Eric Alper Explained

Eric Alper
Birth Name:Eric Alper
Birth Date:1970
Birth Place:Toronto, Canada
Occupation:Music correspondent, radio host, blogger
Years Active:1995–present

Eric Alper (born 1970 in Toronto) is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Since 2016, Alper has run a music public relations company, That Eric Alper, and is the host of @ThatEricAlper show on SiriusXM.

Career

From 1998 till 2016 Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada working with Bob Geldof, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Dusk, Randy Bachman, Ringo Starr, Slash, The Wiggles, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Sinéad O'Connor, and Sesame Street.[2]

He started his own PR company in 2016. He has appeared as a music correspondent on numerous Canadian television and radio networks including on CTV, CBC Radio 2 and SiriusXM.[3] Alper has been named to Billboard and The National Post's Best on Twitter.[4] [5] He is a prolific and highly organised prompt tweeter on Twitter with a 2021 Billboard article reporting that he posts more than 50 prompts a day, every day.

Personal

Eric Alper is the father of Hannah Alper, a Canadian activist, blogger, and motivational speaker who addresses issues such as the environment, anti-bullying, and social justice.[6] Alper's grandfather Al Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which is Toronto's first licensed blues bar.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9594063/eric-alper-publicist-quote-tweet-twitter-prompts/ Alper interview & profile at Billboard
  2. https://playitloudmusic.wordpress.com/above-the-noise/above-the-noise-music-industry-podcast/music-industry-publicist-eric-alper/ Music Industry Publicist Eric Alper
  3. http://www.siriusxm.ca/hosts/eric-alper/ Eric Alper SiriusXM
  4. Web site: Portfolio: Eric Alper, Music Enthusiast, Industry Insider, Social Media Guru . Li . David . April 10, 2015 . GoodLife Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819123959/http://goodlifemagazine.ca/article/000472/Portfolio:-Eric-Alper,-Music-Enthusiast,-Industry-Insider,-Social-Media-Guru . August 19, 2016 . April 4, 2021 .
  5. Web site: Throwback: Eric Alper, eOne Music Canada Director of Media Relations . February 13, 2014 . NXNE . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225439/http://nxne.com/2014/throwback-eric-alper-eone-music-canada-director-of-media-relations/ . November 16, 2016 . April 4, 2021 .
  6. http://urbanmoms.ca/entertainment/the-cool-dad-eric-alper/ His 10 year-old daughter Hannah is that she gets to backstage access to some amazing people
  7. https://lemonwire.com/2018/09/05/toronto-making-music-history-grossmans-tavern/ Grossman's Tavern history