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Eric Michael Hopper

Eric Michael Hopper is commonly known as an independent songwriter and recording artist that achieved the status of a known pop culture celebrity by using the power of the internet to market himself. He is often referred to as a pioneer in the new music industry and a "working stiff turned cyberspace superstar". Eric Michael Hopper began his musical journey at the age of six when he discovered the keys of a piano. From there, he never looked back. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, Eric's experiences would inevitably find themselves embedded in song. Over the years, he became the frontman and writer for several bands, where he began playing guitar. This would add a dynamic and certain versatility to his songwriting approach. His deput album entitled Eric Michael Hopper "Cross Over" was independently released via the internet in 2006 and is continuing to be embraced with worldwide public support. The inspiration for this record is mirrored in every song by his true-life struggle and journey. This journey has taken him from starting with a few keystrokes on the internet, to making his network television debut on the CBS Early Show as a result of the thousands of fans he gained promoting himself on the internet. He has consistently maintained the #1 most viewed pages on the myspace country music chart for over a year, topping over 22,000 artists. At one point he reached the #10 most viewed music pages of 1.3 million artists of all genres worldwide. He has successfully used the power of the internet to syndicate his music to the extent that he has been referred to by FOX television hosts as "a working stiff become cyberspace superstar". In addition, Yahoo.com, featured him on their front page as the next country music star. The success he has found through his thousands of online fans has prompted his movement into the mainstream media.

-Self produces and writes his CD entitled "Cross" Over from his home studio in Buford Ga and distributes it via http://www.cdbaby.com/hopper2, http://www.myspace.com/ericmichaelhopper & I-tunes.

-Created several sites to market himself via the internet including http://www.ericmichaelhopper.com

http://www.myspace.com/ericmichaelhopper and http://www.youtube.com/user/ericmichaelhopper

-Eric becomes the #1 most viewed country music artist on myspace.com for 1 full year July 06

-Eric reaches the #10 most view pages worldwide of 1.3 million artists of all genres of music July 06

-Eric makes his National Television Debut as a Guest and Performer on the CBS Early Show Sept 06

-Eric makes a TV Guest appearance and performance on FOX Good Day Atlanta Oct 06

-Eric's Video for his song "Love at First Sight" reaches #1 Top Rated Music Videos and #4 Top Rated Videos of all Videos on YouTube.com Oct 06

-Featured on Front Page of Yahoo.com Nov 06

-His video for Love at First Sight is voted onto TV by the online public and begins airing in 11 MILLION Comcast Digital Cable subscriber homes Feb 07

-Eric appears as a Guest and Performer on NBC's "Daytime" Morning Show syndicated throughout the southeast Jan 07

-Has received nearly 1.5 MILLION plays of his songs on myspace.com

-Has received nearly 1/2 MILLION online views of his Self Produced Video for his song "Love at First Sight" in little over 8 weeks

-Referred to by FOX TV host as "a working stiff become cyberspace superstar".

-One of the first independent voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

-listed as an artist on CMT.com Jan 07