ABOUT

San Francisco born A&R, producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Robinson's first job in the music business was given to him by legendary Grammy-winning producer Steve Lillywhite. He never anticipated a short email to his hero would find him recording Trey Anastasio of Phish and watching Lillywhite mix U2 at the age of 19.

Following his summer in Vermont and New York, Eric landed an internship at Royaltone Studios in LA. This quickly turned into a position as a runner, and not long after Eric was assisting on sessions for Barenaked Ladies, Ricky Martin, and Lifehouse with producers Ron Aniello, Mario Caldato and more. After more than 3 years at Royaltone, Eric left in 2005 to go freelance.

In addition to making records, Eric was also getting busy as a sideman in 2006, playing guitar and keys for notable acts in the burgeoning Hotel Cafe scene such as Sara Bareilles, Cary Brothers, Jessie Baylin, William Fitzsimmons and Joshua Radin. This lead to international touring, television appearances and a live concert film with Sara Bareilles.

On the studio side, Eric simultaneously struck up a working relationship with producer/songwriter/A&R Marshall Altman and the two had immediate success. One of the first projects they worked on together was Matt Nathanson’s album Some Mad Hope, which Eric recorded with Altman. The album spawned the double-platinum single, “Come On Get Higher.” Then came albums with Natasha Bedingfield, Trevor Hall, William Fitzsimmons, Walker Hayes, Rosi Golan and Adema, spanning genres from pop to folk to country and metal.

After establishing Marlay Studios in North Hollywood in 2010, Eric worked with artists such as Taylor Swift, Kygo, Sia, Michelle Branch, Natasha Bedingfield, The Milk Carton Kids, Carney, Aqualung, Dan Wilson, P!nk, Rachael Yamagata, Brooke Fraser, Switchfoot, and Boyd Tinsley from Dave Matthews Band. Along the way, Eric gained valuable experience working alongside hit producers such as Ryan Tedder, John Alagia, Dan Wilson and Charlie Peacock. In 2014, Eric was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year for his engineering work on Taylor Swift’s “Red” album.

Eric is currently Senior Director, A&R, at Nettwerk Music Group, where he has signed and completed deals with Mokita, Tate McRae, Lily Meola, Billy Raffoul, Nicotine Dolls, Oliver Hazard, PEGGY, Jordy Searcy, Salt Tree, The Collection, SAINT PHNX, Bre Kennedy, MORGXN, Allie Crow Buckley, The Strike and Madeline Megery.