Eric Hutchinson and Elijah Delgado

In 2003, Hutchinson released his debut album ‘That Could’ve Gone Better’ via his own label Let’s Break Records, before gaining the recognition of Madonna and being signed to Maverick Records. As Hutchinson prepared to release his major-label debut, Maverick Records collapsed, and so the folk-pop artist recorded and released the E.P ‘Before I Sold Out’ on his own label in 2006, before following up with his second album ‘Sounds Like This’ in 2007; it received rave reviews from Perez Hilton, a prestigious blogger and television star, before peaking at number seven in the top 10 albums downloaded online.

Having recognized the appreciation Hutchinson’s work received, Warner Bros Records re-released ‘Sounds Like This’ in 2008. It featured the hit single ‘Rock and Roll’, which peaked at number nine in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and number four in the New Zealand Singles chart, whilst the record also featured on the soundtrack to the film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. In the years of 2012 and 2014, Hutchinson released two more albums - ‘Moving up, Living Down’ and ‘Pure Fiction’.

Hutchinson has taken influence from the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Elvis Costello in his approach to music writing, and has been compared to the likes of Jason Mraz, Cat Stevens and Billy Joel. The Washingtonian is accustomed to playing the guitar and the piano, whilst he also achieved second place at the 2002 Los Angeles Songwriter’s Grand Slam. Hutchinson obtains a loyal following, having played at The Do Good Fest, whilst also performing to fans on The Ones to Watch via Skype; his material has been described as “a party in your mouth” by the Botanist.