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| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| origin = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| origin = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| genre = Punk Rock, Rock N' Roll
| genre = [[Punk Rock]], [[Rock N' Roll]]
| occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Player, Producer, Graffiti Artist, Inventor
| occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Player, Producer, Graffiti Artist, Inventor
| instrument = Vocals, Guitar
| instrument = Vocals, Guitar

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Eric Leach
Eric Leach San Angelo TX 2015
Background information
Born (1965-04-19) April 19, 1965 (age 59)
Santa Monica, California
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresPunk Rock, Rock N' Roll
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Player, Producer, Graffiti Artist, Inventor
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active1980-1988, 2010-present
LabelsDr Strange Records, Posh Boy, Jailhouse Records, Symbol Six Music

Eric Leach (born April 19, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar player and best known as the lead singer of Symbol Six. He was also the singer for Stalin featuring Izzy Stradlin and Shanghai.[1][2] He released an acoustic solo album Perfect Life in 2016.[3]

Career

In 1982, they self-titled EP Symbol Six, on Posh Boy Records,[4] was named a top pick by Billboard Magazine "Full of sound and fury is SYMBOL SIX, a new five-man band from Southern California. They play the four songs here with punk exuberance, keeping everything simple but with high excitement quotient".[5]

Art direction

Leach also worked with Lyor Cohen and the East Coast/West Coast Hip hop music community as graffiti artist and art director creating custom logos, tour backdrop murals and video set design for Run–D.M.C. & Beastie Boys Raising Hell tour, Jermaine Jackson, MC Hammer, Ice-T at the Los Angeles hip hop club, Radiotron, and Paula Abdul's Straight Up video.

In 1988, he left the world of music and attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and earned his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. Since February 22, 2005 Leach has held a US Patent for a transporter of bases for baseball and softball games.[6]

2010 - Current

In 2010, all the original members of Symbol Six decided to get back together and released their self produced album, Monsters 11 on Symbol Six Music.[7] Donny Brooks was soon replaced by Evan Shanks (Entropy) on bass and Mark Conway was replaced by Tony Fate (The Bellrays, the Grey Spikes) in 2011.[8] In 2012, Dr. Strange Records re-released their self-titled EP augmented with demo tracks and a live recording.[9] In 2013, released two split EPs with Fang (band) and Rikk Agnew.[10][11] In 2014 their third studio album, Dirtyland appeared.[12] In 2016, Leach released a digital-only album Perfect Life of acoustic songs.[13]

Films

In 1982, Leach and Symbol Six were interviewed and performed in the documentary The Slog Movie shot and directed by Dave Markey.[14]

Discography

  • 1982 SYMBOL SIX DEBUT EP Catalog #PBS 1030 (Posh Boy Records)
  • 1987 THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER COMPILATION Catalog #PBS 120 (Posh Boy Records)
  • 1988 Living in Darkness SYMBOL SIX BONUS TRACKS Catalog #PBCD 88122-2 (Posh Boy Records)
  • 1991 EGO/TAXATION 7" SINGLE Catalog #PBS 37 (Posh Boy Records)
  • 1993 THE POSH BOY STORY (More Or Less) CD (U.K. RELEASE) Catalog #PBCD 8160 (Posh Boy Records)
  • 2010 MONSTERS 11 (Symbol Six Music)
  • 2011 SCARE AMERICA RECORDS COMPILATION (Scare America Records)
  • 2012 CHAOTIC REASONING, VOLUME ONE COMPILATION (Kaos Records)
  • 2012 GET FUCKED, LET'S ROCK COMPILATION (Olystis Music & Production)
  • 2012 UNDERGROUND COMP - VOLUME I) COMPILATION (Suicide Kings Records)
  • 2013 DR. STRANGE RECORDS RE-RELEASE POSH BOY E.P. W/ BONUS TRACKS Catalog DSR-128 (Dr Strange Records)
  • 2013 DIRTY OLD PUNKS COMPILATION RADIO ATHENS GREECE - VOLUME 2 (Canadian Ensign Records)
  • 2013 JAILHOUSE RECORDS 7" COMP with The Scarred, Violent Affair, & Tenebrae (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2014 SYMBOL SIX/Fang (band) SPLIT RELEASE DATE APRIL 19 2014 Catalog #JHR 047 (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2014 2014 DIRTYLAND LP Catalog #JHR 049 (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2014 THE POSH BOY STORY (More Or Less) CD Catalog #8160-2 / DAMGOOD 11 (Damaged Goods Records)
  • 2015 SYMBOL SIX/Rikk Agnew Split Catalog #JHR 055 (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2015 THE LIVINGSTONS 6 & 9, Holy Metal Box Publishing
  • 2016 ERIC LEACH - PERFECT LIFE Catalog #JHR444

References

  1. ^ "Izzy Stradlin 101: Everything You Need to Know About Guns N' Roses' Former Guitarist". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. ^ "Symbol Six | SugarBuzz Magazine". www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  3. ^ "The Dog's Space: Eric Leach - Perfect Life, 2016 (Review)". thedogsspace.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  4. ^ "Symbol Six | February 15, 2011". Digital Diversion. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. ^ "ERIC LEACH". www.punkglobe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  6. ^ "United States Patent Office".
  7. ^ "Symbol Six - Monster 11". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  8. ^ Lewis, Randy. "Rhino Pop Up Store". LA Times. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Symbol Six - Symbol Six". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  10. ^ "Rikk Agnew Band / Symbol Six - Split And Stitched". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  11. ^ "Symbol Six, Fang (2) - Symbol Six/Fang". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  12. ^ "Symbol Six - Dirtyland". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  13. ^ "Strange Reaction Eric Leach – Perfect Life". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  14. ^ "The Slog Movie". We Got Power Films.
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