Eric Dill

Eric Dill
Eric Dill
	Eric Dill in November 2012
Background information
Birth name	Eric Murnan Dill
Born	February 10, 1981 (age 43); Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Genres	Pop rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Atlantic

Eric Murnan Dill (born February 10, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter.^[1]

Personal life

Dill was born and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.^[2] He became the lead singer of the pop-rock group The Click Five.^[3] In February 2007, soon after filming the movie Taking Five with the band, he left Click Five to focus on his solo music career.^[4]^[5] In early 2007, he wrote "No Surprise", a song that was later the first single on Daughtry's second album, Leave This Town.^[6] In late 2012, Eric Dill relocated from Hollywood to his native Indianapolis.^[7]

Achievements

In 2012, Dill released his first collection of four songs entitled Wherever You Are.^[6] With record producer Matt Radosevich and mastering by Eric Valentine, the sound was created to capture and add the distinct flavor of Dill's delivery of style.^[8] Major influences include U2, Nine Inch Nails, Savage Garden, Our Lady Peace and Thirty Seconds to Mars.^[8] The collection was recorded at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles.^[6]

Dill's first and only full-length album, Forever is Not Enough, was released in November 2012.^[9] It featured 13 original songs. "War with the Wolves" was the first song released off from the album Forever is Not Enough.^[7] The song was listed in the Billboard Top 40 Indicator Chart.^[10] "In My Head", another song from the album, was released to radio on January 14, 2013.^[7]

References

^ Billboard, Vol. 119, No. 26, 2007, p. 49.
^ James Layne (January 7, 2013). "Q&A: Eric Dill, Platinum Songwriter, Comes Home to Indiana – Circle Citizen". Indianapolis Monthly. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
^ Larkin, C., The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 417.
^ Ratiner, T., Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, 2008, p. 49.
^ "Indianapolis musicians to blaze distinct trails in 2013". Indystar.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eric Dill | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National recording artist Eric Dill | indystyle.tv". Wishtv.com. January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Eric Dill | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ "Eric Dill Interview: "A record I am thrilled about"". The Star Scoop. August 27, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ "The Teens (And 20-somethings), They Are A-Changin'" (PDF). Billboard. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.