BIOGRAPHY

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Eric Mellencamp, percussionist, has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He was born and raised in the Los Angeles area.

Eric is a member of The Robin Cox Ensemble, a new music chamber ensemble dedicated to performing and collaborating with contemporary composers, choreographers, and visual artists. He can be heard on the most recent RCE release, Level 7. In addition to his work with The Robin Cox Ensemble, Eric's chamber music endeavors have included performing with the Contemporary Artists Percussion Ensemble and the Los Angeles Percussion Collective.

He regularly performs and records with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the West L.A. Symphony, Los Angeles Metropolitan Orchestra, Bel Canto Opera Company, and the Burbank Chamber Orchestra. He performed at the Salerno Music Festival with the American Youth Symphony, and was a featured soloist with the South Coast Symphony on William Kraft’s "Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists and Orchestra.”

Eric has also worked with such varied artists as Judy Collins, Jerry Goldsmith, Lynn Harrell, Michael Kamen, Zubin Mehta, Midori, Maxim Yengerov, and John Williams.

*Photo by Christopher Ewers