Eric Herman

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Eric Herman (real name Eric Herman Endres) is a children's music performer based in the Pacific Northwest. His music combines various styles of rock music with often wryly humorous kid-related lyrics to create what he refers to as "cool tunes for kids". Popular songs of his include "The Elephant Song", "There's a Monster in My House", "In the Box" and "Cowboy Bergaleoukaleopaleous".

Herman performed with Western New York area rock bands including Ember and The Infydels, and he was a regular performer on the acoustic singer/songwriter and live theater scenes. In 2003 a very successful production of a musical comedy he wrote, A Week in the Life, was staged at the Alleyway Theater in Buffalo, New York, earning him an Artie Award nomination as "Best Actor in a Musical" ^[1]. But with the critical and commercial success of his first album of music for kids, The Kid in the Mirror, Herman decided to devote his full attention to producing and performing kids' music under the act name Eric Herman and the Invisible Band. His second album, Monkey Business, proved even more successful, with Seattle's Victory Music Review calling it "one of the best kids' records ever" ^[2]. His third album, Snow Day!, was released in the summer of 2006 to further acclaim.

Eric Herman songs have been heard nationally on PBS Kids^[3] and XM Kids^[4], and his song "Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard" was voted "Best Children's Song" by the international Just Plain Folks Music Organization for their 2006 awards ^[5]. Several of Herman's songs have words written by or with Spokane's noted funny poetry author, Kenn Nesbitt. Herman also credits his wife, Roseann, with co-writing many of his songs and co-producing his albums.

Eric Herman also created and hosts the "Cool Tunes for Kids" blogsite, with interviews and features about other noted kids' music artists, such as Ralph's World and They Might Be Giants, as well as articles by Herman about his experiences working in that genre.