Erik Norlander

American musician (born 1967) Erik NorlanderBackground informationBorn (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 59)OriginLos Angeles, California, United StatesGenresProgressive rock, symphonic rock, electronic music, hard rock, heavy metalOccupationsMusician, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, sound designerInstrumentKeyboardsYears active1993–presentLabelThink Tank MediaFormerly ofRocket Scientists, Asia featuring John Payne, Last in Line, Dukes of the OrientWebsitewww.eriknorlander.comMusical artist Erik Norlander (born 26 July 1967) is an American musician known for his work in the progressive rock genre. From 2007 to 2014, he was the touring and recording keyboardist for Asia featuring John Payne. History Starting in 1993, Norlander's earliest releases were with his band Rocket Scientists. He also collaborated in multiple roles on albums released by Lana Lane, his wife. In November 2007, Norlander was announced as the keyboard player for the Asia spin-off, Asia Featuring John Payne. In 2009 Norlander was involved in a group named Roswell Six, who record album accompaniments to the work of science fiction writer and lyricist Kevin J. Anderson. Norlander produced and composed the m