Basic Information
Label: Alter Ego Musique / Prophase
Management: Josee Dufour and Benoit Germain
Members: Erik Mongrain
Erik Mongrain
Montreal, QC, CA
Other / Jazz / acoustic guitar
Bio
Erik Mongrain was born in Montreal on April 12, 1980. When he was young, he was more into sports than music.
Growing up to the sounds of Metallica, Jimi Hendrix and mostly Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Erik discovered an interest in guitar.
Over the following four years, he learned guitar on his own, composed his own music and discovered Jean-Sebastian Bach’s classical guitar melodies, which he learned by heart. Around the age of 18, he discovered a Canadian guitar giant who goes by the name of...
Comments
Richard Lupien:
Salut Erik...que de chemin parcouru depuis que je te voyais jouer sur la rue St-Denis à Montréal...rien de moins que Candyrat!!...avec les plus grands!!...bien mérité!!...keep on strummin'...Richard
Mar 10
Steve Camisi:
you inspire my music more than anyone. thank you
Jan 31
Z dub:
Most inspiring!
Dec 08
Press
“Erik Mongrain Músicas celestiales
El guitarrista canadiense, que hace unos años tocaba por las calles de Granada, se convierte en un músico revelación
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Artist Stats
Fans: 61
Song Plays: 143
Visits: 543
Video Plays: 53
Widget Hits: 9
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