Eric Sykes

972-625-0873 Home

972-489-4532 Cell

eric_sykes@live.com

www.ericsykes.com

Education

University of North Texas. Bachelor’s degree in music theory (1994-1997)

Richland Community College (1992-1994)

Private Instruction

Tommy Hiatt. (1988-1998)

Style: Rock, Blues, and Country

Tom Johnson. (1996)

Style: Classical

Joe Lee. (1992 & 1997)

Style: Jazz

Organizations

*Plano Teachers Association

*Collin County Songwriters Association

Experience

*Guitar instructor at Music Manor in Plano, Texas.

(1997-present)

*Guitar instructor at Solomon Shector Jewish Academy

Plano, Texas. (1998-2000)

*Guitar instructor at Zoo Music in Garland, Texas (1995)

*Guitar counselor and clinician at DAY JAMS (www.dayjams.com) Summer (2005)

*Personal guitar instructor for the children of Don Henley (musician) and Nia Peeples (actress)

*Guitarist for country artist Shelley Laine (Shelleylaine.com)

*Guitarist for country band Three of Hearts

*Guitarist for party/cover band THIRD PARTY

*Guitarist for various bands, private parties, weddings, freelance gigs, and studio work

*Acoustic guitar duo (Eric & Chris)performing regularly in the Dallas area

*Guitarist for Jazz singer Diane Hart

Skills

*Electric guitar: Lead and rhythm

*Acoustic guitar: Lead and rhythm

*Bass guitar

*Classical guitar

*Vocals: Lead and background

*Composition

*Sight-reading/Chart reading

*Playing by ear

Other interests

*Filmmaker

-Pizza, man! (Short film) writer, director, and producer

*Screenwriter

-Where do we go from here? (Complete)

-Warclub (Complete)

-Music Matters (Complete)

-Caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol (Work in progress)

-Rehabilitation (Story only)

-Thanks for taking care of me (Story only)

*Experience

- Lays Potato chip commercial (2001)

- Boyfriend/Voice over/Music for end credits for ‘Good Dog’ an Electric Shadows production (2002)

- Writer, actor, music producer for comedy troop ‘Flesh Eating Robots’ (current)