Biography
Eric Hungate’s jazzy blend of smooth rock with blues-tinged vocals makes this Austin,Texas-based singer-songwriter a must listen for fans of richly nuanced pop-rock. Veteran singer and guitarist Hungate sings his tongue-in-cheek lyrics with a gritty smile, riding the staggering highs and lows of love and modern life in his upbeat, original songs.
Born in Western New York Hungate started his music career as a rock/R&B musician in 1970, serving as singer, songwriter, rhythm guitar-player and all-around instrumentalist for a variety of original bands. In Los Angeles, he performed with the pop-rock-funk band Them Bones. He spent the 1980s in San Francisco, where he performed solo gigs and formed a preppy punk rock band called The Phobics.
Eventually Hungate put down his guitar to raise a family and climb the corporate IT ladder, he is currently a Chief Information Officer for a nonprofit association in Austin.
“Though my life choices have kept me from playing professionally for the past years,” Hungate says, “I have never stopped the songwriting, singing, and playing my tunes. Austin is a wonderful place to be. The local music community affords me the opportunity to regroup, polish the songs, and put them out there again. What fun! ”
Never one to take himself too seriously, Hungate hopes to bring his appealing brand of adult-oriented indie rock to sophisticated audiences everywhere—but always with a wink and smile.