Eric Stefani
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.gif/220px-Eric-(1988).gif) Eric Stefani in 1988
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| Birth name | Eric Matthew Stefani |
| Born | June 17, 1967 Fullerton, California, United States |
| Origin | Anaheim, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Ska punk |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, songwriter, animator |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, synthesizer, accordion |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Label(s) | Interscope, Trauma, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | No Doubt |
| Website | www.ericstefani.com www.emsprods.com |
Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American pop musician, former Simpsons animator, and Grammy-nominated composer and writer.
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[edit] Biography
Stefani attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California. He worked at a Dairy Queen with his sister Gwen and John Spence; the three of them formed the band No Doubt.[1]
The group added several members, performing live shows at Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach. The group started writing original material, much of which Eric contributed. Eric left after the band's breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom was recorded, but before it was released, and he and Gwen were nominated at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year.[2]
Eric found time between Cypress College and the band to get brief encounters working as a layout animator for cartoon director John Kricfalusi through Lynne Naylor including Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Beany and Cecil and the Troop Beverly Hills title sequence. Those jobs lead Eric to work at The Bob Clampett Studio for Ruth Clampett, where he traced 35 mm film enlargements of original Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig animation frames to create sericels. During that time Clampett told Eric there was a new project upstairs and that he should take a look. It was The Simpsons.
Eric just finished work on a short animation film titled "Frisbee" (2007), released June 27, 2007, and his most recent effort in a series of solo albums is "Let's Ride Horses" (2007).
[edit] Other cartoon shows
- Ren and Stimpy (1994) (Directed by Chris Reccardi)
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (1992)
- Troop Beverly Hills (opening titles) (1989) (Directed by John K.)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (opening titles) (1989) (Directed by Bill Kroyer)
- Clampett Studio collections (1989–1990)
- Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing (1991) (Directed by Peter Chung)
- The New Beany and Cecil Show (1989) (Directed by Jim Smith)
- Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1988) (Directed by Kent Butterworth)
[edit] T-Shirt designs
- No Doubt T-Shirts
- Buckwheat T-Shirts
- Marilyn Monroe T-Shirts
- Oliver North T-Shirts
[edit] References
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Tunes and 'Toons". OC Weekly. February 26, 1998. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
- ^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
[edit] External links
- EricStefani.com (Official personal website of Eric Stefani)
- EMSProds.com (Official business website of Eric Stefani)
- Eric Stefani at IMDb
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