Eric Stuer
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Eric Stuer was an American percussionist.
Stuer was exposed to a wide variety of music and art at an early age by his family, who enjoyed an active artistic lifestyle in the New York City
area. He moved with his parents to Houston in 1957, and began formal study of percussion in 1962, first with big band drummer Jack Dudney and after several years from Houston Symphony Orchestra
percussionist "Hap" Fulghum. His professional career began in 1968 at the age of 15, with a series of fashion shows for Sakowitz
department stores and a string of casual engagements in the Houston area.
His musical studies have continued with various teachers and from various other sources. Since the early 1970s he was based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
, and specialized in various styles of drumset performance, along with a variety of hand drums and ethnic percussion, including homemade and found objects. Eric had experience arranging and composing, and was webmaster
of Rhythmweb, an online resource for those researching rhythm
and world percussion.
He and his wife, Deborah A. Longoria-Stuer, were killed in a car accident at 6:55 p.m. on June 6 of 2008.
Stuer was exposed to a wide variety of music and art at an early age by his family, who enjoyed an active artistic lifestyle in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
area. He moved with his parents to Houston in 1957, and began formal study of percussion in 1962, first with big band drummer Jack Dudney and after several years from Houston Symphony Orchestra
Houston Symphony Orchestra
The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. Since 1966, it has performed at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston....
percussionist "Hap" Fulghum. His professional career began in 1968 at the age of 15, with a series of fashion shows for Sakowitz
Sakowitz
Sakowitz was a chain of family-owned department stores based in Houston, Texas, United States. The store was founded by two brothers, Tobias and Simon Sakowitz, in Galveston, Texas in 1902. Other family members were working in the cotton mills in Galveston...
department stores and a string of casual engagements in the Houston area.
His musical studies have continued with various teachers and from various other sources. Since the early 1970s he was based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area...
, and specialized in various styles of drumset performance, along with a variety of hand drums and ethnic percussion, including homemade and found objects. Eric had experience arranging and composing, and was webmaster
Webmaster
A webmaster , also called a web architect, web developer, site author, or website administrator is a person responsible for maintaining one or many websites...
of Rhythmweb, an online resource for those researching rhythm
Rhythm
Rhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
and world percussion.
He and his wife, Deborah A. Longoria-Stuer, were killed in a car accident at 6:55 p.m. on June 6 of 2008.