above: Erickson (left) plays guitar badly but enthusiastically, 1999
"I am a chameleon and a social scientist. I love rock and roll music. I play guitar badly and extremely enthusiastically. I have a knack for hanging out with musicians and discovering their inner truth. I graduated from Swarthmore College in 1988 with a degree in Sociology and nary a clue as to what to do with my career. I was saved from a life of drudgery by an offer to do photography for hometown buddies the Dave Matthews Band before they signed their record deal. My career has been a joyous, topsy-turvy ride ever since. I can work with musicians of virtually any genre of music so long as there is some level on which I can relate to the artist and their tunes. Check out my credit list and you will see rock, country, hip-hop and all kinds of acts that fall in between the cracks of these overly didactic classifications. This is where the social scientist in me comes to life, watching, listening and rendering with a critical but loving eye. You won't find anybody who cares more about your projects and your artists than I do. I don't know what else to say."
- Sam Erickson
Music video
- John Mayer
"No Such Thing"
"Why Georgia" - Good Charlotte
"The Young & The Hopeless"
"We Believe" - Lola Ray
"Automatic Girl" - Keith Urban
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
"You'll Think of Me" - Dierks Bentley
"Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" - Marc Broussard
"Where You Are"
"Home" - Ben Lee
"Into The Dark"
EPK
- Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets - My Morning Jacket
It Still Moves
Z - John Mayer
Room For Squares - Mat Kearney
Nothing Left To Lose - Teddy Geiger
Underage Thinking - Nellie McKay
Get Away From Me
Concert DVD
- My Morning Jacket
OKONOKOS - Good Charlotte
Live at Brixton Academy - Bruce Hornsby
Three Nights on the Town - John Mayer
Any Given Thursday