Eric Hirshberg is an insightful singer songwriter with millions of streams and a new album "Second Hand Smoke"

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Singer songwriter Eric Hirshberg's path is anything but typical. He's a former CEO of Activision and Deutsch LA, where he led record-breaking launches for major franchises like Call of Duty and was named one of the 50 Most Creative People in Business by AdAge. Yet throughout his remarkable career, Eric has always remained deeply connected to music. His songs have been featured in major outlets like People Magazine, American Songwriter, and Relix, and his collaboration with Aloe Blacc on "I Love Not Drinking" earned a Grammy nomination this year. 'Second Hand Smoke' his new album (released Sept 13 2024) is a deeply personal and refreshingly unique album that explores themes rarely addressed in mainstream music, like sobriety, aging, meditation, and the complexities of modern relationships. It's filled with a rich blend of introspective lyrics, an Americana-tinged sound, and a mature perspective-songs that dig deep into universal truths while resonating with life experiences. The album's success is a testament to Eric's unique voice and perspective, making it a project well worth checking out! https://www.instagram.com/erichirshberg https://www.youtube.com/@erichirshbergmusic https://www.erichirshbergmusic.com on Spotify @erichirshbergmusic Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Shure Microphones, Kathy Ireland, ZOOM Audio. Voice overs provided by Nigel John Farmer from his studio @VoiceWrapStudio.com in France. Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at @Shure Contact us at [email protected] Social: www.Instagram.com/musicmatterspodcastofficial www.MusicMattersPodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters Podcasts with Darrell Craig Harris, talking about all things music
0:09.8	with celebrities, artists, music business insiders and more.
0:15.0	Mr. Eric Hirschberg, how you doing today?
0:23.0	Very good, very good to be here, thank you.
0:25.0	Awesome, so you have a new album coming out,
0:28.0	secondhand smoke.
0:29.0	You've really several singles that have done really well,
0:32.0	streaming and platforms and such.
0:34.0	And you have a really interesting history just in general with your work and your past businesses.
0:39.3	And we're going to touch out a little bit. I'm not going to dwell on it, but it's interesting.
0:44.0	So you were former CEO of Activision, which was the company responsible for Call of Duty,
0:51.0	I think Guitar Hero, some other really huge games.
0:54.2	But you've always been a musician as well.
0:56.1	So tell me, let's going back to the start, I know you grew up in Detroit,
0:59.9	how did you know
1:07.0	know this really get interested in music I guess end gaming well yeah it's been an interesting path to hear
1:07.0	for me to you know this releasing my second album I've been playing music and writing music since well you know for as long as I can remember I my
1:18.1	parents made my brother and I pick an instrument when we were very young I picked
1:20.8	violin and when I turned about 14 or 15 I wanted to play an instrument that I with
1:27.0	music I could relate to a little more so I switched to the bass guitar. I found that
1:32.2	violin was so difficult that any other stringed instrument came very easily to me.
1:37.0	And also I have learning disabilities. I struggled with dyslexia when I was a kid, so I had a hard time reading music,
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