Eric Foss

Bassist in DSG and solo artist E-Roc, with a rock and metal album due in 2026.

Eric Foss performs his own music as E-Roc, a stage name a best friend gave him in 2017 when he started out as a hip hop artist. He has three albums out on streaming platforms and has finished a new album, Nothing Nowhere, due in 2026. It goes back to the rock and metal he grew up on. Eric plays bass in the long-running Minnesota band DSG. He taught himself guitar at 16, and also plays drums, clarinet, saxophone and some piano. He ran sound at The Terminal Bar for five years before stepping away this year.

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MN Music Note - Ep12 - Eric Foss - Hip Hop to Heavy Rock

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Fun facts from the interview

Eric's stage name is E-Roc, and he started the project as a hip hop act in 2017.
He has three albums on all streaming platforms.
His next album, Nothing Nowhere, is all rock and metal and is due in 2026, recorded with a friend's studio in Mankato.
On his solo songs he sings over purchased beats rather than playing the instruments himself.
He taught himself guitar at 16 using online tabs, and the first song he learned was Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison.
His first band, For Your Entertainment, started in 2022, with Eric on rhythm guitar.
He switched to bass because local bands need more bass players than guitar players, and then joined DSG.
DSG has been around since at least the 1990s and has released an album of originals.
DSG recently played the Commander Bar in Breezy Point.
He ran sound at The Terminal Bar for five years.
He played Oscar in The Odd Couple in high school theater.
He booked and played a 10-day tour in 2021 that included Omaha, Colorado Springs, Amarillo and Wichita, where John Barleycorn's was a highlight.
Influences include Motley Crue, Ozzy, Tech N9ne, Eminem, The Pretty Reckless and Of Mice and Men.
He recommended Darren, the lead singer of DSG, as a future guest.

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