frank Gambale ) on keyboards, bassist Baba Elefante ( Brandon Fields ), George Shelby ( Sheena Easton, Larry Carlton ) on sax, and percussionists M.B. Gordy and Gabriel Falcon ( Neil Diamond, John Tesh, Aaron Neville ).. On live dates, their repertoire includes tunes from the CD as well as romantically charged interpretations of jazz standards, r & b favorites, and pop classics.
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Eric Byak began his professional career at age 11. As a master technician with the electric guitar, he performed as a lead guitarist and vocalist in various venues as a featured soloist in the classics, jazz, rock and fusion. Majoring in studio guitar at USC, Eric studied with such greats as Lee Ritenour and Tommy Tedesco. After receiving an engineering degree and developing into a successful producer/engineer, he founded the Sound Design Music Group, a company which encompasses a powerful nucleus of composers, engineers, musicians and singers. With his new team, Eric's guitar signature and music have been heard in theaters, sitcoms and TV promos for such companies as Amblin Entertainment, CBS, Disney and MCA/Universal. A big part of his orchestration is done on his guitar and converted into digital midi information, then routed to his Power Mac computer. This performance is then saved digitally, then outputted to various tone modules containing accurate digital samples of acoustic instruments which the computer then re-performs in the final mix down. With intricate finger style or the simple strum of his guitar, he has created a wide variety of scores including string quartets, circus, rap and funk music, to simulating entire orchestras. |
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