| Erik Sanko | |
| Alias: | Erik Norse Sanko |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1963 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Musician, visual artist |
| Instrument: | Bass |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
| Label: | Jetset Records, Capitol Records, Ipecac Recordings, Arctic Rodeo |
| Current Member Of: | Knife Thrower and SQURL |
| Past Member Of: | The Lounge Lizards, John Cale band, Skeleton Key |
Erik Sanko (born 27 September 1963) is an American bass player who has played in The Lounge Lizards,Skeleton Key and currently active in Knife Thrower and SQURL.
In the past he also worked with notable musicians including Marc Ribot, John Cale, Yoko Ono, Suzanne Vega, Jim Carroll, Gavin Friday, They Might Be Giants, The Melvins, James Chance and the Contortions, Danny Elfman, The Kronos Quartet and members of Enon and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Besides being a musician, he's also a visual artist who creates marionettes. Erik Sanko is married and works with visual artist/set designer/director Jessica Grindstaff. His work has been reviewed in The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times.[2] In 2007 he, together with Jessica Grindstaff, founded Phantom Limb, a multi-media based theater company for which Erik is primarily composer and puppet maker.