I think the worst part of being in a band, or recording a solo album, that you aren't fully into artistically, would be terrible!! If after all that work, I didn't even want to listen to the stuff, I would…
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From Seattle days to now, Still all about the music!!
Tim Erickson
New Album... "Love Can Be A Lot Like Falling Down" available everywhere!
Just because the labels don't get it, doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to get it! A lot went into this album! It was my first in forever that I got to be the guitar player & not have to cover vocals! I've had to cover vocals on 4 straight albums, since haven't found a singer yet, when I'm a guitar player that does the main backup vocal harmonies in bands, I'm not a lead singer, very much a guitar player, so that energy from the freedom creatively, to write a really cool instrumental album, really took off!
I got to deep dive into playing my guitar during these sessions, and I had these moments in the zone that were inspired! That rush of getting fully back to guitar for me, as a guitar player, a musician & a writer, was an amazing experience artistically!
When it comes to guitars, I can stand on my own as good at what I do, as anyone around at what they do in rock guitar right now.
Instrumentals are not a side thing for me, they have very much been a specialty of mine since i was a teenage guitar player.
This album is a lot of fun to listen to, and I am Very Happy with it from the opener to the closer it's a cool ride, that was beyond fun to record!
Independent bands & artists can bring you real deal label quality albums, that the labels won't! All about the music!! West Coast Rock that Rocks!!
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““Sincerity is the key to expression & what you put in, can definitely be heard when they press play! So make sure you mean it! Plus your music will actually matter to you long term, if it’s real!!”
Sep 2, 2026
Instrumental Album..."Love Can Be A Lot Like Falling Down" Out Now! 
Just because the labels don't get it, doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to get it! A lot went into this album! It was my first in forever that I got to be the guitar player & not have to…
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Jul 15, 2026
New album "Waiting On The Light" available everywhere now!
As a kid that grew up really into music & art, my independent West Coast career has allowed me to dive into all of the connected art that goes into album making! Why would I not love the process of…
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Jun 5, 2026
"Automatic" for Love of the Music!
New Album “Automatic” out now! The best way to honor the past, and all of the friends we lost, musicians, artists, and beautiful bright light souls that we could really use right now... is to keep moving forward with purpose…
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Jun 2, 2026
Interview with European Indi Music Network! Zephyr album making waves!
Check out this interview with European Indi Music Network! So far the response to the new album ”Spark Of The Zephyr" has been really cool to hear from people that love it, since I'm in this for the music and…
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May 13, 2026
Hard Rock Album... "This Could Be Trouble" Out Now!!
“This Could Be Trouble” hits the ground running, delivering a full tilt 15 song 55 minute album of Hard Rock with a purpose! Professional independent bands, can give you albums that are actually about the music! Hard Rock that’s raw…
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Apr 5, 2026
Life without a guitar chapter finally almost over!! Axis 30th is eminent! Haha
You know you are a guitar player that grew up on Van Halen, when you look at a bowl of a colorful classic, and think to yourself… “Hmmmm, not long now before the 30th Anniversary Axis guitars start shipping!!” Haha…
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Mar 14, 2026
It all started in Hollywood!
It all started in Hollywood for a Southern California skateboard kid, turned rock drummer, turned rock guitar player at 15, and then it was on! Hollywood, to the Bay Area Metal scene, to Seattle, a West Coast guitar player, writer,…
Jan 22, 2026
Remaster of my 2025 album "Waiting On The Light" goes live!
Happy Friday Jr... Almost the weekend!
Tim Erickson here with some really cool new music to kickoff the new year! My new album "Spark Of The Zephyr" will be out in a couple of days, and "Waiting On The Light"…
Jan 9, 2026
Seattle Days "Funky Shade Of Blue" Released!
Beyond the big four as some people call them, (really Andrew was the spark the inspired Chris to be the guy to set the bar as a writer/performer, Jerry was the complete guitar player that was a top shelf harmony…
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Nov 15, 2025
Happy Birthday to Bree! "Not Alone" released today!
Happy Birthday to one of the coolest, hardest working, most grounded, about the right things, talented, funny, amazing people I've met, and who I've got to spend the last 27 years with on this crazy planet! One of the biggest…
Aug 4, 2025
Color chords to create more specific emotional atmosphere in song writing!
Color chords to create more specific emotional atmosphere in song writing!
This is one of a bunch of cool videos relating to the songs on my albums, as well as song writing and guitar tips on playing for the song!…
Jul 22, 2025
Being you, is the Real Punk Rock!
Do what you do, whatever it is, that is uniquely you! This clip is from an open jam night in the beautiful Monterey/Carmel CA, just down from Pebble Beach. I was naming with Craig and his drummer, who after this…
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Jul 21, 2025
New single "To Find A Better Way" releasing this week!
On the way as a single for the first time, is one of my favorites! It's from the "Maybe It's Whatever?" album, which is also one of my favorite projects I've worked on! This album leans a little more towards…
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Jul 20, 2025
My cover of the Foo Fighters song "Stranger Things Have Happened"
Free stuff!! Hey you guys, it's me Tim Erickson formerly of the Seattle scene band The Smoking Section! So if you visit the brand new official web site www.timerickson.band and join the mailing list, you get a free download of… Read more
Jul 18, 2025
We were more funky than most of the other Seattle bands!
Me, Sean, Scott, and James from The Smoking Section in the Seattle scene days, were funkier than a lot of bands around town for sure, and we got to record our album at the world famous Robert Lang Studios in…
Jul 17, 2025
Appreciating the time you have & honoring who we've lost!
As some of you know, I have done my best to honor the memories of a lot of my friends, and my father, with my career as an independent artist, and former long time Northwest & Seattle scene member from…
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Jul 17, 2025
No Auto tune or other BS processing!
No auto tune, no vocal alignment processors, no AI ridiculousness, no air brushed sterile production style, just raw band sound that’s about the art form of song writing & expressive performances that are real down to every note, lyric, and…
Jul 17, 2025
Keeping a sense of humor & staying grounded!
I think if I had got into acting as a kid in Southern Cal, it would have been all about comedy, or independent stuff all the way for me, since big shot stuff always seemed silly to me! With music…
Jul 17, 2025
Play for the song!
I have quite a few other album I recorded for fun, since I love writing & record albums, but these are my four albums that were my signature albums, starting in the Seattle scene with the Robert Lang Studio album…
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