Erik Sanko (born 27 September 1963) is a

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from New York who has played in

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and currently active in

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Biography

In the past he also worked with notable musicians including

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, Danny Elfman, The Kronos Quartet and members of Enon and

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. Besides being a musician, he's also a

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who creates

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s. Erik Sanko is married and works with visual artist/set designer/director Jessica Grindstaff. His work has been reviewed in

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and

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/ref> In 2007 he, together with Jessica Grindstaff, founded Phantom Limb, a multi-media based theater company for which Erik is primarily composer and puppet maker.

Discography

* ''Past Imperfect, Present Tense'' (

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, 2001) ;With

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2011) *'' Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'' (2012) ;With

*''Pools of Mercury'' (1998) ;With Anna Domino *''Mysteries of America'' (1990) ;With The Fertile Crescent *''The Fertile Crescent'' (1992) ;With

*'' Adam 'n' Eve, (1992) *''

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'' (1996) ;With

*''Big Heart: Live Tokyo'' (1986) *'' No Pain for Cakes'' (1987) *''

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'' (1988) *''Queen of All Ears'' (1998) ;With

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*''Fishing with John'' (1998) *''Legendary Marvin Pontiac'' (2000) ;With

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*''Unsupervised'' (1996) ;With Seigen Ono *''Nekono Topia Nekono Mania'' (1990) ;With

*''

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'' (2001) ;With

*''Skeleton Key'' (1996) *''Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon'' (1997) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Gravity is the Enemy'' (2011) ;With

*'' Severe Tire Damage'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (2005) ;With

*''

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'' (1990) ;With

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*'' Temple Bar'' (1995)

References

Bio on epitonic

External links

* http://www.eriksanko.com/ * http://www.myspace.com/eriksanko * http://www.myspace.com/skeletonkey
Fortune Teller a play by Erik Sanko
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanko, Erik 1963 births Living people Guitarists from New York City American male bass guitarists 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians The Lounge Lizards members