Eric Rachmany (born May 15, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from

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. He is best known as the lead singer of the reggae rock band Rebelution as well as its side project,

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Career

Rachmany was born in San Francisco, California to an Iranian-American family. His father was born in

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while his mother was born in

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to an Iranian family. He considers

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and the

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among his biggest musical influences. He began his musical career in 2004 when he founded the band Rebelution at the age of 20 with students from the

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. In 2014 he started a side project of Rebelution called Unified Highway with San Francisco-based artist DJ Amp Live, formerly of

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. In 2023, Rachmany embarked on a solo tour with touring member Kyle Ahern in which they performed acoustic versions of his music.

Personal life

Rachmany is married and has a kid, who was born in 2020. His wife is Guamanian.{{Cite web , last=Benitez-Eves , first=Tina , date=2021-06-28 , title=Rebelution Return to Living 'In the Moment' , url=https://americansongwriter.com/rebelution-return-to-living-in-the-moment/ , access-date=2023-11-15 , website=American Songwriter , language=en-US

Discography

With Rebelution

Studio albums

Courage to Grow ''Courage to Grow'' is the debut album by Rebelution, a reggae band from Santa Barbara, CA. It was released on June 8, 2007, and reached the number 4 position in the Billboard Reggae Album chart. Track listing Credits ;Performers *Eric R ...

(2007) * Bright Side of Life (2010) * Peace of Mind (2012) *Count Me In (2014) *Falling Into Place (2016) *Free Rein (2018) * In the Moment (2021)

EPs/Live albums

*Rebelution (2006) *Remix EP (2011) *Count Me In Remix EP (2015) *Live at Red Rocks (2016) *Live in St. Augustine (2022)

Unified Highway albums

* Unified Highway (2016) * Headlines (2020)

References

1984 births American male musicians American reggae musicians Reggae rock musicians American dub musicians People from Isla Vista, California American people of Iranian descent Living people Musicians from San Francisco University of California, Santa Barbara alumni