Eric Schmitz

About the Artist

Eric Schmitz is from Austin, Texas. He began playing guitar at age 12, with Mike Scaccia on guitar and Nicky Papa on drums in Irving, Texas while attending HFN. During the years at Irving High, his bands dominated the talent shows. The Northlake Jam, an annual outdoor concert produced by Schmitz and friends, became a legend in the area for rock fans under the legal drinking age. After receiving a degree from the University of Texas-Austin in Radio-Television-Film (Audio Production), he joined Eric Faust and Buz Zoller in Flowerhead, and became what he still believes is a "moderately famous rock star", after the band signed with Zoo Entertainment/BMG. That's all he ever wanted to be, which fuels his talent for advising others seeking the craft of music.While waiting for Flowerhead to come back from hiatus, his solo project Cedar Park began. Songs relatively good and bad were recorded, in an analog/digital environment. Before letting the songs die in analog, production efforts were made to go fully digital, and then locate/store the songs on an Internet forum. The only intent was computer back up on the 'net. But then...That space became OurStage when Schmitz realized the potential, and just plain fun, of the site. Charged by the site and it's people, Eric Schmitz is embarking on his Comeback Special...---Peter Jacobsen