Quick Bio – Eric Peterson began playing the guitar at age 7, but not earnestly until age 15, upon receiving an electric guitar. He was hooked on the dominant guitar bands of the ’80s, including Van Halen, Dokken, AC/DC, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Eric joined his first rock band after only playing the guitar for three months and began teaching the guitar a year later. Eric’s been in various bands over the years but has worked mainly as a solo artist and studio musician. He’s released 29 CDs, mainly solo instrumental works.
Eric’s main influences include Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Neal Schon, Michael Hedges, Ewan Dobson, and many other incredible Candy Rat Records label guitarists. Nowadays, he’d say he’s influenced by all types and styles of music, including solo instrumental piano, Epic film scores, and various vocalists found on Spotify. His favorite road cycling music may even include upbeat Techo music.
Eric is an avid road cyclist and can be found outdoors getting the miles in or indoors in winter on a stationary bike or trainer. He studies cyber security-based certifications and solutions daily and balances technical aspirations with creativity. He enjoys creating new instrumental songs and never seems to have a writer’s block of ideas. He can improvise over jam tracks or piano loops, transcribe other instruments for the guitar, practice technical guitar licks or techniques, collaborate with a musical friend or client, or work on a new guitar instructional book.
Eric has M.S. and B.S. degrees in IT Security and 20+ related certifications and works as the Director of CyberOps for a global MSSP. Playing the guitar and composing music is an excellent deviation from cyber incident response, monitoring and a life-changing creative outlet.
What I do
Guitar-based Original Composition.
Eric composes and records instrumental guitar music of various styles. He enjoys working with drum and piano loops, layering guitars, and improving his instrumental composition and mixing and mastering skills.
Self Studio Recording and Producing
Eric’s CD projects are still recorded in his small but functional project home studio utilizing Steinberg Cubase, Wavelab, and many 3rd party plugins. The days of racks and racks of gear and renting studio time are no longer necessary.
Guitar Lessons and related content.
Eric no longer teaches guitar (formally) but has, for almost thirty years, self-published seven instructional guitar books. He’s currently involved with cyber safety books and blogging, which you can follow at cybertipsguide.com.
