Phidippus + Musician in Arvada, CO

SEEKING

ABOUT

1974: Eric Salazar, aka Phidippus, is conceived then born shortly after.
1984: Plays first instrument, the autoharp.
1985: Joins a break dancing troop.
1986: Dad buys Amiga 1000. 'Sampled' music discovered.
1990: Gets hands on an Ensoniq EPS-16+ sampling workstation and proceeds to make bad music.
1998: CD EP, "Voluptuous", released. After receiving a demo copy, the staff of Peter Gabriel's record label enjoy the CD as they write memos.
1999: Produces remixes for New Vision Recordings and other labels in the UK.
2000: Mercedes, Smirnoff and other companies license Eric's music to promote their products.
2001: Launches New Vision America, a record label. After three singles are released, the label dies a quiet death.
2005: Scores the best selling game, "Belle's Beauty Boutique". What? Its cute.
2008: Releases full length CD, "ES: When I was Emptyhead 1997-2007". The CD goes on to receive airplay in major markets and commendations from the press, including such publications as Knowledge and XLR8R.
2011: Remixes artists such as The B-52s, Summer Channel and Information Society.
2013: Starts producing under the name Phidippus and begins work on the '170' project.
2019: 'When I was Emptyhead 1997-2007' is re-released under the Phidippus moniker and is made available in all major online music outlets.
2019: The Phidippus album '170.1' is released in all major online music outlets.
2020: The album '170.2' is released

Screen name:

Phidippus

Member since:

Nov 23 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

40

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

6-7 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

The Art of Noise, Queen, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Tangerine Dream, The J. Geils Band, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Jiri Ceiver, 808 State.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist - Baritone:

Expert

Keyboard:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Sager Laptop
HP Laptop
Equator Monitors
KRK Subwoofer
Numark Mixtrack Platinum
M-Audio Axiom 25
Shure and Seinheiser microphones
Beyer Dynamic Headphones
Focusrite Audio Interface

MUSIC