Eric Stanley (violinist)

Eric Stanley
Photograph of Eric Stanley Stanley at the International Emmy Awards in February 2015
Born	(1991-04-19) April 19, 1991 Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Virginia Commonwealth (B.A. 2014)
Occupation	Violinist arranger composer
Years active	2009–present
Relatives	Anhayla Stanley (sister) Marcus Stanley (brother)
Website	www.ericstanleyworldwide.com
Musical career
Genres	Pop hip hop classical crossover
Instruments	Violin, piano
Signature
"Eric Stanley" spells out the signature in the image.

Eric Stanley (born April 19, 1991) is an American violinist, composer, and arranger. Stanley presents improvisational violin performances found on his YouTube channel, Estan247, which was introduced in 2009. As of March 2016, his YouTube channel has more than 128,000 subscribers and over 18 million total views.

In April 2015, Stanley made his national television debut on ESPN First Take and provided the theme song on violin.

Early life

Stanley was born in Chesapeake, Virginia and comes from a family of musicians. He has an older brother named Marcus (born 1985), who is a pianist, and an older sister, Anhayla (born 1988), a singer. He attended Short Pump Middle School in Richmond, Virginia. With the encouragement of his teachers, Stanley began playing the violin at age 12. When he entered high school, Stanley joined the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Career

2009–2014: Career

In 2009, at the age of 18, Stanley began posting videos on Internet websites YouTube, WorldStarHipHop, and PerezHilton.com. Stanley has experimented in combining improvisational violin playing with hip hop, pop, and classical. One of his first videos was a violin cover of Say Ahh by R&B artist Trey Songz. Other songs included Love the Way You Lie and Airplanes. During 2011 Stanley released The Eric Stanley Project, a mixtape. In 2011, he became a "viral sensation" and performed as the opening act for rapper B.o.B. In 2011, Stanley performed for President Bill Clinton in Orlando, Florida. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating in 2014.

2015: National attention and Eric Stanley EP

Following Stanley's performance on ESPN First Take, he announced the release of his debut EP Eric Stanley.

Discography

Extended Play (EPs)

• Eric Stanley (2015)

Singles

Year	Title
2013	"Walkin' Cross the Road"

Filmography

Television
Year	Show	Role	Notes
2015	ESPN First Take	Himself	5 episodes

See also

• List of popular music violinists
• YouTube personalities

External links

• Eric Stanley on YouTube
• Eric Stanley at SoundCloud
• Eric Stanley at the Internet Movie Database