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Tristan Eckerson EP @ myspace.com/tristaneckerson

Location: San Francisco, CA and Cincinnati, OH,
Country: United States United States
Last Login: May 31, 2008 (129 days back)
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About Me

Listen To Tristan Eckerson’s Brand New EP Exclusively on Myspace Before It’s Official Release Later This Year
Go To:
www.myspace.com/tristaneckerson
or click on his picture in Trifectafunk’s "Top Friends" section.
Tristan has recently finished recording a five track, self titled EP which will be offically released later on in 2008. The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Erwin Musper at The Bamboo Room recording studio in Heighland Heights, Kentucky. Erwin has over thirty years worth of experience working with such greats as David Bowie, Chicago, The Rolling Stones, and Elton John, just to name a few.
The recording was also blessed with the participation of some world class musicians. Gary Winters wrote horn arrangements for the tracks "Traveling" and "Street Band", and played trumpet and flugel horn on the sessions. Marc Fields played trombone on the sessions, and Dwayne Irvin played the tenor sax and flute on the tracks. Ben Cochran, the bassist from Tristan’s former group Trifectafunk, laid down the bass tracks, and Katherine Monnig took care of the drums. Collectively this group of musicians have played and continue to play locally, nationally, and internationally with such greats as Ray Charles, Fred Hersch, Fred Wesley, Kenny Garrett, and the Temptations.
Tristan has recently relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio to San Francisco, California, where he will continue to pursue his career as a musician.


As three lives mesh their musical talents and passions, so forms the jazz and blues-infused piano rock band Trifectafunk. An appropriately named band featuring three products of the Cincy-scene, Trifectafunk capitalizes on a unique and fresh sound, driven by keyboards and an organ that drives the melodies into an ocean of sound with giant waves, furious storms and mysterious depths.
Trifectafunk is fueled by an inborn passion for music, and at times executes in a masterful capacity. The driving philosophy is simple: music is life, and, “If music is indeed life, Trifectafunk is living it up.” (Citybeat, 2/23)
The band is made up of front man and keyboardist-extraordinaire, Tristan Eckerson, bassist and vocalist Ben Cochran, and drummer Elliot Koop. Each has a distinct love of music, and each has a purpose for following their passion into what has been a rewarding starting point for the band. Formed in 2003 upon Tristan’s return from South Carolina, where he had been attending the College of Charleston, the three longtime friends got together as simply an instrumental jazz trio, but quickly formed their own style of music infused with hints of jazz, blues, rock and funk.
“I had a lot of original material worked up, and I had a very strong ambition to continue to perform. I had previously played with Ben Cochran and Elliot Koop in various informal settings, and I knew that we had a natural chemistry together, so I called them from Charleston, and we started to discuss putting a trio together,” offered Eckerson, the group’s lead singer. “A few months later I had moved back to Cincinnati, and we were already playing gigs as Trifectafunk.”
It was a quick ascent in the Cincinnati music scene, as the trio quickly received notice. In 2005, the band was nominated for a prestigious Cincinnati Entertainment Award (CEA) for Best R & B/Funk Band. They also were tapped to play at the well-known Camp Buzz Music Festival in Oxford, Ohio, and finished in the finals at Emergenza. They have opened for such acts as Ekoostik Hookah, The Rumpke Mountain Boys, Bump, The Voodoo Organist and Freekbass.

THE NEW TRIFECTAFUNK CD IS NOW AVAILABLE ON I-TUNES!

CLICK THE I-TUNES ICON BELOW TO GET THE NEW CD!

We also have T-shirts and hard copies of the new CD available by mail order! Click here to order!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2005
Band Website: trifectafunk.net
Band Members:

Tristan Eckerson- keys and lead vocals

Benjamin Cochran- bass

Elliot Koop- drums


Influences:

Influences for these guys have come from everywhere. More often than not, what turns their ear is that aspect of music that contains virtuosity, a flair for the original, or has marked a turning point in musical appreciation. Bach, Gypsy music, 20's jazz, Van Morrison, Dream Theater, and Smashing Pumpkins are some examples.


Sounds Like:

The violent femmes and Ben Folds Five getting in a bloody fist fight.


Record Label: Chief Richa Recording
Type of Label: Indie

My Background and Lifestyle

Occupation: Music Artist (Rock / Alternative / Jazz)

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My Blog

Farewell To The Funk

As some of you have probably noticed, Trifectafunk is no longer performing.Why is that, you ask?  Well, here is the answer to your most burning question:I decided, after years of botched plans an...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

Stenger On Guitar

For anyone who is wondering who the crazy guitar player is on our Thanksgiving 2007 tracks up on our player right now, here is your answer:Jason StengerJason Stenger is the lead guitarist and vocalist...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:14:00 PST

Thanksgiving 2007 Set Available for Download- For FREE!

The entire Trifectafunk set from Homeskillet's 2007 Thanksgiving Celebration is now available for free download on the Myspace Player.I am moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico the 1st of April, so this may ...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:14:00 PST

Introducing: The Tristan Eckerson Band! (www.myspace.com/tristaneckerson)

Since this past summer I have putting together a group of some of the most talented musicians in Cincinnati and Kentucky, with the goal of playing and recording some of my latest original material. Th...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:37:00 PST

TRIFECTAFUNK CD AVAILABLE ON I-TUNES! GET ONE NOW!

If you've been listening to the new Trifectafunk CD on the Myspace player, and you would like to get a copy of your own, the CD is available on I-tunes right now!!Just go to the "About Trifectafunk" s...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:04:00 PST

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

Hey Everybody, If you want to be on our mailing list, just send us a message with your email address, and we'll add you on. You will get up to the minute updates on what we are doing now, and what w...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

Thoughts from Valencia

Dream when you want to dream, you can never slow down If you worry about how things might be, you will miss the things that are Sit in peace and love your life If you don't, make it so, but realize th...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:32:00 PST

I'm painting, I'm painting again!

So, I'm sitting on this computer, pondering why anything is anything, and everything is nothing.  If this sounds a little psuedo-intellectual and existential to you, then maybe you should peel yo...
Posted by TriFectaFunk on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:40:00 PST

My Friends

Tristan Eckerson, Soap Floats Recording, Ben, Elliot, Headband, Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Adjust Your Eyes, everybody's records, Ian, Haleakala Chead, bMethe, Ellie, Miona, wild trees, ISWHAT?!, kim, SIGNOR WOLF FUNK EXP, BREILSTYLE MUSIC CO., guillaume, michael, jeff, Kristen McNabb, Patrick Joseph, YOUNA, Ellie Sue, Luca Urso, Shelby, KristyLynn, JVP, SHAUN, It's ALL abaut the MUZIK!!, DLTSP, Luke Daniel, The Tadcasters, ClassX / classxradio.com, Matt, The Macpodz, Gay & Lesbian Community Center Cincinnati, kevin, Royale With Cheese, Nick Mitchell, DJ SCOTT RUCKUS, blueyes, GardenGrove Organics, Let Love Grow, eLiZaBeTh, THE OHMS, Ali, Why America Rocks!

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