Eric Richter (born February 5, 1974) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from

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. He's best known for fronting the influential 90's

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band

Christie Front Drive Christie Front Drive was an emo band from Denver, Colorado active between 1993 and 1997. The lineup consisted of Eric Richter (vocals and guitar), Jason Begin (guitar), Kerry McDonald (bass) and Ron Marschall (drums). Bands such as Superchunk, ...

. He moved to New York City in 1996 and helped create the

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. After Antarctica's demise in 1999, he started the

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The 101. After releasing two LPs and one EP, they disbanded in 2006. His next project, Golden City released a 7" single on Sound Fiction (Norway) on March 9, 2009 and a 10"/CD EP on

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on April 7, 2009. His current band, Highness released their debut LP ''Hold'' on May 14, 2013. He also provided backing vocals on

Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach ...

's second full length, ''

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''.

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