Our guest this week originally hails from my neck of the woods, Takoma Park, Maryland. Eric Hutchinson got his start in music after moving to Los Angeles after a stint at Emerson College in Boston.
He signed with Madonna’s Maverick Records, only to have the label shut down before his album could be released. Hutchinson went independent, self-releasing Sounds Like This in 2007. After an endorsement from blogger Perez Hilton, the record shot to number five on the iTunes album chart and number one on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart before being picked up and rereleased by Warner Bros. Its breakout single, “Rock & Roll,” went platinum in the United States and became a number-one Triple-A radio hit.
Along the way, Hutchinson has toured or shared the stage with artists including Kelly Clarkson, Jason Mraz, OneRepublic, and O.A.R. He has appeared on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Washington Post called him “undeniably charismatic.” USA Today praised his “knack for hooks and melody.” American Songwriter stated, “Songwriting seems to come easily to Hutchinson.”
I got a chance to catch up with Eric a few months ago to hear about his musical journey so far.
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