Not A Grind, But A Quest | Crooner Eric Roberson Is Still On His Continuing Quest To Be The Best

Looking at history, only a handful of nationally known recording artists have lived through the rigors of the music industry as independent artists, let alone achieved extraordinary levels of success with it. Of course, this seems like a difficult task; it has, however, been attained by some of the greatest artists that walked the earth. A worthy example of such an artist is Eric Roberson. He happens to be an outstanding storyteller, songwriter, producer, and one of the greatest R&B artists that ever existed.

Eric Roberson’s music is known to form personal connections with its listeners, and this can be attributed to the fact that he is a fantastic storyteller. His music has been influenced by a lot of music styles, allowing him to switch to different genres while being progressive and poetic all at the same time. This is one of the significant ways Eric earned the love and respect that created his fan base, which has given him an incredibly huge amount of support for years.

Eric Roberson (popularly known as Erro) maintains an amazing quality of music style over the years because he has been able to have absolute control of his music. As a songwriter who understood that he had messages that only his songs could deliver and has been signed into Warner Brothers while studying music theater at Howard University, where he produced his first single, “the moon,” that topped the R&B/ Hip-Hop chart.

Erro has experienced firsthand the rigor of being signed to a major label and as such with the help of his parents. Eric chose to perform and sell his music without the help of any record label. This continued until 2001 when he created his own label (The B.L.U.E Erro Soul) and dropped the amazing album “Esoteric movement” before going ahead to drop seven more on the same label. With these releases, Erro has been able to physically sell over 80 thousand CDs independently and many more via the Internet, which enabled him to tour around the world and give live performances in the presence of large audiences.

As a result of hard work and an incredibly huge amount of dedication to his music over the last 20 years, Eric received the underground artist of the year B.E.T. Virtual Award in 2008 as an independent musician. Erro was also the first independent artist nominated for over three notable awards, two of which were Grammy Awards for the Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the songs “A tale of two” and “Still,” and the 2012 Soul Train Music Award for the independent artist of the year. As an independent artist, there is no greater prize.

Even until now, Eric Roberson continues to make landmarks as he releases amazing albums such as “Hear from Here,” which he described as an act of service to his devoted fans all over the world. Most recently, he has also released the song “Lessons” in June 2021 and has since then released different versions of it with other notable R&B singers like Anthony Hamilton, Raheem Devaughn, and Kevin Ross.

Eric Roberson’s success would always be an inspiration to everyone. His status as an independent artist clearly teaches that anyone can survive in the music industry on their own terms. Furthermore, his uniqueness, style, and message would most assuredly keep earning him the respect that accrues to the category as one of the greatest artists that have ever walked the face of the earth.