Eric Calderone

Eric Calderone
Personal information
Born Eric Calderone
(1985-03-11) March 11, 1985[1]
New York, United States[1]
Nationality American
Occupation Metal guitarist
YouTube information
Channel 331Erock
Genre Music
Subscriber and view counts updated as of July 2016.

Eric Calderone (born 11 March 1985)[1] is an American guitarist.[3] He is known for his numerous YouTube videos, in which he performs heavy metal renditions of popular songs, film and television themes, and video game soundtracks.

Background and career

Calderone began playing guitar in 2001, at the age of sixteen.[4] He learned about musical orchestration as a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] After learning to play the instrument, a skill which began with Calderone learning the song "Enter Sandman" by the metal group Metallica, he taught guitar lessons, both privately and as a part-time college instructor. His first YouTube upload, from November 5, 2009, features a metal remix of the track "He's a Pirate" by Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt, from the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Calderone learned to create his renditions by first transcribing a rough MIDI version of the melody and tempo of the song he wishes to cover in a digital audio workstation.[4][5] He then digitally adds drum sections into the file, along with multiple layered recordings of his guitar instrumentation. After adding an element of bass, and sometimes including other optional instruments, such as synthesizers, he records himself playing a real-time version of his cover; this is followed by an audio mastering phase.[4][5]

A surge in Calderone's popularity on YouTube began when he uploaded a metal cover of the Lady Gaga song "Bad Romance" on October 21, 2010.[4] In December 2015, Calderone graduated from the University of Tampa with a bachelor's degree in music.[6] Since then, he has uploaded videos of himself performing numerous remixes of songs and soundtracks, including the Gotye song "Somebody That I Used to Know",[7] the Carly Rae Jepsen song "Call Me Maybe", and the PSY song "Gangnam Style"; film and television themes originating from series such as Attack on Titan, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,[8] Pokémon, Game of Thrones,[9] Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings; and music from video games such as Super Mario Bros.[10] and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

His most viewed video is of his metal rendition of the Disney song "Let It Go", from Disney's 2013 film Frozen.[11]

Awards

In 2013, Calderone received the "‘Dimebag Darrell Shredder’ Award" at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eric Calderone (331Erock)". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "One Million Subs Meets One Million Thank Yous". YouTube. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Bailey (19 August 2011). "Guitarist Eric Calderone shreds Nyan Cat theme". CBS News. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hartmann, Graham (31 July 2014). "Guitarist Eric Calderone Talks 'Meets Metal' Videos, Guitar Heroes + More". Loudwire. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 Calderone, Eric (26 September 2011). "How I Transcribed and Recorded "Sonic Meets Metal"". Guitar World. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Cridlin, Jay (15 December 2015). "Metal cover of Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' a YouTube hit for University of Tampa student". The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Bell, Crystal (2 July 2012). "'Somebody That I Used To Know' Heavy Metal Cover: Eric Calderone Covers Gotye (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Barrell, Ryan (17 May 2016). "A Heavy Metal Version Of The 'Fresh Prince Bel Air' Theme Tune By Guitarist Eric Calderone". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Marnell, Blair (26 June 2016). "GAME OF THRONES Rocks out, TEAM AMERICA Style". Nerdist. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Woerner, Meredith (10 September 2015). "Proof that everyone loves the 'Super Mario Bros.' theme song". LA Times. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (June 30, 2014). "'Frozen' Anthem 'Let it Go' Turned Into Ripping Metal Track". Loudwire. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Winners Announced For Metal Hammer's 2013 'Golden Gods Awards'". ThePRP. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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