Album Notes

Eric John Kaiser calls himself “Portland’s French Troubadour.” His modern pop-rock sound fuses rock, hip-hop and reggae and is complemented by his French lyrics. Think Manu Chao meets the Rolling Stones.

A French native, Kaiser played over 350 concerts throughout France (including the Festival Solidays) and was interviewed on French National TV and France Inter (French NPR). He left his Parisian career as a documentary film maker and radio and TV personality to move to Portland and begin his American music career.

He purposely took the international route through Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland and Britain. His first European/American release, L'ODyssée, was recorded at the Paris studio of Philippe Baïa (producer for Sony Music/V2 Music) featuring French Hip Hop artist Feniksi from the Saïan Supa Crew.

Since he’s been living in Oregon, Eric John Kaiser has toured the West Coast twice from Los Angeles to San Francisco and opened for the Stereophonics at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland and played at Dante’s, Holocene and Reed College. He has also toured in Quebec and in France with French Platinium selling artist Tété.

Enjoy this record of imported French Folk-Rock directly from Paris, France.

Bon appétit,

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"Urban troubadour, Eric John Kaiser, Parisian expatriate and fresh Portlander, sports a unique folk/rock/funk sound paired with both French and English lyrics that surfs the musical vibes of Paris, Portland, Australia, Hong Kong, and all the oceans along the way…"
J. Charles Waldron,
The Oregonian


"The Parisian has kept (the) innocent coolness of (his) freshman years which gives him wings to fly away and stay grounded at the same time...far from being conventional, he enjoys writing in French as well as in English."
Rocksound