Erik Sanko

Erik Sanko
Born (1963-09-27) September 27, 1963
Occupation(s) Musician, visual artist
Instruments Bass
Years active 1984–present
Labels Jetset Records
Associated acts Skeleton Key, The Lounge Lizards, John Cale
Website www.eriksanko.com

Erik Sanko (born 27 September 1963) is a bass player from New York who has played in The Lounge Lizards and currently active in Skeleton Key.

Biography

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, 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 painter/visual artist Jessica Grindstaff. His work has been reviewed in The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times.[2] In 2008 he, together with Jessica Grindstaff, temporarily lived and worked for a play of Ulrike Quade, called The Wall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Discography

With John Cale
With Jim Carroll
With Anna Domino
With The Fertile Crescent
With Gavin Friday
With The Lounge Lizards
With John Lurie
With Mono Puff
With Seigen Ono
With Yoko Ono
With Skeleton Key
With They Might Be Giants
With Suzanne Vega
With John Waite

References

  1. ↑ Review in The Village Voice
  2. ↑ Review of New York Times

External links

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