Well I am proud to say that for a short while I played in a band with the great Eric Royer. He is one of the most talented fellas I know, and here is a pretty nice little documentary about him. Eric plays as a one man band, incorporating numerous guitar machines he has constructed himself. He was just starting this when we both lived in Tucson, and it has come a long ways, as you’ll see in the video.
Eric Royer- Guitar Machine
Eric Royer with Caliche Con Carne- The Great Cyclops
Eric Royer- NPR story
That is wonderful. I thought the days of the one man band at least in the mechanical non-electronic way was a thing of the past. If I just heard it I would have never believe it was one man. His gadgets really seem to fit right in with the tradition of homemade or home rigged instruments in American roots music.
Comment by kubton — June 18, 2008 @ 6:50 pm