I am Eric C. Powell, professional visual design, administrator, and synthpop synthwave musician. Originally from Southern California, my family and I spent a decade in Montana before making Austin, Texas, our home on 2014.

For me, the creative culture of Austin inspired me to return to the industry as a recording artist. Having “paid my proverbial dues” in the late 80s to mid-90s in the band Turning Keys, returning to electronic music has been a positive experience. The highlight of which has been getting to know musicians here in Austin, and thanks to the internet, around the world.

As a veteran of the electronic scene, one of the things that drives me is helping other artists. Through my Texas-based independent label Emotiv Media Group, we assist new and upcoming artists with things like distro, radio airplay, merch, CD packaging, and all the basics. We do it all for free, especially endeavoring to help synth-based artists new to the scene.

This is one of the reasons helping Karl build up the Best Electronic Bands in Austin is so important to me. If you are interested in helping with the Electronic ATX as a writer or something else, let us know!