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Douglas Elwin "Duke" Erikson (born January 15, 1951) is an American musician, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer, best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the alternative rock band Garbage. Garbage has sold more than 17 million albums worldwide.
Garbage is a Scottish and American [1] rock band formed in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] The band's line-up consisting of Scottish singer Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians Duke Erikson (guitar, bass, keyboards), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards), and Butch Vig (drums, production) has remained unchanged since its inception.
May 17, 2012 · Duke Erikson talks about the band's new album Not Your Kind of People, their songwriting process, and their guitar sound. He reveals how some of the guitars are disguised as synths and how they collaborate with Shirley Manson on lyrics.
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Erikson formed the rock band Spooner in 1974 with two fellow musicians in Madison, Wisconsin. Erikson sang lead vocals, played keyboards and guitar, and became the band’s principal songwriter, his compositions being described as “strangely seductive” in the press. Spooner became a quartet when Butch Vig joined them on drums. Spooner released two we...
In 1986, Erikson collaborated again with Vig to form the garage-rock band Fire Town, in which he played guitar and contributed vocals. The band released two albums, In the Heart of the Heart Country and The Good Life, the latter on Atlantic Records. Rolling Stone praised their debut as “a striking, thoughtful album” with “killer harmonies”. While F...
After Marker saw the singer Shirley Manson performing with her band Angelfishon MTV in 1994, Erikson helped to persuade Vig that they should audition her for their new band, which became Garbage. In addition to co-writing the band’s songs on their five albums and contributing guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion and sound effects, Erikson was instru...
Duke Erikson is a founding member of the alternative rock band Garbage, and a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has also played in other bands such as Spooner and Fire Town, and produced artists like Simon Lynge and The Wrens.
Dec 22, 2022 · Its bones had been built by guitarists/ bassists Duke Erikson and Steve Marker and drummer Butch Vig, the latter still surfing the critical and commercial success of his production work on Nirvana’s era-defining Nevermind album.
Duke was born Doug Elwin Erickson on January 15, 1951 in Nebraska. He plays guitar in Garbage and is a founding member of the band. Duke met Steve in a bar and through him he ended up meeting Butch Vig. this is a key part in the history of Garbage as it was basically the time the 3 founding members met for the first time.
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Oct 24, 2012 · Garbage band members Steve Marker, Duke Erikson, Butch Vig are on tour in 2012 for the album "Not Your Kind of People." Steve Marker described how liberating it felt to record an album outside a ...
