Erik Boyd is a musician, bassist, guitarist, writer and producer. He has toured, recorded, or played bass with Hubert Sumlin, Kirsten Thien, Black 47, Dave Fields, Laurie Anderson, Galia Arad, Billy Hector, Popa Chubby, Larry Mitchell, Magnus Berg, Angelo Badalamenti, Ornette Coleman, Larry Coryell, Sam Andrew (Janis Joplin), Deanna Bogart, Baby Wants Candy, Pat McGuire, Speir Mor, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Phoebe Legere, Marc Ribot, Elliot Sharp’s Terraplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: Charlie Thomas and the Drifters, Little Anthony, The Shirelles, Del Shannon, The Mamas & The Papas,  Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry.

Television performances include: Late Night with Conan O’Brien (several appearances), The Artie Lange Show, Good Morning America on ABC, MTV 120 Minutes, arte LIVE (France), PBS Live From The Wolf Trap, НАЖИВО Lviv Alfa Jazz 2017 (Ukraine), New Jersey’s Talking News NJ 12, The Mahindra Blues Festival (Mumbai, India), and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

His fretless bass work was featured in Angelo Badalamenti‘s slinky soundtrack for the Sundance Film Festival Award-winning film “Secretary”, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. He’s been described by Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine as a “power bassist who has been one of the hidden gems of the New York City scene”.

Erik produced singer-songwriter Kirsten Thien‘s album “Two Sides” that includes guest artists Raul Midón, Tarriona “Tank” Ball (Tank and the Bangas), Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph (Galactic), and Doug MacLeod. He produced Kirsten Thien‘s critically acclaimed album “Delicious” (Screen Door Records). Kirsten Thien’s song “Please Drive” featured blues legend Hubert Sumlin and was the “#2 Bluesville’s Click to Pick on Sirius / XM Channel 70 ~ B.B. King’s Bluesville”. He produced Kirsten Thien’s solo performance CD release recorded live in Bremen Germany “Solo Live From The Meisenfrei Blues Club”. Erik also produced the album “Cut Me Loose” in 2015 for the 18 year guitar phenom Magnus Berg (Norway, Screen Door Records) who won the 2015 Blues Blast Music Award, for the “New Artist Album Debut”.

Erik was a guest artist for the jams at the Steve Vai Academy 5.0 Camper Jamming with Larry Mitchell and Chris Cisineros, at the Glen Clove Mansion, Glen Cove, NY (2019). Erik recently became a Phil Jones Bass Artist (2024).

He is currently working with select artists: Kirsten Thien (NYC), Dave Fields (NYC), Galia Arad (Dublin), Samsonite Gypsies (NYC), Marc Muller’s “Hippie Jazz” (NJ), and GRAMMY Award Winning Guitarist Larry Mitchell. Erik is also in production making his first solo album of solo bass pieces that features slide bass.