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EQRIC | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric St-Amand |
| Born | July 30, 2000 London, Ontario, Canada[1] |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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Eric St-Amand(born July 30, 2000), alternatively known as EQRIC, is a Canadian music producer and composer based in London, Ontario, Canada, focusing in Electronic dance music and electronic trap music.[1] His music has been released on many labels including Nightblue Music, Lacuna, Trap Nation, Trap City, and ChillYourMind, and has reached an audience of 956,000 monthly listeners in August on Spotify.[2] EQRIC has done many collaborations with artists including JESSIA and Besomorph and has several songs in various Dance & EDM music charts around the world.[3]
Career
[edit]EQRIC began his music career in 2018. At early stages, his music was supported by notable artists including The Chainsmokers and Sam Feldt.[1] EQRIC gained popularity after releasing an original called Mirror alongside Canadian singer JESSIA, that focuses on the fear of the unknown.[4] EQRIC's music has been featured on channels such as Trap Nation, Trap City, Suicide Sheep, Trap House and ChillYourMind. His songs are featured on many playlists on various platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, Apple Music, and has ranked highly in several Dance & EDM music charts, including #2 on Soundcloud's New & Hot chart, #2 on iTunes India and #3 on iTunes Greece and more.[5] With a strong German fan-base, EQRIC has accumulated millions of streams on his music, receiving airplay on radio stations in over 20 countries including Pro FM in Romania. He was also featured on Trap Nation Radio and BPM Dance Radio on Sirius XM. EQRIC has only made one live appearance at a Covid-relief live stream festival called “Virtual Arcadia” in May 2020.[6]
EQRIC has done international collaborations with artists including JESSIA and Besomorph. This earned him spots in Spotify Editorial playlists including Main Stage, mint Canada, Young, Wild & Free, and New Music Friday Deutschland, also receiving a feature in EDM.com's "Underground Vibes" artist showcase. One of his most popular songs is his remix of The Box (Roddy Ricch song) by Roddy Ricch, which went viral on TikTok with over 100 million views and was featured on SLAM!.[2] As of August 2021, EQRIC had 956k Spotify monthly listeners, ranking him 140th artist amongst Canadian musicians.[2]
Personal Life
[edit]EQRIC attended high school at Oakridge Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada. Along with his music career, he is currently attending Western University in London, Ontario, pursuing a degree in Medical Science.
Growing up, EQRIC learned how to play the piano from the age of 8 in the genre of classical music. He began producing hiphop beats at the age of 15 and was inspired by older students to start producing his own EDM music. This led him to produce his first major song called Love Games in 2018, where EDM artist Tomatow, created a remix of his song that later got featured on Trap City, launching his music career.[7]
Selected Discography
[edit]- EQRIC - Drive (ft. RIELL)[8]
- EQRIC - Mirror (ft. JESSIA)[9]
- EQRIC, VADDS, Lonnel - Turn The Lights Off[2]
- RØGUENETHVN & EQRIC - Take You Away (ft. JESSIA)[10]
- EQRIC & Bottle Flip - Love You Like A Love Song[11]
- Unread & EQRIC - Heads Will Roll (ft. FJØRA)[12]
- EQRIC & Finnet - Medicine (ft. Sarah De Warren)[13]
- Besomorph, EQRIC, MØRFI - Hate Me (ft. FJØRA)[14]
- EQRIC & Bottle Flip - This Love[15]
- EQRIC, Xenton, Talking Body - In Love[16]
- Trafoier, Xram, EQRIC - Take Me Home (ft. Sophiella)[1]
- Evernone, Akkai, EQRIC - Hurts Like Hell (ft. Sammi Morrelli)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Trafoier, Xram & EQRIC feat. Sophiella - Take Me Home". dance-charts. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "EDM House Network". edmhousenetwork. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Music Data Analytics for Artists & Labels". Songstats. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "EQRIC & JESSIA Reflect on Personal Issues With New Single"Mirror"". WEDM. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Music Data Analytics for Artists & Labels". Songstats. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "arcadia". virtualarcadia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Love Games (feat. JESSIA) [Tomatow Remix] - Single by EQRIC". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "EQRIC & Riell (Ft. RIELL) – Drive". Genius. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Lacuna Releases "Mirror" By EQRIC & Jessia, Their Most Tender Song Yet". The Odyssey Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "EQRIC". BILLCSMUSIC.BLOG. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Love You Like a Love Song - Single by EQRIC & Bottle Flip". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Heads Will Roll - Single by UnRead, EQRIC & FJØRA". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Underground Vibes: 050". EDM.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Hate Me (feat. FJØRA) - Single by Besomorph, EQRIC & MØRFI". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "EQRIC & Bottle Flip – This Love". Genius. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "In Love - Single by EQRIC, Xenton & Talking Body". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Hurts Like Hell (feat. Sammi Morelli) - Single by Evernone, Akkai & EQRIC". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2021.